Broadcom CEO commits to continued VMware investment
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - Broadcom president and CEO Hock Tan joined VMware Explore in Barcelona this morning to settle uncertainties around Broadcom's long-delayed acquisition of VMware. "It has been a long journey but well worth it," he says. "Since...
Healthcare sector losing ground against cyberattackers
Sophos' new The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 report says cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks - the highest rate of encryption in the past three years and a significant increase from the 61% of healthcare...
Covid drives need for more African integration
As countries rebuild their economies following Covid-19, Africa needs to step up productive and infrastructural integration. This is according to presenters at the African Regional Integration Index (ARII) held virtually last week. The index, a joint publication of...
Cell C improves financial performance in 2020
Cell C's turnaround strategy is having a positive impact in stabilising the business and there is an improvement in the quality of earnings Cell C, according to the company's annual financial performance for the 12 months period to December 2020. Normalised EBITDA was...
Altron acquires security firm Lawtrust for R245m
JSE-listed Altron has acquired digital signatures services company Lawtrust from Etion for R245-million, subject to Competition Commission approval. Lawtrust is a digital trust services and cyber information security solutions company which provides solutions used to...
MetroFibre acquires parts of Link Africa’s FTTH network
MetroFibre has acquired the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network and infrastructure of Link Africa in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal, adding another 10 000 homes passed to MetroFibre's rapidly-growing fibre network in South Africa. The deal is effective 1 April 2021 with a...
Crypto investors brace for Dogeday 4/20
Amateur investors are aiming to push Dogecoin's price to $0.69 on April 20th, a day marked Doge Day 4/20, according to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com. In early January 2021, a Reddit group known as SatoshiStreetBets sought to actively pump up Dogecoin's value...
SpaceX selected to land next astronauts on the Moon
NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one...
How to watch Mars Helicopter’s first flight
NASA is targeting no earlier than today (Monday 19 April) for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. The flight was set to commence at approximately 03h30 EDT, or 09h30 South African time. Data from the first flight will return to Earth a few hours...
SA business partners with UNICEF to on vaccine rollout
South African Internet of things (IoT) solution provider Beyond has entered into a long-term agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to supply its remote cold chain monitoring solution in support of UNICEF's global vaccination programme. UNICEF will...
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DFA positions itself for future growth
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Jasco boosts university’s security
The University of Pretoria has contracted the expertise of Jasco Security Solutions since 2004, to maintain and expand its fully-redundant Cosmos4 Alarm Systems at its campus grounds, which include its Main and Sports campus, Groenkloof, Onderstepoort, Mamelodi and...
Emulating the enemy
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A game-changing year for videoconferencing
A recent Canalys UC Market report for EMEA forecasts that between 2012 and 2014, video shipments will spike. It seems businesses large and small are coming round to the idea of using video conferencing as an effective and efficient business communications tool, says...
Amazon.com launches Amazon Appstore
Circuit City Electronics has announced that Amazon.com has launched the Amazon Appstore. It is now available to millions of customers in nearly 200 countries, giving them access to apps and games from top brands like Disney and Electronic Arts, new releases including...
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Orange, T-Systems enable video conferences
T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm, and Orange Business Services have signed an interprovider agreement for Corporate Video services that will allow customers who use T-Systems' Corporate Video Exchange Services to meet live with customers of...
Take a Girl Child to Work Day kicks off
Cell C is pleased to announce that Honourable Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, the Deputy Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities will host and serve as keynote speaker at the 11th annual Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day, which kicks off today (30 May). ...
Choosing the right hard drive with WD
In today’s digital world, hard disk drives (HDDs) have become a critical component of life, both for the business and consumer markets. Having a reliable HDD is essential for ensuring that data, photographs, music, movies and more are kept safe and accessible....
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