Cyber-attacks spur security appliance growth

Jun 10, 2015

The worldwide security appliance market continues to grow, as both factory revenues and unit shipments climbed in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). This is according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker. Worldwide...

DiData helps Fujifilm go online

Jun 10, 2015

The photographic imaging division of Fujifilm has launched an online, mobile and in-store digital image-storing, printing and gift-ordering platform making use of Dimension Data’s cloud. Called Imagine, and built on cloud-based technology, the platform allows people to retrieve their photos from any location, and store them in the central repository. From there, they place orders for products including photobooks, canvas prints, and personalised gifts such as calendars, bags, and other items that use images.

Africa innovates on rural water issues

Jun 10, 2015

Africa is home to more than 1,2-billion people, and all the continent’s nations share a common concern: how to maximise the use of water and preserve a resource that is essential to prosperity and growth. It is these concerns that prompted inventors from across...

Smartphones to outsell everything in 2015

Jun 10, 2015

A total of 1,4-billion smartphones will be sold in 2015, with sales topping US$ 300-billion. This will outstrip the sale of all PCs, televisions, tablets and game consoles, says Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company.Riley says his company is “positively...

IoT devices to reach trillions by 2020

Jun 10, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the biggest technology buzzwords at the moment, alongside machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and bring your own device (BYOD). IoT will increasingly come to the fore during the rest of 2015, and by the end of the decade it...

Smartphones to reach 70% of the population

Jun 9, 2015

Findings from the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, published today, show that the total number of mobile subscriptions in the first quarter of 2015 was around 910-million for all of Africa, including 21-million new subscriptions. The report also shows...