SA found wanting on human rights

The rise of populist leaders in the US and Europe poses a dangerous threat to basic rights protections while encouraging abuse by autocrats around the world, according to Human Rights Watch’s “World Report 2017”. The report finds that Donald...

Glimmer of light as PC market stabilises

Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (Desktop, Notebook, and Workstation) totalled 70,2-million units in the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16), posting a year-on-year decline of 1,5%. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal...

Calling on all resellers to vote now

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2016 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for the SME and Consumer resellers in the 2016 Channelwise Awards will...

DDoS attacks on a growth trajectory

One of the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks in the worls was a 448Gbps UDP/ICMP fragmentation flood using more than 100 000 IP addresses from multiple regions. The incident, which was tracked by F5 Networks’ security operations centre (SOC),...

MTN invests R5,4m in Mpumalanga schools

MTN SA Foundation and Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi have handed over 11 multimedia centres to schools in Mpumalanga. The handover, at Enkokhokhweni Primary School in Kabokweni, forms part of the Department of Communication and MTN’s Back to School...

Global IT spend set for lower growth

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,5-trillion in 2017, a 2,7% increase from 2016, according to Gartner. However, this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3%. “2017 was poised to be a rebound year in IT spending. Some major trends have...