Modest increase for middleware sales

The worldwide application infrastructure and middleware (AIM) software market revenue totalled $23,8-billion in 2014, an 8,8% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. This performance helped the AIM market outperform – in revenue terms – the overall...

What’s your data doing in the cloud?

Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 – as the cloud becomes more pervasive, companies and individuals are growing concerned about how much of their personal data is held in the cloud; and whether it’s secure. Privacy has different connotations for different people...

Why cool is important in manufacturing

Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 in Johannesburg – The factory floor tends to be the last place that organisations implement cutting-edge IT systems – but there are many good reasons to do so. Steve Rodgers, EMEA sales director for Microsoft Business...
New power models emerge

New power models emerge

The power sector is transforming rapidly – and companies that don’t stay ahead of change are in danger. New market models and new business models will become established as a result of energy transformation and could quickly eclipse current company and country...

Mustek takes on Lenovo ThinkServers, storage

Mustek has been appointed as the distribution partner of Lenovo’s ThinkServer and storage range for South Africa. The addition of the Lenovo ThinkServer and Storage range to Mustek’s portfolio positions it as a go-to distributor for Lenovo products including its...

Kaspersky discovers CozyDuke malware

A new, advanced cyber-espionage campaign, using malware to hit very specific, high-profile entities, has been discovered by Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team. Targets in the US are believed to include the White House and the State Department, while the...