SMEs can increase their visibility
MTN Business has launched Bring Your Business Online, a platform that gives small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) increased visibility by providing online presence on the MTN managed domain for less than R20 a month. “SMEs are the lifeblood of the South African...Team Switch wins first ‘codeFest’
“Team Switch” from FNB Merchant Services won first prize at the inaugural FNB codeFest, held at the Fairlands Campus last week. In a non-stop 24 hour coding marathon, IT experts from across the bank collaborated to build solutions that will improve the financial services and overall banking experience of customers. The winning team’s innovation involved customers using virtual credit cards to make payment through secure online facilities.
Mobile users unaware of cyber threats
Mobile devices are more popular than ever, but their owners still underestimate the danger they may face from cybercriminals, with 28% of global users knowing nothing or very little about mobile malware. This is according to a survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. The survey shows that in South Africa, only 58% of Android-based smartphones and 61% of Android tablets are protected by an anti-virus solution, while 33% of smartphones and 40% of tablets locally are not even password-protected.
Hybrid cloud moves from hype to reality
Companies predict that more than half of their applications and services will be deployed on the hybrid cloud within an average of three years, according to a global survey released by Avanade. The study of 1 000 global C-level executives, business unit leaders and IT...
Telkom to begin staff transfers
Telkom will proceed with the automatic transfer of staff from its call centre, supply chain and IT environments to new employers on 31 March, after unions failed to secure a majority consensus on an additional offer from the company. Persistent industrial action in the form of “go-slows” at Telkom’s call centres also escalated this weekend, with incidents of staff intimidation and walk-outs reported.