Why children are driving touch screen sales
The biggest growth in touch screen sales is being driven by children. Graham Braum, GM of Lenovo Africa, asks why. Renowned educator, Maria Montessori once said, “The hands are the instruments of a man’s intelligence.” Given that she lived around the turn of the 20th...Trends that are set to change IT
Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Innovation Day in Copenhagen – Dell has identified 10 disruptive trends that will affect technology development over the next few years. Dr Jai Menon, chief research officer and vice-president at Dell Research, says these trends can be...Dell partners to drive solutions
Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Innovation Day in Copenhagen – Dell has expanded its partnership with Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), aimed at helping clinical researchers and doctors to expand the reach and impact of the world’s first Food and...
Kaspersky’s networks hacked
Kaspersky Lab has announced that its internal networks were the victim of an advanced attack which attempted to steal information about its products and clients. According to the company’s blog post, the attack was complex and stealthy, exploiting several zero-day vulnerabilities. “We’re quite confident that there’s a nation state behind it,” the blog post said. “We’ve called it Duqu 2.0.” This is due to its similarity to the “Duqu” malware found in 2011, used in attacks against Iran, India, France and Ukraine. Duqu was at the time linked to the Stuxnet malware, believed to be created by the US’ and Israel’s spy agencies.
Intel fund empowers women, minorities
Intel Capital has launched the Intel Capital Diversity Fund, which will invest in technology start-ups run by women and underrepresented minorities. The largest of its kind, the fund totals approximately $125-million, and investments will cover a broad spectrum of innovative industries. Also unveiled were the fund’s first investments in four companies.