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Keeping the focus on business continuity
The Always-On environment requires modern data centres that are able to scale according to organisational needs. Rick Vanover, senior product strategy manager at Veeam, believes the impact this places on business continuity should not be underestimated. “In principle, business continuity…
Formula One team accelerates performance with Pure Storage
Pure Storage has revealed a global partnership with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. The Team chose Pure Storage based on simplicity, performance and reliability. With Pure Storage, the team is accelerating analysis of data-centric transactions that impact car performance…
Samsung launches Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in SA
Samsung has officially launched its latest additions to the Galaxy family of products, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Craige Fleischer, Director of Integrated Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa stated that: “We believe in a world that…
MTN shares how female millennials are shaping the future workplace
The female millennials – the tech-savvy women born between 1980 and 2000 – are radically shaping the future workplace and are using the ubiquity of broadband to change how societies live, work and play. These insights were shared by Mandisa…
Nigeria: 2.6 GHz spectrum to pave the way for faster networks
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has resumed the 2.6 GHz spectrum auction process, and here’s hoping there are no more obstacles as the band would pave the way for faster networks and more affordable smartphones for its citizens. Since the…
MasterCard to engage best Startups from Middle East and Africa
Technology and data are transforming the way consumers and businesses interact with each other, driving a need to bring new ideas to market with greater speed. The right corporate-startup partnership gives startups an accelerated path to scale innovative solutions. The…
Biometrics to prevent fraud in Nigeria
Dermalog is providing its identification technology to make a successful contribution towards combating fraud in Nigeria. Recently, the West African country’s government identified that more than 23,000 public service employees either did not exist with their recorded name or had been receiving their…
Kenya: Internet seen as a basic necessity
A month-long study, which was revealed by TelecomPaper, conducted across Kenya and commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and research firm Ipsos found that 86 percent of Kenyans viewed the internet as the epitome of freedom of…
South Africa welcomes 7th IT Leaders Africa Summit
Now in its 7th year running, the upcoming IT Leaders Africa Summit will take place on the 15th and 16th March at Vodacom World in Johannesburg, South Africa. The IT landscape is swiftly evolving and continually facing disruptions which makes it incredibly…
Nigeria: Smile unveils new 4G LTE mobile services
Smile Communications Nigeria has introduced two 4G LTE innovations to its customers in Nigeria, namely SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited. SmileVoice comes in two options; using a downloadable free mobile App that affords customers with a Smartphone Android and Apple iPhone device the ability to…
Dark Fibre Africa CEO to step down
Gustav Smit, founder and CEO of Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), has revealed that he will be retiring from his position. The company revealed that Smit will officially leave the DFA at the end of June, 2016. According to the company, the…
Nigeria: Wi-Pay Technologies granted payments licence
Wi-Pay Technologies has revealed that it has officially been granted a final licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate as a Payment Terminal Service Provider in the country. According to the company the licence will allow it to roll…
MasterCard launches the Africa Women Leadership Network
In honour of International Women’s Day, MasterCard teamed up with African Women and Beyond (AWAB) in Kenya to launch the Africa Women Leadership Network (AWLN), drawing attention to the importance of financial empowerment of women on the continent. Driven by…
Interview: Pearson SA exec discusses education innovation in Africa
The 2016 Education Innovation Summit, which has been organised by IT News Africa and sponsored by Telkom and Mwabu, will see education and technology executives convene at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg on the 17th of March 2016 to discuss vital topics…
Samsung to tackle unemployment in SA
Technology has the power to push people forward and spark innovation. More than that, technology has the power to unite people, fostering an environment to create solutions that are not only innovative in functionality, but also serve important social purposes.…
Top 5 threats every company needs to pay attention to
ESET’s laboratories constantly analyse and study how cybercriminals propagate their threats all over the world. Looking back at ESET’s trend papers, we can see the evolution and the changes that companies have had to undergo. From a corporate standpoint,…
