Jun 3, 2016
Reports have emerged that Sahara Computers has retrenched 40 workers. The company, owned by the Gupta family, is said to have retrenched the workers yesterday as a result of a failed bid to resolve an ongoing battle with South Africa’s major banks. Sahara is one...
Jun 3, 2016
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market decreased 3,6% year-over-year to $12,4-billion in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16). This ended a seven quarter streak of...
Jun 3, 2016
Qlik has announced that, following a review of strategic alternatives, it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3-billion. The agreement was unanimously...
Jun 2, 2016
Thibault Dousson, country GM of HP Inc in South Africa, is taking up a new role in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Dousson is set to end his 12-year tenure in the South African organisation at the end of July. Following that, he will look after HP...
Jun 2, 2016
The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected device by 2018, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Between 2015 and 2021, the number of IoT connected devices is expected to grow 23%...
Jun 2, 2016
A typical Russian “ransomware boss” makes an average annual salary of $90 000 ($7,500 per month), or 13-times the average current wages in Russia. This is one of the findings from a five-month study of an organized Russian ransomware campaign by...
