NAPAfrica hits 20Gbps traffic

NAPAfrica recently announced that it has achieved its goal of becoming one of Africa’s largest Internet exchanges, and is reaching a throughput of 20Gbps with more than 180 members across its locations in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Established in 2012,...

Seed Academy offers help for start-ups

Seed Academy has opened in Cape Town, and is offering entrepreneurial training in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. There is more than R2,4-million of sponsored training available for early stage technology and women entrepreneurs. Applications are open with courses...

Mobile to drive e-commerce growth

Rampant interest in mobile payments is expected by 2015, along with a significant increase in mobile commerce. Due to this, Gartner, predicts that by 2017, US customers’ mobile engagement behaviour will drive mobile commerce revenue in the US to 50% of US...

Cyberoam signs up DiData as platinum partner

Cyberoam is expanding in the region and has appointed Dimension Data Polokwane as its Platinum Partner for South Africa. The South African security market has been poised to grow at a projected annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7,6% over the next five years. Similar to...

Q3 results highlight Lenovo’s success

Lenovo Group has announced quarterly revenue was $14,1-billion for the period ended 31 December 2014, showing a strong PC business and fast traction in the integration of its Motorola Mobility (Motorola) and former IBM System x, x86 server (System x) investments....

Telkom, BCX withdraw ICASA application

Telkom and Business Connexion (BCX) have withdrawn their application to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) for licences to be transferred from BCX to Telkom. In a joint statement, the two organisations state that, having reviewed the Electronic Communication Act, with particular focus on sections 13(1) and 31(2A), the view has been taken that the application for the transfers of licenses will not be required – hence their withdrawal of the application.