NetApp to acquire SolidFire

NetApp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SolidFire for $870-million in cash. Founded in 2010, SolidFire is a market leader in all-flash storage systems built for the next-generation data centre where simple scaling, set-and-forget management, assured...

New service scores how well web sites work

Passmarked, a quality score to measure how well your site works, has entered private beta. Using Internet standards and best practices, Passmarked tests a site’s performance in terms of security, compatibility, and code and has scored over 17-million pages to...

Sophos acquires SurfRight for endpoint protection

Sophos announced the acquisition of SurfRight, an innovator in signature-less next-generation endpoint threat detection and response (ETDR) and advanced threat prevention. Based in Hengelo, the Netherlands, SurfRight has developed a portfolio of technologies that...

Help in employing people with disabilities

The South African Human Rights Commission has launched South Africa’s first Disability Toolkit, “Promoting the Right to Work of People with Disabilities”, a resource for the private sector.  The toolkit brings together a large body of information,...

Pinnacle buys solar power company

Pinnacle Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Solareff, a solar power solutions company and solar photovoltaic specialist. “The supply of renewable energy products – and specifically photovoltaic products and solutions – has potential that...

Lexmark opens new Solution Centre

Lexmark South Africa has launched its Solution Centre in Fourways, which is a fully functioning centre built to give sales teams and channel partners a platform to showcase Lexmark’s solutions in action. “Clients and channel partners can now come into the...