Telkom sells off masts and towers
Telkom has entered into an agreement to sell its masts and towers business housed in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Swiftnet, to Towerco Bidco, a new entity to be set up by a black economic empowerment (BEE) consortium. The sale has an enterprise value of R6,75-billion,...
SA operators keep Africa connected despite cable breaks
With only three of the 10 undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world still in operation, it is quite remarkable that the region remains as well connected as it is. This is the view of Edward Lawrence of the Workonline Group, who says: "The cable breaks on...
How govtech can reach full potential
Since the beginning of last year, governments have been pouring investments into e-systems, which can be largely attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic and the outlined need for e-solutions. However, some experts say that despite the increased focus on e-government...
Nedbank, AWS partner to help youth with cloud careers
Nedbank has joined forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide free cloud computing skills development and job training to unemployed youth through the AWS re/Start programme. AWS re/Start is a free, 12-week training programme, covering fundamental AWS Cloud and...
Dedicated cloud IaaS market set for 100-times growth
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Microsoft’s $10bn US Defense cloud contract pulled
The US Defense Department has cancelled a $10-billion cloud computing project with Microsoft. The new version of the JEDI contract will include Amazon and potentially other cloud players as well. When the contract was awarded in 2019, Amazon was widely tipped to win...
How CIOs can advance diversity, equity, inclusion
As part of their leadership responsibilities, CIOs should leverage their influence and technology resources to take an active role in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to Gartner. "The disruption from the pandemic and social...
Scamming intensifies ahead of Black Widow premiere
After a few release date changes due to the pandemic, the world is finally set to experience the long awaited Black Widow movie. With all the restrictions driven by coronavirus, the organisers decided that the premiere of Black Widow will take place simultaneously in...
MS Teams saw 90% growth to 145m daily users
Microsoft Teams surged in popularity as a direct result of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020. According to data presented by Tradingplatforms.com, the daily active users (DAU) of Microsoft Teams in April 2021 increased by over 93% compared to a similar period in 2020 -...
New approach needed to combat HIV-related stigma in SA
Globally, external HIV-related stigma is a major threat to all HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions - including the recently launched Universal Test and Treat strategy in South Africa and the 90-90-90 targets set by UNAIDS for the global response by 2020...
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FET Colleges go live on ITS Integrator
Both the Port Elizabeth and Buffalo City Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges have gone live with its implementation of ITS Integrator. This was provided by ITS Tertiary Software, a leading independent technology solutions and services company and member of...
BBM 7 available on BlackBerry 5 OS
BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) version 7.0.1,which features voice chatting over a WiFi connection, is now available for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 OS. BBM version 7.0.1 with BBM Voice is a fast, convenient, and...
500 businesses respond to revised BEE codes
About 500 businesses have submitted comment to the DTI’s proposed revised BEE codes released in October 2012. Keith Levenstein, CEO of EconoBEE, a BEE advisory firm, says the radical ideas in the proposed codes and lack of communication from the DTI left businesses...
Detection, response is key for security
The real target for cybercriminals today is not technology. It’s the employee. With security measures being increasingly more effective, often the only point of entry to a company’s network for a cybercriminal is via an employee. In addition, the mobility of employees...
Telenetix gets a fibre boost from XDSL
Telenetix Technology Solutions, a highly innovative company that manufactures mobile modular containerised data centres, has implemented a 2Mbps fibre optic solution from XDSL at its Samrand, Centurion head office, giving it the throughput and reliability it needs to...
Identifying counterfeit printer cartridges
Counterfeit, or fake, ink and toner cartridges are available everywhere for all the major printer brands, says Tyrone Malan, Lexmark product specialist at distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). These products are considered trademark violations and are an...
HP streamlines transition to LTE
HP Enterprise Services has announced new solutions that enable communication service providers (CSPs) to streamline the transition to long-term evolution (LTE) networks and embrace a diversity of mobile access networks with a single subscriber management solution. As...
Data is the frontline for technology
According to the IDC, the big data market, globally, is expected to grow at a rate of almost 32% until it reaches $23,8-billion in 2016. Identified by Gartner as a trend, there is no doubt that big data is a growing influence in Africa’s ICT landscape and widely...
IT automation achieves energy efficiency
Increasing energy costs and expanding power utilisation needs are having a direct impact on business profitability. Add to this the social concerns over the global climate crisis and conservation efforts that have led to regulatory compliance initiatives, and...
Vendors keep ahead of access control
In South Africa, service providers within the corporate security market are maintaining steady pace with the development of solutions designed to empower businesses to effective protect their environments. Management at ATEC Systems and Technologies (ATEC), a national...
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