Leadership change at HP SA

Leadership change at HP SA

The South African IT industry is this week abuzz with reports about senior management changes at HP SA. It has been confirmed that Frank van Rees, country manager and Enterprise Group lead, will be leaving the local operation and returning to Europe. There has been speculation about who may take over the lead role at HP SA, but Van Rees tells IT-Online there have been no decisions yet.

Tax phishing season opens

Tax phishing season opens

With tax filing season upon us, the annual tax-related cyber fraud feeding frenzy has begun.

3D printed luxury headphones

3D printed luxury headphones

A new generation of wireless headphones has been designed and manufactured using 3D printing technology. Design house Ignitec used Stratasys’ Objet30 Pro 3D printer to create the headphones for technology start-up and luxury goods company Audiowings.

Microsoft to cut 18 000 jobs

Microsoft to cut 18 000 jobs

Microsoft says it will eliminate up to 18 000 jobs over the next year as it works on integrating the Nokia devices business it bought in April.

Network sharing aims to cut costs

Network sharing aims to cut costs

The high cost of telecommunications in South Africa could be reduced if the duplication of infrastructure was avoided, and telecommunications operators were required to share network rollouts. “The duplication of public and private infrastructure poses a challenge as...
New dino reveals secret of flight

New dino reveals secret of flight

An international team of experts, including Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan from the University of Cape Town (UCT), has discovered a new predatory dinosaur with very long feathers that sheds light on how dinosaurs flew.