Angolan IXP soars into African top three

In the space of just two years, Luanda-based Internet Exchange Point (IXP) Angonix has become the third largest IXP in Africa, with peak traffic of 10.8Gbps. Managed by Angola Cables, Angonix allows global and local networks such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs)...

Ricoh SA in BEE ownership change

Ricoh SA, formerly wholly owned by Ricoh Europe, has implemented a black ownership structure that achieves 52,4% black and black women ownership. “Our new structure is the result of 18 months of dedication towards a representative shareholding and the...

Attackers hit through server management backdoor

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a backdoor planted in a server management software product used by hundreds of large businesses around the world. When activated, the backdoor allows attackers to download further malicious modules or steal data. Kaspersky...

Africa leads people growth

The world population will reach 9,8-billion in 2050, up 31% from an estimated 7,5-billion now. Africa’s population will more than double to 2,6-billion and account for more than half (57%) of the global population increase. This is according to projections...

Jasco moves into distribution

Jasco Group has launched a new business division, Jasco Distributors, to distribute value-added products to end users via resellers. Victor De Abreu, director of the newly-formed Jasco Distributors, says: “The new line of business will provide resellers with...

Intel CEO quits Trump council

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned from President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council following the Charlottesville rally this weekend, and the administrations’ reaction to it. “I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our...