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Dell offers SA & Namibia flexible finance solutions
Dell is planning on offering increased support to organisations in South Africa and Namibia by offering flexible finance solutions, which protect businesses’ capital reserves and help drive customers’ future growth. The Dell Financial Services Scheme (DFS) was previously only available…
Kaspersky Lab & Orange Business Service Sponsor Innovation Dinner
Africa’s foremost ICT publication ITNewsAfrica.com, today announced that Kaspersky Lab, providers of premium protection against viruses, malware, spam & other threats for your home or business, together with Orange Business Service are partnering up at the IT News Africa Innovation…
MTN & PriceCheck app launching in Nigeria
PriceCheck CEO André de Wet and MTN Group Chief Commercial Officer, Pieter Verkade jointly announced a second co-branded app deal, this time for Nigeria. André de Wet stated that, “PriceCheck’s experience over the past seven years has taught us that…
Amazon Appstore available on BlackBerry 10.3 devices
BlackBerry Limited has revealed that the Amazon Appstore will be available with the launch of the BlackBerry 10.3 operating system. With the inclusion of the Appstore, users will gain access to thousands of popular apps and games. With more than…
Union Buildings to offer free public Wi-Fi
The City of Tshwane has contracted Project Isizwe to deploy a free public Wi-Fi service at the governmental landmark in the nation’s capital of Pretoria. The project is aimed at connecting and empowering the citizens who visit the Union Buildings,…
Internet Solutions’ latest acquisition is ContinuitySA
Internet Solutions (IS) has made a move and acquired business continuity management company ContinuitySA (CSA). The amount for the acquisition has however been undisclosed. This is the third acquisition in recent months by the pan-African communications services provider. In February…
SA IT must advance to counter advanced threats
Multi-layered targeted offences are being mounted against selected victims, and few enterprises have the security in place to withstand these attacks, says Networks Unlimited. Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director of Fortinet distributor, Networks Unlimited, says in South Africa, even large enterprises…
Gilat Satcom provides voice connectivity to African underground mines
Gilat Satcom, provider of satellite and fibre-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has revealed a new system that will provide voice connectivity to people working in underground mines. Dan Zajicek, CEO of Gilat Satcom said, “Communicating…
IBM Builds Cloud Ecosystem in Egypt
IBM is providing cloud computing expertise to one hundred Egyptian software companies to help drive innovation and new cloud development skills. This is part of a collaborative agreement with the Egyptian Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), in which IBM…
CIOs are today’s chief innovation officers
The IT department is in a very fortunate position to have both the foresight and hindsight of an organisation, in addition to knowing what goes on in the engine room, placing the chief information officer of a business in the…
Your business strategy is your cloud strategy
Cloud computing is one buzzword that just won’t stop metamorphosing. The array of new forms of cloud computing available to those responsible for cloud, analytics, mobile and social infrastructure to enable businesses, face a considerable burden to change. Yet they…
PayPal set to expand services to Nigeria, Zimbabwe and more
The online payment company, PayPal, has stated that it has finalised its plans to offer its services to ten new countries this week. The move will allow countries like Nigeria to use the facility as an alternate option in order…
State of the Nation Address: affordable broadband coming to SA
South African president, Jacob Zuma, stated during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) that, “the government will endeavor to modernise, expand and increase affordability of information and communications infrastructure. Included in this will be broadband internet.” According to…
The internet pays tribute to Benjamin Mophatlane
Benjamin Mophatlane, CEO of Business Connexion (BCX), passed away at the age of 41 following a heart attack on 11 June 2014. Mophatlane was a great leader and entrepreneur. Before his passing, Mophatlane had planned many ventures in order to…
5 Vital apps for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brasil
The 2014 FIFA World Cup has officially kicked off! And what better way to keep up-to-date with the latest scores and fixtures than with your Android powered device. While there are a plethora of apps to choose from, IT News…
Liquid Telecom Completes East Africa Fibre Ring
Liquid Telecom has completed its build of the East Africa Fibre Ring. The fibre ring now connects into Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and back into Kenya; creating the first fully redundant regional fibre ring, connecting these countries to each other and the rest of the…
