Mphelo takes Cisco public sector reins

Cisco has appointed David Mphelo as executive director: public sector, responsible for setting the company’s strategy in this market segment and driving its implementation. In his new role, Mphelo will ensure that Cisco has an in-depth understanding of government’s...

New country lead at Orange Business Services

Orange Business Services, the B2B division of telecoms giant Orange, has appointed Yannick Decaux as country manager for South Africa and sales director for sub-Saharan Africa. Decaux will be based in Johannesburg and is charged with driving the next phase of the...

Carrim inaugurates NCAC

The National Cyber Security Advisory Council (NCAC), which will advise government on cyber security policy and technical issues, was yesterday officially inaugurated by the Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim. Cabinet passed the National Cyber Security Policy...

HDS announces cloud enhancements

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced new private cloud services and portfolio enhancements that will help organisations transform their businesses and enable IT to get more from private cloud. HDS gives customers faster access to applications, better...
VMware ushers in new era

VMware ushers in new era

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – A new era of computing has arrived, as virtualisation, cloud computing and end-user demands come together to drive the software-defined data centre where everything is virtualised. Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, points out that IT,...

VMware buys Desktone

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – VMware this morning announced that it has acquired Desktone, a desktop as a service manufacturer. “Desktone is a company, like VMware, that is an innovator and a pioneer in cloud computing on the desktop,” says Sanjay Poonen,...