Charting a way forward for ICT

Jun 27, 2014

The ICT Advisory Board of the Collaborative Stakeholder Movement (CSM) has defined four areas of urgent focus within the industry: connectivity; skills; fraud and corruption; and innovation. The CSM is an initiative that brings together industry stakeholders who can...

BCX unveils new SME cloud offering

Jun 27, 2014

Business Connexion (BCX) has unveiled a public cloud offering which is set to provide SMEs with the sort of functionality usually reserved for large enterprises.

Professional accountants ready to help SMEs

Jun 27, 2014

SAIPA (South African Institute of Professional Accountants) says new Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu can count on its support to bolster the sector. In welcoming her recent appointment, SAIPA says Zulu’s role will provide the much-needed focus on...

2014 World Cup the most connected ever

Jun 27, 2014

The 2014 World Cup has created a record-breaking 32 terabytes of data – surpassing the 2010 event in South Africa in just 10 days, reveals Brazil’s leading telecoms company Oi. Oi, Brazil’s leading telecom company and an event sponsor, was chosen by FIFA to...

Kaspersky uncovers new banking attack

Jun 27, 2014

Experts at Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team have discovered evidence of a targeted attack against the clients of a large European bank. According to the logs found in the server used by the attackers, apparently in the space of just one week...

Seacom offers low latency for African PoPs

Jun 27, 2014

Seacom’s recent upgrade of its IP/MPLS network for global and African IP transit services enables the organisation to provide low latency routes via its African points of presence (PoPs) for customer traffic. It provides for traffic that remains within Africa, or...