200m to use video conferencing in 2015
2015 is poised to be yet another big year for video conferencing, with the latest estimates revealing that at least 200-million people will be collaborating with video conferencing, says Nicolette Kruger, country manager for NFS Technology, a company providing...
New managed network switches from Linksys
Linksys has announced its first managed switches in the Linksys Business product line-up to complement its portfolio of business networking products. With the latest addition, the Linksys Business line-up in South Africa now includes a full range of cost effective...
Answering the digital business question
The event of digital business is disrupting organisations and processes like never before. According to research, an incredible 30% of big businesses have absolutely no big data plan in place, while a further 51% of these organisations are not aware of what can be...
Riverbed announces SteelFusion 4.0
Riverbed Technology has announced Riverbed SteelFusion 4.0, the first and only hyper-converged infrastructure solution for the branch of the future. SteelFusion 4.0 enables zero IT at the branch by virtualising and consolidating 100% of data and servers from remote...
Dell enhances networking portfolio
Dell has announced an enhanced networking portfolio designed specifically to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses, including the new X-series family of smart managed switches and an expanded N-series family with the addition of the Dell N1500 for smaller...
Fujitsu, CTI in strategic partnership
Fujitsu has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Australian-based Constraint Technologies Incorporated (CTI), with the specific objective of offering a market-leading solution spanning all disciplines of network operations, crew planning,...
Ericsson announces new 5G collaborations
Ericsson has announced new collaborations with prestigious universities King’s College London and Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden). The collective efforts will focus on 5G research, addressing both the technical implications and the societal challenges of...
Social innovation in action
A recent report from Chatham House, the international affairs think tank, noted the vital importance of cities to the global economy, calling them motors for growth, says Klaus Dieter Rennert, CEO for Europe Hitachi. The report stated that cities produce innovation,...
Gartner recognises Riverbed as a leader
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, today announced that Gartner has positioned Riverbed SteelHead as a leader in its 2015 Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimisation marking Riverbed’s eighth consecutive year in the “Leader” position....
Cisco introduces Mobility IQ
Cisco has introduced Mobility IQ, a breakthrough mobility software as a service (SaaS) analytics solution that unlocks the power of visual network knowledge and drives unparalleled business outcomes for service providers. Hosted on Cisco Cloud Services, Mobility IQ...
Industry 4.0: where IoT meets industry
When we talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), we tend to think of connected homes and smart devices making our lives easier and more efficient through the use of technology, says Klaus Dieter Rennert, chief executive for Europe, Hitachi. However, when the same...
Future-proofing service provider networks
With mobile data traffic expected to increase nearly tenfold between 2014 and 2019, service providers are increasingly looking to Network Functions Virtualisation, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. The pressure to adapt and future-proof has never...