Bleak outlook for SA’s ISPs

Internet services providers in South Africa face a number of challenges as market growth rates subside, despite the high growth opportunities in fibre and cloud services. This is according to a new report from ICT analyst firm BMI-TechKnowledge, entitled “SA...

Sticky solution to self-driving accidents

Google has received a patent for a way of reducing injuries in pedestrians involved in accidents with self-driving cars. The San Jose Mercury reports that the company has applied for and been granted a patent for any crash to “glue” the pedestrian to the...

Craig Venter launches online sports betting site

Former Altech CEO Craig Venter has launched ClickaBet, an online sports betting site. Sports enthusiasts can go online, predict sports results, and place a wager on the outcome. It allows bets anytime, anywhere for the tech-savvy sports fan, and rewards winners with...

Telkom offers Avaya services in the cloud

Telkom is working with Avaya to offer communications as a service (CaaS) to businesses across the country. Telkom will host Avaya’s innovative communications solutions and make them available to businesses in a cloud services model for the countries it operates...

SAP, Microsoft collaborate on the cloud

SAP and Microsoft have announced joint plans to deliver broad support for the SAP Hana platform deployed on Microsoft Azure, simplify work through new integrations between Microsoft Office 365 and cloud solutions from SAP, and provide enhanced management and security...

Vox debuts private cloud services

Vox Telecom has launched a Microsoft Private Cloud Services portfolio, offering medium-to-large companies a single supplier for communication, collaboration, CRM and business intelligence as part of a fully managed service. “While Microsoft’s applications...