Google weighs in on online security

Google is adding its considerable weight to the online security space by giving a rankings boost to sites that go HTTPS. HTTPS means adding an SSL 2048-bit key certificate to a Web site, and thus increasing the security of the site, says Megan Rehbock, LAWtrust,...

CA Technologies upgrades EMM solution

CA Southern Africa has confirmed that CA Technologies is continuing to transform enterprises into being “Mobile First” with the release of its SaaS-based Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution suite and providing zero-day support for iOS 8 across mobile device,...

Livecom, NewTelco enable media streaming

NewTelco South Africa, a Jasco Group company, is facilitating the IP-based media CDN access to Chinese expatriates across the African continent. This has been enabled by the establishment of a Point of Presence (PoP) for LiveCom at the Teraco data centre in...

Sage South Africa acquires SkillsMap

Sage South Africa, the leading business software and services partner, has acquired SkillsMap to broaden its payroll & HR offering with a comprehensive recruitment solution. SkillsMap is an online platform that connects employers in South Africa and the rest of...

IT is the era of disruption

Few could argue that IT is undergoing massive change. More so, than perhaps any other sector or industry – and those that are changing, are being pushed to do so by game-changing technology. New innovations, tools and platforms have disrupted the status quo, along...

Obsidian Systems, GuruHut partner up

Obsidian Systems, an established South African supplier of Open Source software solutions, and GuruHut, a collective of Java programmers, have announced a partnership that will result in an integrated solution for the local Red Hat JBoss middleware market, as well as...