The Strategic Software Asset Management Forum, hosted by Marcus Evans, brings together leaders from Southern Africa to discuss and network on the strategic role of SAM (Software Asset Management) in organisations.

Sony Computer Entertainment is once again getting sued over technology used in their consoles. This time, the lawsuit pertains to the Blu-Ray technology. Californian company Target Technology has taken action against Sony who its technology is being used in the…

Reinhardt Buys, from the Internet law firm Buys Inc., has examined the attacked launched by politician Patricia de Lille, the leader of the Independent Democrats (ID) and provides a break down of the legal obligations placed on website owners regarding…

Imagine this…you’re are stuck in a jam on your way to the Airport. Your mobile phones lights up and beeps with a message: ‘Flight to London delayed by 40 minutes. Confirmed seat 21A.Upgrade to First Class available. Confirm Yes/No.’

Telkom South Africa, Africa’s biggest integrated communications company, is ready to invest $6.8 million to make Africa Online the leading Internet Service Provider on the whole continent. AFOL is currently the ISP with the largest footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, operating…

Sony Computer Entertainment is once again getting sued over technology used in their consoles. This time, the lawsuit pertains to the Blu-Ray technology. Californian company Target Technology has taken action against Sony who its technology is being used in the…

This is going to turn the Sony PlayStation Portable into a mobile phone, that’s right, the PSP is now a phone too! The PSP is going to use wireless broadband to include video calls, voice calls, and messaging. Sony will…

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new tool that will allow businesses to more easily create enforceable security policies. Secure Perspective enables organizations to create a customized security policy using non-technical language, so business leaders can take an active role…

BenQ, the global leader in digital lifestyle solutions, has stepped up its Middle East & Africa presence with the opening of its first exclusive retail outlet – BenQ Zone – located in the UAE. The 1,500 square feet store, in…

Nigeria now accounts for 13,384,000 of MTN’s 44,301,000 subscribers representing 30 per cent of it’s total subscriber base in 20 countries. According to the latest MTN Group results, as at March 31 2007, its Nigerian subscribers had surpassed South Africa’s…

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it has responded to the Qualcomm lawsuit filed in the Western District of Wisconsin on 2 April, 2007. Nokia remains confident that its products do not infringe either of the two Qualcomm patents-in-suit and…

The IT Governance Institute (ITGI) has released an incremental update of the COBIT IT Governance Framework. The enhancements to COBIT 4.1 should be welcomed as a fine tuning ofthe COBIT framework, contributing to making the understanding of vague concepts such…

Motorola has been awarded a patent for technology the company says will make it possible to recharge the battery of mobile phones through solar cells embedded within the liquid crystal display. The idea is not new, but Motorola claims in…

iPod-maker Apple is threatening to sue a sex shop over a vibrator that hooks up to an iPod and has similar advertising to that used in posters for the digital music player. Apple is demanding that stores remove all posters…

South African researchers now have the advantage of using massive computing power in their quest for new knowledge and applications. This is as a result of a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and its partners…

Yankee Group says that it thinks Egypt could soon become the India of the Middle East as it seeks to develop its share of the global outsourcing market. As this market continues to grow, with India holding 60% of the…