IDC names top WLAN vendors

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new vendor assessment that profiles 11 vendors in the worldwide enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market. The IDC MarketScape report ranked Cisco and Aruba-HPE as “Leaders” in the enterprise...

PCs, tablets see return to growth

After a decline of 3% in 2017, worldwide shipments of devices – PCs, tablets and mobile phones – are forecast to return to growth (+1,3%) in 2018 and will total 2,3-billion units, according to Gartner. While the performance of shipments of devices...

Miners found hidden in legitimate apps

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered that more and more cyber criminals are turning their attention to malicious software that is mining cryptocurrencies at the expense of users’ mobile devices. These criminals are getting greedier and now use not only...

SA is not capitalist, but needs to be

To say that South Africa is a capitalist society is popular among journalists, politicians, and trade unionists. If capitalism is understood to mean a system of free and voluntary engagement without third-party interference, the notion that South Africa is capitalist...

Brett Dawson invests R10m in Gather Online

Former Dimension Data CEO Brett Dawson is ploughing R10-million into Gather Online and joining its board of directors as chairman. With South African-born founders, Gather Online has developed an online communication service that allows users to engage with...

Electronic transactions reach record volumes

BankservAfrica cleared the highest volume of electronic funds transfers (EFTs) on record in March – 89-million of them, with a value of R847-billion. Most of these were for EFT credits – payments – that represent 51-million in volume and a value of...