Modest 2013 gains for Ethernet sales

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) reached a record $5,96-billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), representing a year-over-year increase of 4,8%. On a sequential basis, the market increased 5,3% over 3Q13. Meanwhile, the worldwide router market...

Big annual decline for videoconferencing

The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Qview showed mixed results for the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing 2,8% quarter-over-quarter, but declining...

WLAN market segment shows growth

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 11,5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13). According to the preliminary results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
Yahoo Webcam users recorded

Yahoo Webcam users recorded

Millions of Internet users have been observed by the UK surveillance agency GCHQ, with assistance from the US National Security Agency (NSA), a report in the Guardian reveals. The agency has likely intercepted and stored images from Yahoo Webcam chats between 2008 and...

MBT’s SecureData acquisition finalised

The acquisition of SecureData by MB Technologies has been finalised and will go ahead during March. The announcement of the acquisition was made on 20 November 2013, whereby MB Technology offered to acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of SecureData...

IS joins affordable Internet alliance

In a recent report released by the A4AI (Alliance for Affordable Internet) it is estimated that broadband still costs more than half of the monthly income of millions of people around the world, further entrenching the digital divide. As one of the first African...