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Inoxico appoints new COO
African risk solutions provider Inoxico has appointed IT entrepreneur John Laatz as Chief Operations Officer. As COO, Laatz will solidify the business’s already strong foundation while introducing and refining processes to drive even greater efficiency and creativity. André Stürmer, CEO…
Global healthcare search engine launches in SA
WhatClinic.com, a Tripadvisor style site for private healthcare, has launched a program of expansion in South Africa to meet the growing demand from consumers for information about clinics. According to the company, detailed listings for more than 500 clinics already…
African innovation applauded at Evernote’s annual app awards
Evernote, the company that is helping the world remember everything, announced Kenyan application, Chamasoft, as the winner of the African Innovation Award, as part of the Evernote Platform Awards, in partnership with the African Technology Foundation. Chamasoft, which allows groups…
Vox Telecom acquires Dynamic IT
Vox Telecom has concluded its acquisition of managed IT provider, Dynamic IT, as part of its growth and diversification strategy. Murray Steyn, Executive Head at Vox Telecom stated that: “Convergence and cloud are accelerating the outsourced managed IT market and…
Video Interview: Jeffrey Mann research vice president – Gartner
Jeffrey Mann is a Research Vice President for collaboration and social software at Gartner Research. Mann focuses on social software, team workspaces, the collaboration market, file sharing and sync, cloud-based collaboration platforms and user policies and adoption. At the 2014…
Can an enterprise mobility strategy empower the workforce?
As smartphone adoption in South Africa continues to accelerate beyond all expectation, enterprises are increasingly focusing on how to capitalise on a ‘mobile-enabled’ workforce. The fact that so many employees now have smartphones is a massive boon for companies –…
PayPal partners with PayGate in South Africa
PayPal and PayGate have inked a partnership, which according to both parties, will make online payments easier for merchants to accept payments in South Africa. PayGate’s GM of business development, Brendon Williamson, stated that: “PayGate customers can now add PayPal…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
This week in tech has been an exceptionally busy one at that. Not only did we attend the 2014 Gartner Symposium, but we also gained access to some rather insightful knowledge that revealed the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for…
Ghana: MTN unveils school fee payment service
Residents in Ghana will be able to pay school fees via MTN’s Mobile Money Payments Service. The service, which was launched in Accra, will enable subscribers of the network to pay school fees for their wards, irrespective of their geographical…
Video Interview: Will Hahn principal research analyst – Gartner
Will Hahn, principal research analyst, Gartner, presented at the 2014 Gartner Symposium this week in Cape Town South Africa. Hahn presented on how digital services will transform telecom markets in South Africa and beyond. Additionally, Hahn spoke on the topic…
Huawei & MTN Group ink managed services contract
Huawei has announced a five-year managed services contract with MTN Group. According to the deal, Huawei will provide managed services for MTN in six countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Guinea and Benin. The company has stated that the contract covers a…
East Africa: Romantis & SES set to serve VSAT providers
Romantis has unveiled that it will be providing a high-quality gateway solution, Romantis’ Universal Hardware Platform (UHP) with all operation modes, on SES’ NSS-12 Ku-band beam in East Africa. The gateway solution, offered from SES partner teleport in Djibouti, is…
Zamtel & NEC to boost mobile coverage in Zambia
Zamtel and NEC Corporation have agreed to build a new digital microwave radio transmission network to boost mobile coverage and capacity for citizens, enterprises and tourists across Zambia. The deal, which includes the supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of…
Cloud Computing set for massive growth in SA & Kenya
Rapidly expanding bandwidth capacities, following the landing of undersea cables, have led to the proliferation of data centres and established a solid platform for the development of cloud computing services in South Africa and Kenya. Enterprises are steadily embracing outsourcing…
Apple’s iOS 8 is on the way
Apple is preparing to give its products a much needed update with the announcement of the upcoming iOS 8 software update. According to Apple, iOS 8 is the biggest iOS release ever and will be aimed at spicing things up for…
Kalahari appoints new CTO
Kalahari.com has revealed that Dirk Oberholster will be joining the company as its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Oberholster has 20 years of experience in technology management, and has held senior positions at various technology companies in South Africa, Dubai…
