Jul 17, 2017
The new IBM Z is capable not only of running more than 12-billion encrypted transactions per day, it also features an encryption engine that, for the first time, makes it possible to pervasively encrypt data associated with any application, cloud service or database...
Jul 13, 2017
An investigation by SAP into allegations that kickbacks in the form of sales commissions might have been paid to a Gupta-aligned company will delve into the workings of the entire South African operation – and might ask questions on a global level too. Adaire...
Jul 12, 2017
In the wake of suggestions that SAP might have been involved in kickbacks, in the form or sales commissions, to Gupta-associated companies, the software giant has put its local management team on administrative leave as it initiates a corporate-led investigation. “SAP...
Jul 12, 2017
IT spending in South Africa is forecast to total R266-billion in 2017, a 2,4% increase from 2016, according to Gartner. Software is predicted to be the best-performing segment, with a 13,2% increase year-on-year. “South Africa has traditionally underinvested in...
Jul 11, 2017
SAP has come out strongly against reports today that it may have been involved in up to R100-million in kickbacks to Gupta-associated companies. Brett Parker, MD of SAP Africa, says: “The accusations made around the use and payment of sub-contractors are unfounded and...
Jul 10, 2017
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft doesn’t zoom past its next science target until New Year’s Day 2019, but the Kuiper Belt object, known as 2014 MU69, is already revealing surprises. Scientists have been sifting through data gathered from observing the...
