Intel accelerates path to 5G

Intel has announced new industry partnerships and products that lay the groundwork for faster, smarter and more efficient 5G wireless networks designed to deliver amazing new experiences throughout daily life. From embedded devices in athletes’ equipment and...

IBM, VMware promote hybrid cloud

IBM and VMware have announced a strategic partnership designed to help enterprises take better advantage of the cloud’s speed and economics. The new agreement enables enterprise customers to easily and securely extend their existing workloads, as they are, from...

Orange partners with Google in Africa

Orange has announced a new partnership with Google to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and Middle Eastern (Orange MEA) footprint. By combining the strength of Orange’s mobile network and mobile expertise with Google’s mobile...

First for Phoenix takes on security, networking

Phoenix Distribution has announced the merger of its Security and Wireless Networking channel divisions with First Distribution’s Security and Wireless Networking divisions, to form a new channel player, First for Phoenix. The companies are joining forces and...
Degree fraud on the rise

Degree fraud on the rise

The current economic turmoil in South Africa is likely to affect the already strained job market, and in a country with one of the highest unemployment rates globally, job seekers have the potential of becoming even more desperate in their pursuit of employment. This...

Budget: more electronic services regulation

Taxpayers can expect an announcement in this year’s Budget Review to broaden existing regulations on the taxation of the supply of digital products and electronic services. Charles de Wet, head of indirect tax services for PwC Africa, says: “Currently,...