Bytes moves to cloud with Unisys solution

The Bytes Technology Group, a subsidiary of South Africa-based Altron and the largest IT services provider in Africa, has chosen the Edge Service Management by Unisys solution to provide timely, cost-effective IT support services across various divisions within the...

Future is rosy for production colour market

According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), the worldwide digital production colour market continued its unabated growth of top-line shipment value in 2013. The industry achieved record shipment values of $4,4-billion in 2013, fuelled by...

Shortage of security skills a concern

The information security field is extremely fast moving; however, the scarcity of skills in South Africa remains at a critical state, and businesses are at risk of employing inadequate resources that could potentially leave their company vulnerable to cybercrime,...

Citrix revenue up for Q2

Citrix Systems has reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, ended 30 June 2014, with revenue of $782-million, compared to $730-million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 – a 7% revenue growth.Net GAAP income for the second...
Leadership change at HP SA

Leadership change at HP SA

The South African IT industry is this week abuzz with reports about senior management changes at HP SA. It has been confirmed that Frank van Rees, country manager and Enterprise Group lead, will be leaving the local operation and returning to Europe. There has been speculation about who may take over the lead role at HP SA, but Van Rees tells IT-Online there have been no decisions yet.

takealot accepts Bitcoins as payment

South Africa’s fastest growing online retailer, takealot.com, in partnership with PayFast, has announced that it will be accepting Bitcoins as a form of payment from its customers.