BCX rolls out ZEN network management
Business Connexion (BCX) has signed a three-year contract with specialist software provider JMR Software for the supply and maintenance of the William Data Systems’ ZEN suite of z/OS network management software for its data centre. The optimal functioning of the z/OS...
Magic announces MDM solution
Magic Software Enterprises, a global provider of software platforms for enterprise mobility, cloud applications, and business integration, announced today that it has enhanced its enterprise mobility solution to provide businesses with an end-to-end solution that...
Get ready for software defined everything
The buzz around software defined storage, networking and security are sparking new concerns in businesses. Grant Vine, Technical director at Cybervine IT Solutions, explains what they mean and what they could lead to. The terms software defined storage (SDS), software...
Oracle leverages mobile with new release
Mobile has indisputably become a core part of the business vocabulary. For enterprises, it is essential that they develop the most relevant mobile strategy for today and tomorrow. In today’s collaborative and hyper connected organisations, it is mobility that enables...
Planning for a post-SharePoint world
On-premises SharePoint is slowly on its way out, says Gartner analyst Jeffrey Mann – and companies had better start preparing for a cloud-based future. "28% of companies use SharePoint across their entire workforce,” says Mann, “and if you only count companies where...
Oracle upgrades In-Memory Applications
With the ever-expanding volume of cost data within and across organisations, existing tools are often unable to perform complex cost analysis which prevents organisations from identifying optimal profit margins to help make informed cost management decisions. To...
Five signs that a business is ready for ERP
Owners of rapidly growing businesses often reach a point where the company consumes their every thought. Sleepless nights are spent fretting over growing complexities and constant worry of things potentially forgotten besieges all the waking hours, says Taryn Cromie,...
African name-matching solution from Bytes
Bytes Universal Systems, a Bytes Technology Group company, has launched |Guiro, its patented software solution that enables intelligent name-matching for African names. |Guiro aims to help companies manage their customer data more effectively. “One of the great...
SMIT Amandla Marine deploys Sage 300 ERP
SMIT Amandla Marine, a specialist marine services company operating in southern Africa, has successfully implemented Sage 300 ERP and Spindle Professional as an Electronic Document Management Solution. In the niche market of specialist marine services, SMIT Amandla...
Save money by migrating to SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 is one of the most anticipated software upgrades of the year, and many IT professionals are looking at implementing the solution for its enhanced features and particularly, its ability to support mobile devices, says Chris Hathaway, director at...
Airline uses TM1 solution from Cortell
One of the largest commercial carriers of passengers and cargo in Africa experience the challenge of an immensely complex budgeting process with many variables and cost centres. Flight operations form the main driver for the financial budget, with the operating...
Adobe announces Creative Cloud addition
Dax Data has announced the local availability of Adobe’s latest addition to its Creative Cloud family — single desktop applications. Creative teams can now purchase membership of a single app like Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC or any other of the entire...