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August 17, 2018 •
Company News, Software, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
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Adapt IT, a global software provider, announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2018. The company reported a turnover increase of 36% to R1,35bn for the year. 13% of that was organic growth, while another 30% was mainly comprised of the...
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August 3, 2018 •
Software, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on New Microsoft 365 Business subscription plan to simplify IT for small businesses
South African small and medium-sized businesses can simplify—and reduce the costs of their office productivity and PC operating systems environments by opting for the newly introduced Microsoft 365 Business subscription plan. The holistic subscription...
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July 31, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Software, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Everything you need to know about the Macbook Pro performance patch
Last week, Apple released a patch that would fix a bug on 2018 MacBook Pros that caused excessive throttling while the machine was busy with system intensive tasks. The bug affected all new 2018 MacBook Pro laptops, but after being patched, most devices...
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July 2, 2018 •
General, Software, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Turning Data into Actionable Insight
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) programmes are no longer a ‘tick-the-box’ exercise for organisations. Information technology advancements are better enabling GRC management software to become sophisticated enough to anticipate likely incidents and...
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June 27, 2018 •
Enterprise, Software •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on SUSE Paves the Way for IT Transformation in the Software-Defined Era
SUSE announced the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15, SUSE Manager 3.2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 with a focus on helping customers innovate in this era of rapid digital transformation while meeting the needs of multimodal IT....
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June 13, 2018 •
Software, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Bankers Warehouse rolls out new cash management software in the growing Nigerian market
Bankers Warehouse is a Nigerian full-service cash management and handling business. BW serves banks and retailers with transport, cash processing, inventory management and ATM servicing. With a fleet of about 200 Armoured Vehicles they carry out...
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June 12, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on BlackBerry’s latest attempt to revive waning brand
BlackBerry has rolled out a new smartphone in it’s latest effort to revive the once-dominant brand. The BlackBerry Key2 was unveiled Thursday in New York by TCL Communication, the Chinese manufacturer which took over the rights to...
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June 6, 2018 •
Big Data, Opinion •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Data integration proving to be a ‘must-have’ for cloud-focused enterprises
Cloud integration is rapidly becoming one of 2018’s top software trends. Andrea Tucker, Business Applications Head (R&D) at e4, says that developing data integration is proving to be a ‘must-have’ for cloud-focused enterprises and service providers....
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June 2, 2018 •
General, Software, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on FundRequest launches a marketplace that rewards developers for Open Source contributions
FundRequest, a new platform for incentivizing open-source development, has officially launched their first product: a blockchain powered integration with GitHub that allows developers to directly solve open source project issues and be rewarded. The...
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May 22, 2018 •
Sponsored •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on EdgeConnect and what it can do for your SD-WAN
While most SD-WAN (software defined wide area network) solutions promise to save money and improve network agility, it is possible to help customers build a better WAN to deliver higher levels of application performance, business productivity and user...
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May 14, 2018 •
Opinion •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Changing risk software: How to manage the culture
A friend of mine is a keen cyclist. He had a trusty bicycle that carried him around, especially when taking the kids out over weekends. And that was all fine: why replace what works well? Eventually, though, he had to retire his trusty steel steed and buy...
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May 10, 2018 •
Software •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Global SAP survey reveals how public organisations can connect to citizens
Citizens expect the same level of service provision from public organisations as they are accustomed to while shopping online. Especially Generation Z is only willing to adopt new technologies if they see a clear benefit and their data is protected. SAP on...
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April 17, 2018 •
Software •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on How to choose the right software for your company
Technology has made a significant difference to the way that we build and run our businesses in the digital age. The sheer number of tools, resources, and software available can be incredibly daunting, and very often we’re not even sure what’s available....
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February 7, 2018 •
Online & Social, Opinion, Security •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on As data protection laws strengthen open-source software governance becomes critical
As new local and international data protection laws come into force, organisations running high-velocity software development practices must tighten up their governance and risk-management policies, or run the risk of facing severe legal penalties. The...
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January 24, 2018 •
Lists, People, Software, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on New year, new rules – 2018 in the software testing industry
2018 is fast approaching; businesses are busy anticipating what the new year will bring in terms of industry developments, growing trends, and hidden surprises. Carmen Carey, CEO of software testing and performance monitoring company Apica, gives her five...
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January 22, 2018 •
Cloud Computing, Opinion, Software, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Software in Africa: 4 enterprise trends to expect in 2018
Don’t be distracted by cool gadgets. The real technology innovation is happening in software architecture. African Businesses should not be fooled into thinking that technology innovation in 2018 is just about connected cars, talking robots and smartphones...
