Enterprise storage shipments, revenue up

Total worldwide enterprise storage systems factory revenue was up 13,7% year over year to just under $13,6-billion in the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker. Total...

Cape Town to host African peering forum

The Internet Society and African IXP Association (AFIX) will hold the 9th annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Cape Town, South Africa hosted by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA). The conference will be held from 21-23 of...

Wayne Holborn to leave Kyocera

After more than 20 years working with and for the company, Wayne Holborn has resigned as GM and director of Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA). “After careful consideration and reflection I realised that I needed to begin a new chapter in my life and...
The light of a million suns

The light of a million suns

Scientists have found new clues about the structure of the galaxy. In the 1980s, scientists started discovering a new class of extremely bright sources of X-rays in galaxies. These sources were a surprise, as they were clearly located away from the supermassive black...

SA users opt for mobile commerce

Online shopping is on the rise in South Africa, with local users spending R37,1-billion shopping online in 2016 – nearly 30% more than the previous year. This is according to data about mobile phone usage and e-commerce from PayPal, which also finds that online...

Darren Roos appointed as CEO of IFS

Darren Roos has been hired as the CEO of IFS, effective 1 April 2018. It aligns with the retirement of Alastair Sorbie at the end of Q1 2018. Roos was previously president of SAP’s Cloud ERP business and, prior to that, significantly grew Software AG’s...