Eliminate IT downtime to keep passengers happy

With the South African summer holidays fast approaching, the travel industry is under pressure to ensure always-on access to customers who want to make reservations and bookings using a myriad of devices. Claude Schuck, regional manager for Africa at Veeam, discusses...

Move over attackers, these are the big leagues

When a gaming provider is taken offline it frustrates hardcore users and damages the company’s reputation. Because availability is of such primary importance to gamers, these firms are frequent targets for attack. “With distributed denial of service (DDoS)...

BT-SA launches smart power monitoring solutions

BT-SA has introduced a range of smart power monitoring solutions that could save households and companies huge amounts of money due to power outages. This also forms part of its strategy to create an overall Internet of Things (IoT) business environment. Power trips,...

Huawei wins two awards at AfricaCom 2016

Huawei has picked up two awards at AfricaCom, for “Most Significant LTE Development,” and “Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience”. The Most Significant LTE development recognition was awarded jointly to Huawei and MTC, the leading telecom operator in Namibia,...

Otel’s hosted PBX suited to lean companies

“Brace for tax pain: higher corporate tax possible” is how veteran money matters columnist Jackie Cameron saw Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s recent mini Budget Speech playing out. “Squeezing additional shareholder value out of corporate...

Managing and optimising a digital customer experience

Companies and organisations today drive digital transformation through creating innovative systems of engagement (SoE), based upon rethinking how to engage with their target audience(s), writes Kristian Thyregod, senior vice-president: EMEA at Riverbed Technology....