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SimbaPay to allow money transfers of up to $45000 USD to Africa
SimbaPay has revealed that it has “Revolutionised the remittance space” by allowing its customers to transfer up to $45,000 USD to countries in Africa. This is substantially higher than the previous transaction limit of $3,000. According to Victor Karanja, Head…
Riverbed helps Engen accelerate application performance
Riverbed Technology has revealed that global energy company Engen is using its solutions to centralize Remote and Branch Office (ROBO) IT, and improve productivity, back-up and data security across its multi-national organization. According to the company, Riverbed SteelFusion has improved IT…
ICT Investment can help fuel South Africa’s GDP growth
Large-scale Information Communication Technology (ICT) investment can play a crucial role in fuelling the growth of South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through increased economic activity, innovation and productivity. This contribution is especially needed now, in the face of the…
Pinnacle Africa gains sole distribution rights for Alienware in SA
Pinnacle Africa has been appointed by Dell as the sole distributor of the Alienware range of products in the Southern African region. According to Pinnacle Africa Dell Brand Executive, Rory Green: “Dell Alienware is considered to be the premier gaming…
10 LinkedIn tips for the African professional
Most recruiters these days will take a look at your LinkedIn profile to learn more about you. If your CV captures their eye and they’re interested in interviewing you, you may be on the fast-track to a new career. They…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
At the next Selling to the CIO Masterclass, set to take place on 29 – 30 June 2016 at Henley Business School in Johannesburg, attendees will learn key strategies to successfully win over the CIO. In addition, leading CIOs will…
In Pictures: VeaamOn Forum 2016
At the 2016 VeeamON Forum, which was held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, Veeam Software – the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise – revealed that the company will expand existing storage integration to include Nimble Storage…
Nelson Mandela Bay Tech Entrepreneurs and Start-ups get R&D Lab
SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) revealed the opening of a new technology research and development (R&D) centre, located on-site at its Newton Park technology office business park in Port Elizabeth. The SNII R&D Lab offers assistance and support…
Windows 10 to receive Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps
Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 will be offering consumers the opportunity to download, via the Windows Store, the latest Facebook and Messenger apps for Windows 10 PCs and Tablets. To add to the news, the official Instagram app for…
Panasonic investing heavily in South Africa
According to Panasonic the company has strengthened its foothold in the South African market in the past year, Panasonic South Africa began trading as an independent PTY Ltd company on 1st of April 2016. Backed by the support of Panasonic…
“Business downtime costs businesses millions” – Gregg Petersen: Veeam
IT News Africa caught up with Gregg Peterson at the 2016 VeeamOn Forum, which was held at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. In the interview below, Gregg Petersen gives an overview of the forum as well as discusses how downtime…
Connected Lighting is sustainable lighting of the future
Over the course of the last few years, an avalanche of transformational change has swept through all industries and society, globally and within Africa, at large, forever changing the manner in which we communicate, collaborate, learn, play as well as…
Cisco encourages gender inclusion through Girls Power Tech initiative
In a global effort to raise awareness around the necessity for girls to consider a career in ICT, today Cisco are once again supporting Girls in ICT Day through their Girls Power Tech initiative. Cisco will be contributing to this…
Top 7 app types every traveller must have when visiting Ghana
The world is often described as a book and those who do not explore it are said to read only one page. The best remedy to boredom and stress is relaxation and that is achieved by a change of environment,…
Ratchet and Clank Review – PlayStation 4
The latest title from developer Insomniac Games comes as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. This time around, the development team brings to life – on Sony’s latest console – two of gaming’s most iconic characters, Ratchet and Clank. That’s right, the…
The Hard Problem of Data Analytics in Africa
One of the attributes of really good technology is that it hides the complexity of what goes on in the background, while still being useful. Depending on how old you are, you may remember having to set up a TV…
