M2M benefits for transport, logistics industries
The transport and logistics industry could improve their operation systems should they consider entering the telemetry market and embracing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology, writes Greg Hatfield, GM: products and solutions at MTN Business South Africa. The steady...
Extending LANs with ease
With the aim of providing a convenient local area network (LAN) extension solution in mind, Netshield South Africa, a Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa company, has developed its SHEQ compliant APN Case, weighing less than 9kg, a portable Wi-Fi solution that enables the...
10 reasons 4G LTE makes sense for your business
Mobile devices are an increasingly intrinsic tool in the success of all businesses, with employees needing an efficient device that is always on and always connected, writes James Munn, vice-president: business development, Middle East and Africa at Qualcomm...
Nominations open for Heritage Trust Contest
As part of the EMC Information Preservation Initiative to advance the conservation of the world's information heritage, EMC has announced that nominations for the 2016 EMC Heritage Trust Project are being accepted, effective immediately through 20 May 2016. Grants of...
Skilling for the fourth industrial revolution
In South Africa, there are an estimated 829 800 positions for highly-skilled workers that need to be filled, says recruitment specialist Adcorp. Of these, Cisco estimates that 30 000 to 70 000 of these fall within the category of skilled technology workers. "These...
How SD-WAN helps you meet today’s business needs
As an increasing number of organisations migrate to the cloud, the gap between the needs and expectations of the business and IT's ability to deliver is growing, writes Wimpie van Rensburg, country manager: sub Saharan Africa at Riverbed Technology. With apps, data...
Connected chiller offers smart monitoring
Johnson Controls has launched a Connected Chiller offering that adds remote monitoring and analysis tools into its warranty and service offerings. The offering addresses a key customer challenge, giving organisations with chillers greater control, improving...
IoT demands innovative applications
2016 looks set to be the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) hits the big time, writes Neil Sholay, head of Oracle Digital, EMEA. We've already seen a range of new IoT services come to market. Take Samsung's smart fridge, which launched at the Consumer Electronics...
IT delivery: the key differentiator of a thriving business
Delivery has always been a key differentiator in business. Whether it be goods or services, companies that are known to deliver quality offerings quickly, securely and flexibly, are already well on their way to success, wriets Brendan McAravey, country manager at...
MTN Business launches converged SME ICT offers
MTN Business has introduced a range of converged business offers for small and medium businesses (SMEs). The offers seek to provide SMEs with affordable and easy to understand Information Communications Technology (ICT) services and solutions to enable them to lower...
Technology trends impacting business
Technology has fundamentally changed the way in which people and enterprises interact with each other and in turn, the world around them, writes Saurabh Kumar, MD of In2IT Technologies South Africa. However, technology continues to evolve, creating further disruption...
NVR platforms drives move away from Windows
IP Video Solutions, a distributor specialising in IP-video surveillance software, hardware and systems, says that the trend towards dedicated Network Video Recorder (NVR) platforms is continuing. Max de Lorm, director of IPVS, says that this has resulted in a...