Citizen-centric government is possible

The process of transforming government services in administrations around the world has been focused largely on two main issues: technology and information. Using best practices and technologies that have enabled the modernisation of other governments, South Africa...

Jasco Converged Solutions cements offerings

Jasco has consolidated its Converged Solutions business following the acquisition and integration of ARC Telecoms last year, a converged voice and IP data telecommunications service provider for the small to medium (SME) sector of South Africa. According to Paven...

Westcon Comztek offers Cisco solutions

Networks have evolved into service delivery platforms for a variety of real-time communication and collaboration applications. In these business critical environments, relying on a warranty is no longer enough, nor is it advisable business practice – with so many...

Security concerns plague cloud services

Buyers of commercial cloud services, especially software as a service (SaaS), are finding security provisions inadequate. Gartner says that SaaS contracts often have ambiguous terms regarding the maintenance of data confidentiality, data integrity and recovery after a...

Westcon looks to a services future

Recognising that distribution faces a host of new challenges, Westcon is looking to strengthen its global services business. In February this year it appointed Chris Ranger as the new vice-president: services for the EMEA region to set up a new services...