High-end firewalls drag down network security market
The $4-billion market for high-end firewalls suffered its third consecutive quarter of year-on-year (YoY) declines which brought down the entire network security market to single-digit YoY revenue growth after eleven straight quarters of double-digit growth. This is...
Siemens and Intel to collaborate on advanced chip manufacture
Siemens AG and Intel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on driving digitalisation and the sustainability of microelectronics manufacturing. The companies will focus on advancing future manufacturing efforts, evolving factory operations and...
Dell debuts Apex solutions in SA
Kathy Gibson reports - Dell Technologies is integrating as-a-service and cloud offerings in its Apex Solutions portfolio. The offering includes an initial data storage-as-a-service product, unified management of as-a-service solutions, flexible consumption policies...
SMEs keep pace with security challenges
Security teams in small and midsize businesses are doing a better job in enabling the mission of their organisations. With fewer resources, 44% of SMEs say their security teams are keeping pace with the changing needs and growth of the business, compared with 42% of...
Majority of SA organisations deploy extra email defences
The vast majority (95%) of South African organisations use third-party solutions in addition to what is offered by their email providers to help secure their email against the growing volume of cyberattacks. This is among the findings from new Mimecast research that...
Cyber espionage targets mostly information and finance industry
Organisations worldwide are losing billions due to cybercrime each year. Although most of them significantly increased their cybersecurity budgets, cyberattacks like data breaches, phishing, ransomware attacks, or cyber espionage still represent one of the biggest...
Curious malware attacks users of pirated software
New research from Sophos, "Vigilante Malware Rats Out Software Pirates While Blocking ThePirateBay," details a curious cyberattack campaign that targets users of pirated software with malware designed to block access to websites hosting pirated software. The...
HPC the new battleground between IT vendors and cloud service providers
A confluence of developments including growing volumes of data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and the emergence of new content and data-rich applications, some of which are incorporating the use of artificial intelligence (AI), is set to drive demand...
Tesla outperforms rival stocks with 224% ROI
Tesla is among the notable growth stocks that have recorded significant returns for investors. Despite the electric vehicle manufacturer's stock slumping in 2021, it has maintained an edge over competitors. According to data acquired by Finbold, Tesla stock registered...
Growth resilient for backup appliances
The EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) market has been resilient to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with spending on traditional backup appliances reaching $366,9-million in 1Q21, up 10.3% from 1Q20, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC)...
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Dell unveils new Inspiron products
Dell has announced its updated Inspiron portfolio with a range of new laptops and an all-in-one PC that will be on everyone’s wish list. The new touch-enabled systems offer savvy buyers compelling options for everyday computing from the upscale, feature-rich Inspiron...
How operators benefit from VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offers proven quality under the right conditions (managed access makes a big difference). It is extremely cost-effective to run and comes with rich unified communications possibilities, says Rob Lith, business development director...
Scepticism around cloud adoption in Africa
There is a level of apprehension when it comes to the adoption of cloud services in Africa and publicised data leak issues like the US’ National Security Agency (NSA) Prism programme have not helped. However, the situation calls for perspective say experts and cloud...
End-point encryption will grow compliance
End-point encryption is set to revolutionise Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance requirements for retailers by simplifying the process and providing increased levels of security. Vaughan Alexander, Innervation Value Added Services Executive for payments, says that...
Oracle announces new x86 servers
Oracle has announced new x86 servers, based on the latest Intel Xeon processors E5-2600 v2 product family. Oracle’s new Sun Server X4-2 and Sun Server X4-2L have set a SPECjEnterprise2010 world record for the best result achieved on a two-socket x86 server. Running...
Cloud computing for government
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IT skills development critical to SA success
There is a huge IT skills shortage in this country, but for the demand to be met so that South Africa can compete globally, massive changes need to happen at school level. In South Africa, there are currently around 40 000 and 70 000 open job positions for candidates...
Altonet announces HP Autonomy LiveVault 7.7
Altonet, local provider of the HP Autonomy range of backup and data protection services, has announced the release of HP’s latest version of its Autonomy LiveVault backup solution - LiveVault 7.7. This new version delivers integration with VMware vSphere support that...
Rectron, Samsung clean up print environment
Rectron South Africa, a leading distributor of computers, peripherals and accessories have introduced an exclusive trade-in promotion with Samsung, where Rectron customers and resellers will receive a R500 discount voucher off any Samsung printer, when they bring in...
PRISM break: US cloud customers defect
In June, thanks to one of its now former and very famous employees blowing the whistle, the news broke that America’s National Security Agency (NSA) was using a programme, code-named PRISM, to spy on e-mails, Internet phone calls, file transfers, photos, videos and...
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