Ster-Kinekor has selected Hetzner's managed dedicated server solution to host its redesigned Web site, www.sterkinekor.com, which is intended to make planning a visit to a Ster-Kinekor theatre much easier. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Dimension Data SA has consolidated its Microsoft Applications and SAP Application Development Practices into Britehouse Group (Britehouse), a black-empowered entity. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
FNB deploys new generation technology in R60m ATM revamp
First National Bank (FNB) is conducting a R60m upgrade of its ATMs, which, the bank says, will see customers perform the fastest ATM transactions in the country, as well as use interactive graphics, which are designed to make the ATMs even easier to use, minimising the chance of errors [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
IBM equips Limpopo school to improve learning
IBM SA has provided a computer laboratory to help to improve learning through using technology tools at the rural, under-resourced Zamokuhle High School in Grobblersdal, Limpopo Province. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
'Nedbank empowers small businesses through mobile technology'
Nedbank has developed a mobile, cell phone-based, payment software solution that aims to allow merchants to process credit card payments without needing a point of sale (POS) terminal. The product can be used with any network, and costs less than POS terminals, Nedbank adds. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
iBurst reaches coverage milestone
Wireless broadband provider iBurst this week commissioned its 100th base station, in Boksburg, after its nationwide roll-out plan began in November 2004 with the commissioning of a base station in Sandton. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
SAP Africa brings IT Excellence to local market
SAP Africa has started rolling out the IT Excellence solution portfolio, which is focused on helping CIOs and their IT departments to drive more value out of their SAP assets, and at the same time decrease total cost of ownership. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
VoxTelecom ties up SS7 interconnect with Vodacom
Voice solutions provider, VoxTelecom, part of ALtX-listed DataPro Group, says that it has completed Signalling System 7 (SS7) interconnection with Vodacom SA. VoxTelecom claims that it can now offer voice services across several different technical platforms. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Local government ICT empowerment programme moves to second phase
The Development Bank of Southern Africa, the Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG), the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and LGSETA will be rolling out the second phase of the ICT skills training programme for municipalities in all nine provinces. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Nedbank Group 'eases turnaround with ProSight'
In 2003, the Nedbank Group's profits slumped, and a turnaround strategy was initiated. As part of a three-year recovery plan, the financial institution's Strategic Recovery and Turnaround Office (SRTO) adopted ProSight, a portfolio management solution. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
iBurst puts a human face to customer care
Most South Africans would be familiar with the stress of being shunted around a telephonic call centre with no hope of talking to a supervisor, let alone the head of customer care. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
SAS joins IBM's service-oriented architecture community
SAS has announced its acceptance into the IBM SOA Specialty programme after completing IBM's SOA technical and business requirements. This is intended to enable the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform to integrate with the IBM SOA Foundation, which is a single, open set of software, best practices and patterns that aims to provide users with what they need to get started with SOA. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Sun thinks inside the box for data centre system
Robert Mullins, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
To help enterprises with expanding data centre needs, Sun Microsystems says that it decided to think inside the box. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Microsoft re-issues patch for Windows 2000
Todd R. Weiss, Computerworld (US online)
A software security update released by Microsoft nine days ago to fix a flaw in Windows operating systems was re-issued Thursday after the company determined that the original patch did not completely fix a security problem for Windows 2000 users. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Intel third quarter revenue reaches $8,7bn
Intel has announced third quarter revenue of $8,7bn, operating income of $1,4bn, net income of $1,3bn and earnings per share (EPS) of 22 cents. Excluding the effects of share-based compensation, the company posted operating income of $1,7bn, net income of $1,5bn and EPS of 27 cents. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Quantum leap for ADIC Africa
With the recent acquisition of ADIC by Quantum Corporation, ADIC Africa has changed its name to Quantum Africa, aiming to reflect the expanded product range it will now bring to market. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
AMD powers 2006 World Cyber Games
AMD has announced it will be the Premier Sponsor of the World Cyber Games (WCG), the world's largest computer and video game festival, which will be held for the first time in Europe at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Gateway brings home location register technology to Africa
Gateway Communications says that it will become the first African satellite connectivity provider to integrate its network with the Home and Visitor Location Registers (HLR & VLR) of its customers. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Security vendors looking to gain insight into Microsoft's plans for opening up the Vista operating system kernel were frustrated yesterday morning when a technical glitch kept many from joining the first online discussion of this issue. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Ericsson to provide a glimpse of the future at show
Ericsson has announced that it will be exhibiting and presenting at GSM>3G Africa from October 19 - 20. The event will take place at the Cape Town Convention Centre and will comprise a high-level conference programme and networking exhibition. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
EWT uses GoldMine to communicate with members
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), which focuses on conserving threatened species and ecosystems in southern Africa, uses the customer relationship management (CRM) solution, GoldMine, from FrontRange Solutions to stay in constant contact with its more than 5 000 members. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Ballmer: Microsoft pushing for simplicity
Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld (US)
Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, says that the software vendor plans to give all of its applications an 'Internet-style simplicity' as part of a move to offer them in hosted environments to corporate users. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
SAP to give developers easier access to NetWeaver
China Martens, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)
SAP AG plans to make it simpler for developers to work with NetWeaver in a bid to expand the appeal of the integration platform, which is central to recent versions of the vendor's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
ICT World Exclusive
Security is a major concern for businesses today, and creating an ICT environment that is protected against threats such as viruses, worms, hackers and Trojans is key for the longevity of a business. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
IBM 'packs e-mail productivity into portable devices'
