Virgin Australia, Sabre expand agreement
Sabre Corporation has announced Virgin Australia has renewed its technology agreement and widened the scope of its relationship with Sabre. The renewal agreement expands the airlines' SabreSonic agreement. SabreSonic is an integrated suite of applications that...
XON opens SDN/NFV Experience Centre
XON has opened its SDN/NFV Experience Centre (software-defined networking and network functions virtualisation, respectively) in Johannesburg, South Africa, with sponsored equipment and marketing support from Juniper Networks, the network innovator. The centre offers...
Leading companies join FANTASTIC-5G
A group of 16 leading players in the field of telecommunications are joining forces to advance the development of a new air interface below 6 GHz for 5G networks. The “FANTASTIC-5G” (Flexible Air iNTerfAce for Scalable service delivery within wireless Communication...
Industrial Ethernet for factory environments
If you were asked to imagine a computer network, the image that springs to mind would probably be one of a pristine office setting, where networking equipment is kept behind spotless glass doors in a dust- and temperature-controlled environment, says Inus Dreckmeyr,...
Riverbed expands service portfolio
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has introduced a new portfolio of professional consulting services to help customers maximise the value of their Riverbed solutions for improved business performance by optimising application...
The intranet has evolved
The word "intranet" tends to bring to mind boring internal communications sites, used mainly by HR and marketing to disseminate documents and newsletters, says Peter Reid, SharePoint solutions head at Intervate, T-Systems company. This traditionally push strategy has...
Technology grows SME success
Margaret Sibiya, chief operations officer (COO) of ICT-Works, talks about the common pitfalls facing small and medium businesses on the continent, and provides insights on how technology can overcome this. Over the last two decades, the positive impact of SMEs on the...
The business value in SAP
It is a truth universally known that many companies find it difficult to keep up with the ever-changing needs and demands of today’s consumer, to say nothing of the challenges that lie in innovating ways to remain at the forefront of success.
The mine of the future will be digital
The future of the mining industry in South Africa is digital, says Dr Bekir Genc of the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, and information technologies will help the sector achieve its goals of better working conditions and improved...
NBC, Jasco extend contract
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has recently signed a three-year Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Jasco Broadcast Solutions, extending the original SLA of one year. This SLA covers second-line support across a variety of equipment from studios to final...
Benefits of embedded computing
Embedded computing systems are nothing new. For decades, they’ve ensured that manufacturing and industrial production lines run smoothly with little maintenance or downtime, says Engela Minnaar, Intel IPC and embedded systems brand manager at Rectron. The fact that...
BT accelerates start-up innovation
BT has announced a new drive to accelerate innovation in global financial markets by bringing fintech start-ups onto the BT Radianz Cloud, the world’s largest, secure networked financial community. The Radianz Cloud celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Fintech...