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Veeam Unveils Game-Changing Veeam Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that delivers Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, today announced the next generation of Availability: Veeam Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud. According to IDC, enterprises are engaged in a continuous digital transformation process as they adapt…
FNB launches own brand of smartphones in South Africa
FNB has launched its own brand of smartphones in South Africa which, according to the company, is expected to redefine mobile banking and customer mobility. “For FNB, mobile banking is more than just having the best banking app,” says Jan…
Watch 16 minutes of Titanfall 2 multiplayer gameplay
Titan Fall 2 is currently being developed for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC by Respawn Entertainment. The game will be published by Electronic Arts, and is expected to release on October 28, 2016. Unlike the first title,…
Data quality is critical for accurate billing and optimal revenue collection
The ability to collect payments is the cornerstone of any successful business. However, studies indicate that organisations may lose as much as six percent of their potential revenue because of discrepancies between selling and payment collection. Billing errors account for…
Apps are essential for true digital transformation
An organisation’s applications are the glue that makes digital transformation possible. Without an optimised, next-generation application landscape, firms will find it very difficult to compete in modern digital ecosystems, or capitalise on the advantages of rapidly shifting markets. As technology…
Facebook celebrates Africa’s young creatives
According to social media network Facebook, it celebrated the creativity and excellence of young African creatives at The Loerie Awards for 2016. In addition to sponsoring The Loerie Student Awards for 2016, Facebook hosted a range of events aimed at…
South Africa: Telkom strike and sabotage update
According to South Africa telecommunications giant Telkom, by 19 August 2016 approximately 13 200 Telkom customers had been hit by outages caused by sabotage. This happened as the Communication Workers Union strike against Telkom moved into its fourth week. “A total of…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
IT leaders and healthcare executives have 4 days left to register for the upcoming 2016 Healthcare Innovation Summit, which is set to take place on 24 & 25 August at the Radisson Blu Gautrain in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa – under the…
Corporate cyberattacks will continue to rise
Cyberattacks targeted at the corporate world continue to be on the increase. Terms like cyber espionage and corporate hacktivists are being thrown around over many boardroom tables these days, with decision makers expressing massive concern. The reality is that the…
Politics and sport became hot topics of Spam Mail in Q2
In the second quarter of 2016 the average level of spam emails in overall email traffic equaled 57.3%, according to the quarterly report on Spam and Phishing by Kaspersky Lab. This is a four percentage points increase compared to Q2…
Greater need for investment in Africa as interest in the continent grows
The desire to invest in Africa continues to grow amongst leading investors – in 2015 two well-known private equity fund’s each raised over $1billion to invest in the continent. After regularly being overlooked, figures such as Sindiso Ngwenya, the Secretary…
Big Data is watching you – It’s time to embrace the benefits
Consumers are getting wise to brand activities – but it’s not as simple as they may assume. After several unsolicited calls in the course of a couple of days, people start to wonder which of the brands they have dealt…
Seacom to connect UbuntuNet in East Africa
UbuntuNet Alliance has awarded a 15-year contract to SEACOM to provide point to point connectivity services to National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) of Eastern and Southern Africa through the European Union co-funded AfricaConnect2 project. This contract kicks off the…
Telkom offers R500 000 reward for information as business sabotage spikes
A number of Telkom facilities around South Africa have, according to the telecom giant, been targeted in a series of acts of sabotage. Telkom revealed that facilities in Midrand, Pretoria West, Silverton, Durban, Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg, Makhado and Messina, were sabotaged. “This…
Carrier neutral data centres – The key to unlocking SA’s connectivity potential?
Recently, the telecommunications industry has seen a sweeping growth in data traffic on a global scale, attributable to the smartphone boom that has taken place over the last few years. This massive growth has resulted in an increasing demand for…
Watch the opening of BioShock fully remastered
You can now watch the iconic opening sequence from the original BioShock, fully remastered for modern consoles in the BioShock: The Collection Remastered Comparison Trailer. The new trailer highlights the graphical improvements between the original console releases of BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock…
