Tarsus signs up Vectra’s threat analytics

Tarsus SecureData has signed up the southern African value-added distribution for Vectra Networks, which specialises in identifying and predicting security threats on the corporate network through packet inspection based on big data analytics. Tarsus SecureData will...

New fund targets innovative ventures

South African venture capital firm Knife Capital has announced the launch of KNF Ventures, a SARS-approved section 12J venture capital company (VCC) dedicated to investing in innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. “By leveraging knowledge, networks and...

Get your 2016/17 business budget on track

As the tax year comes to a close, the 2016/2017 budget becomes sharply into focus for all SMEs. Effective budget planning and execution provides a much needed framework which allows for more informed decisions and, as a result, improved growth. “It is hard to put a...

Tagattitude named as technology enabler

French fintech company Tagattitude has won a Kalahari Award for its digital banking platform, TagPay, at the sixth Remittance and Mobile Money Expo held in Lagos, Nigeria. The award recognizes TagPay as the best technology enabler platform. With Near Sound Data...

Chinese smartphone sales still rising

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 117,3-million smartphones were shipped to China in the fourth quarter of 2015. This is an 8% year-over-year (YoY) growth versus the same period last year, partly driven by China’s annual singles day online shopping...

SA’s Striata in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant

Gartner has positioned South African Striata as a niche player in its 2015 Magic Quadrant for Customer Communications Management (CCM) Software. The report presents an evaluation of qualifying industry players based on their ability to execute and completeness of...