Network Platforms adds Mimecast offering
National IT solutions provider Network Platforms has announced that clients who invest in its Hosted Microsoft Exchange offering now have the option to integrate into the recently added Mimecast comprehensive security solution. As a recognised leader in the provision...
The role of design in innovation
In the mobile, telephony and technological industry, we hear a lot about “innovation”. We are told that our products need to be innovative. We are told that we need to be and employ creative people to help us do this, says Larking Huang, country director, Huawei...
XON wins UbuntuNet tender
XON has been awarded the tender to supply and implement Juniper Networks and other equipment for IP routing, out of band equipment, traffic flow analysis software and ancillary equipment for the East African UbuntuNet network, currently funded via the AfricaConnect...
Altech uses Huawei telepresence solution
Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) has installed the Huawei TP3106 telepresence solution at its head office campus in Woodmead, Johannesburg as part of its commitment to greater efficiencies, reduced costs and environmental sustainability. Telepresence is the next...
Dell Networking expands portfolio with S6000
Dell Networking has expanded its S-series portfolio with the new S6000, the industry’s highest-density 1RU 10/40GbE switching platform for highly-virtualised data centres. A fixed form factor design, the S6000 doubles the density and throughput while consuming up to...
Choosing the right ADSL connection
In today’s extremely tough economic conditions, many businesses are effectively being excluded from the Cloud revolution because they cannot afford uncapped, unshaped and unthrottled business connectivity solutions. So says Derek Hershaw, CEO of MWeb ISP, who notes...
Far South Networks offers Com.X5 gateway
Far South Networks, the Cape Town-based developer of next generation communication solutions, has added new features to its Com.X5 integrated access gateway which has been specifically designed for small to medium sized enterprises. The ComX.5 platform now includes an...
Important protocols for automation systems
Four decades ago, building automation comprised of simple control panels with switches and timers. By 2003, industry standards were being established, says Neil Cameron of Johnson Controls System & Service Africa. More than 10 such standards, each supporting...
Panduit launches new fibre connector
Panduit, a global leader in Unified Physical InfrastructureSM (UPI)-based solutions, has announced the launch of a new, multi-piece fibre connector, PanMPO designed to support infrastructure expansions from 10 Gigabit Ethernet to 40 Gigabit Ethernet. The unique,...
Riverbed introduces new appliance
Riverbed Technology has announced a significant milestone in the integration of the Riverbed Cascade and OPNET product families with the introduction of its single appliance with integrated application aware network performance management (aaNPM) and application...
Schneider Electric offers Actassi system
“It is always difficult to improve upon a network setup beyond the initial plan. For this reason, Schneider Electric’s Actassi range of networking and connectivity infrastructure solutions for buildings and data centres includes everything a customer needs, from...
Network Platforms adds Vigor to portfolio
Leading national IT solutions provider Network Platforms has confirmed the arrival of three models of the acclaimed Draytek Vigor 2860 Series, the company’s latest premium firewall, VPN and router device. This is a new flagship product range developed and introduced...