Harris announces DL-860 HD/SD serial digital legaliser
Concilium Technologies, local distributor for Harris Broadcast Communications Division, says Harris has begun the initial shipments of its DL-860 high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) serial digital legaliser. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Oracle extends its management solution
Oracle says that it is broadening the capabilities of Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, aiming to deliver wide-ranging management functionality for Oracle Applications and third-party applications. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Fibre to serial ATA Raid system now available
Local distribution house, Workgroup, has announced the local availability of the Raidtec FS3102, a 2GB Fibre Channel (FC)-attached Raid solution designed for use in departmental storage area networks (SAN) environments. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Sony delivers IP-based monitoring solution
Sony has announced its Distributed Enhanced Processing Architecture (Depa) technology platform, which aims to enable companies to deploy high performance IP monitoring networks without overloading existing IT infrastructure. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Juniper Networks launches enterprise data centre solution
Juniper Networks has introduced a series of products that aim to advance the company's comprehensive data centre solution and meet the changing requirements for enterprise data centres. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Acer rolls out entry-level notebooks
Acer SA has announced the immediate availability of two entry-level notebooks that aim to deliver a combination of power, functionality and affordability for cost-conscious professional users. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Heron G gun now available from Proscan
ProScan Systems, a distributor of supply chain, automated data collection and mobile computing solutions, extended its range of handheld readers earlier this year with the addition of the Datalogic Heron G CCD gun for instinctive reading in desk applications. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Spescom launches Libra voice recording technology
Libra 4.0 is the latest multi-application version of the voice recording family of products from Spescom DataVoice. It aims to provide a solution for businesses from SMEs to enterprises. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Softworx launches integrated manufacturing execution system
Softworx, a member of the EOH Group of Companies and master distributor of Infor, a global provider of enterprise software, has announced the availability of Infor ERP XA MES Suite. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Epson introduces printers for the home or small office
The Stylus C87 Plus and Stylus C79 are the latest four-colour general purpose inkjet printers from Epson. They aim to offer economical printing with four individual ink cartridges at R99 each. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Tibco Software has unveiled Tibco General Interface version 3.2, beta edition, which aims to provide developers with an open source licensing option and newly added functionality, including support for Firefox 1.5. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Gigabyte motherboards support ATI Crossfire and Intel Quad Core
Extreme gaming enthusiasts and power users who are looking for optimised performance and flexibility would do well to consider Gigabyte's latest offering in its range of Intel 965 motherboards, says local distributor, Rectron. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
CA product 'manages risk and compliance'
CA says that its CA Clarity Risk and Controls Manager is drawing praise from customers, partners and industry experts, for its ability to efficiently and effectively manage and monitor compliance initiatives across the enterprise. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Intel ships next-generation WiMAX chip
Intel has announced the availability of the Intel WiMAX Connection 2250, the company's next-generation system-on-chip, which is designed to support mobile networks in addition to fixed networks. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Symantec announces next-generation mail security solution
Symantec has announced the Symantec Mail Security 8300 Series, its next-generation mail security solution that aims to reduce risks to information flowing in and out of the enterprise via e-mail. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Transcend announces high capacity secure digital card
Transcend Information, a global supplier of flash memory cards, has announced its 4GB high-capacity and high-speed SDHC card (Class 6). The SDHC is the new generation of SD cards (Version 2.0) that, formatted in FAT32, can reach up to an enormous 32GB capacity, the company says. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
SAS helps banks manage their internal rating systems
SAS offers enhanced data management, analytic and reporting capabilities that aim to support the development, deployment and monitoring of internal rating systems. These capabilities, which come as part of SAS' credit scoring solution, are intended to help banks to develop accurate internal models in an effort to monitor and reduce bad debt. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
SMS subscription services for MTN and Vodacom users
BulkSMS.com, a wireless application service provider based in Cape Town, aims to offer MTN and Vodacom users access to subscription services received via SMS. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
FSC presents latest version of Networker Backup Suite
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has announced the latest version of its NetWorker Backup Suite. Version 7.3 is designed to focus the NetWorker module PLUS for Oracle, which aims to use schedules to allow completely automated database backup and restore. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
DCC, Symantec top up storage offering for the channel
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has expanded its storage offering to include two products from Symantec - Enterprise Vault and Backup Exec Systems Recovery, formerly known as LiveState Recovery. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Gary Naidoo, deputy MD at Sahara
There is no doubt that mobile computing has made its mark globally within corporate arenas. Decision-makers, for the most part, have embraced mobility infrastructure with the view that it is a valuable investment. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
The price tag on channel loyalty versus the importance of channel partnering
Gary Naidoo, deputy MD at Sahara
Today's markets and businesses place a premium on customer loyalty, yet customer loyalty appears to be fleeting, only achievable through offering the lowest price or best margins to the channel. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Mobile driving security threats
Eric McGee, IS consultant at Business Connexion's Networks Competency
As mobile access to sensitive corporate information becomes more popular, and the number and type of mobile devices used to access such information increases, security becomes a problem that most companies will have to deal with, if they are not already doing so. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
After last year's significant advancements, firms showed little progress toward overall supply chain goals, according to the fourth annual Global Survey of Supply Chain Progress from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Supply Chain Management Review. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
Guarding your children online
The advancement in ICT and proliferation of the Internet has resulted in a significant increase in information resources, communication channels and access to interactive devices. [Issue:Two hundred and eight (16/10/06 - 20/10/06)]
