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Gijima results point towards turnaround
According to Eileen Wilton, CEO of JSE listed IT services provider Gijima, the company’s turnaround strategy has shown significant progress. This she revealed at the announcement of Gijima’s 2013 interim financial results. Gijima has restored profitability, with earnings before interest, tax…
HDS on new SSA growth path following Shoden Data Systems integration
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is embarking on an aggressive growth strategy across sub-Saharan Africa, following the full integration of Shoden Data Systems into Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. Shoden was acquired by Hitachi Data Systems Corporation in February 2012, and officially…
Mapcodes – a solution for connecting to the ‘un-addressed’ in Africa.
mapIT, leading international digital mapping provider , is pleased to announce the adoption of an international standard for representing any location, a Mapcode. This revolutionary addressing system will affect businesses operating in SA and across Africa. mapIT will be incorporating…
SAP unveils next step for the cloud
Customers can now benefit from both the power of the SAP HANA platform and the simplicity of the cloud. SAP AG announced next steps toward delivering on its cloud strategy during a press conference held from Palo Alto, California. Simplified pricing, deployment and accessibility options for SAP HANA herald a significant business shift to cloud-based…
VMware acquires AirWatch for over $1billion
VMware, a global provider of virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced the completion of its acquisition of AirWatch, a provider of enterprise mobile management and security solutions. Originally announced on Jan. 22, 2014, VMware acquired AirWatch for approximately $1.181B in cash…
MTN SA expands LTE footprint
MTN has extended its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Port Elizabeth, bringing its valued customers in the windy city onto the high-speed new generation network. The commercial rollout of LTE, commonly known as 4G, to Port Elizabeth, represents another…
Hitachi Data Systems expands partnership with Symantec
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) today announced an agreement with Symantec to resell Symantec NetBackup data protection software and Enterprise Vault information archiving software. HDS selected Symantec’s information management solutions because of their proven reliability in helping customers protect and store…
BBM Channels aims to help businesses and brands
Last week, BlackBerry announced an update to BBM, which added several fantastic new features, including BBM Channels to the Android and iPhone subscriber base. BlackBerry users have had access to BBM Channels beta for several months now. In those months,…
Avianto Lifestyle estate connects with fibre thanks to BitCo
An affordable complete IP network is now available throughout Avianto Lifestyle estate, one of South Africa’s first integrated estates. Fibre Internet, Voice and video services are now easily accessible to occupants. This initiative is powered by leading South African telecoms…
Deon Liebenberg appointed Vodafone Global Enterprise Africa VP
Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, announced on Friday, that Deon Liebenberg has been appointed Vice President of VGE Africa, effective the 1st April 2014. Previous to joining Vodafone, Liebenberg served as senior executive at Telkom…
Dimension Data completes acquisition of NextiraOne
Dimension Data, a $5.8 billion global solutions and services provider, today announced that it has acquired certain subsidiaries of NextiraOne, the European multinational company that designs, installs, maintains, and supports business solutions and communications services for over 43,000 private and…
ContinuitySA invests R9.8 million to meet growing demand, improve services
ContinuitySA, Africa’s premier provider of business continuity management consulting and services, recently concluded a set of major capital projects aimed at upgrading its IT and physical infrastructure. “It’s safe to say that IT is now the indispensable platform for business,…
Strategic acquisition sees BitCo servicing NW Province
Residents of Rustenburg and surrounding areas can look forward to reliable high speed Internet for business and home as BitCo acquires local WISP and expands coverage into the North West province. BitCo’s resolution to have representation in every province of…
Top five business continuity risks for 2014: Is extreme part of your thinking?
At the beginning of 2013, ContinuitySA warned that business risks were becoming more complex and intertwined, and so much harder to predict and plan for. But this year they are also becoming more extreme. “As the world becomes more…
Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu invests in US tech Startup
Heirs Holdings, the pan-African proprietary investment company founded by Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has announced its investment in US start-up Planet Labs’ innovative satellite manufacturing technology. Heirs Holdings is the only African investor in the project, which is based in…
Who is on top of IT service in South Africa?
The South African IT services market has a new ruling force. According to the IDC’s (International Data Corporation) Competitive Profiles and Analysis of Leading IT Service Players in South Africa, 2013, South African-based and Africa-focused business solutions integrator, Business Connexion…
