iBurst announces strategic partnership with Autopage
Wireless broadband provider, iBurst, has announced a partnership with mobile service provider, Altech Autopage Cellular, which is intended to see greater numbers of South Africans benefiting from the mobility that high-speed wireless Internet has to offer. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
'Language choice drives access to computer proficiency'
Translate.org says that it has enabled the teaching of computer proficiency in all 11 official languages, with the implementation of translation software developed on an open source platform. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Convergence and ICT skills top of Vodacom's agenda
Convergence - the ability for customers to access multiple services via multiple interfaces at the time and in the format they require, translates into convenient services that are easy to use and access. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
KSS, a converged network integrator focusing on integrated data, voice and/or video solutions, has recently increased its black economic empowerment (BEE) shareholding with the inclusion of two new stakeholders - Lazarus (Rusty) Mtshali and Ntsundeni Madzunya. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Medication management system launches Khayelitsha pilot
SIMPill, a locally developed product that uses GSM technology to ensure that patients with chronic diseases take their medication regularly, has launched its largest pilot to date at the Michael Mopongwane clinic in Khayelitsha. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Talk radio station, 702 Talk Radio, has partnered with Sentech to expand its coverage to Pretoria and surrounds. Pretoria listeners can now tune in to 702 on 106 FM. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
'A package with contract benefits for the cost-conscious youth'
Grassroots, Lizards, Playas, Magpies and Sophisticats. These are tags colloquially used to identify different groups of South Africans - based on income, location and occupation. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Faritec and Prosperity join forces on African medical aid solution
In a bid to service a growing customer base, and facilitate aggressive expansion plans for Africa, medical and health insurer, Prosperity Health, has teamed with Faritec in an IBM-based technology upgrade project. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Cornastone Enterprise Systems enters infrastructure optimisation space
Cornastone Enterprise Systems, a black-owned IT services and solutions company, has acquired a 51% stake in SYSDBA, an IT infrastructure optimisation specialist. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
VVM purchases call centre
Debt collection and credit management agency, Van De Venter Mojapelo (VVM) Attorneys, has acquired a state of the art call centre from African Call Centre Solutions, which is a member of the TCT group of companies. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
'Parents Guide to MXit' now available
The 'Parents Guide to MXit' is now available. This concise guide is made available at no cost to all concerned parents or educators, who may have sleepless nights about children using MXit, the chat application that enables communication on cell phones at the fraction of SMS costs. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Grant Gross, IDG News Service (Washington Bureau)
Electronic voting machines remain vulnerable to attacks from people trying to steal elections and to glitches that incorrectly count votes, critics say as the US prepares for a national election. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
snom technology AG, developer and manufacturer of VoIP telephones, has announced a strategic partnership with Pingtel, a provider of SIP-based Enterprise Communications Systems (ECS). [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
2007 Microsoft Office System released to manufacturing
Novell outlines details of agreement with Microsoft
Novell has published additional details on the agreements announced with Microsoft on November 2, outlining the commitment made by both companies to address customers' growing requirement for Windows and Linux interoperability. The details were made available by Novell in a filing with the SEC. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Adobe Systems CFO resigns
Robert Mullins, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Randy Furr has resigned his position as executive vice-president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Adobe Systems after barely six months on the job. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Spam aims to manipulate voters
PandaLabs has detected e-mail messages which, claiming to inform users about an attack on online banking, advises them to visit a security Web page. However, the content on this page is directed at criticising the political situation in the USA. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Number of phishing e-mails has almost doubled in two years - Gartner
The number of US adults that are sure or think that they have received phishing e-mails has nearly doubled since 2004, according to a survey by Gartner. Financial losses stemming from phishing attacks have risen to more than $2,8bn in 2006. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
EMC to acquire Avamar Technologies
EMC has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Avamar Technologies, a provider of enterprise-class data protection software featuring data de-duplication technology. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Lenovo reports slimmer profit as sales rise
Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service (Singapore Bureau)
Lenovo has reported a slimmer profit for the first half of its fiscal year, despite a rise in sales during the period. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Avaya, a global provider of business applications, systems and services, has introduced its third-generation directory enabled management (DEM) interface, a building block that is said to connect enterprise business applications intelligently with IP telephony software, messaging systems and media servers. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Wikipedia hijacked by malware
Matthew Broersma, Techworld.com
Malware writers have used a Wikipedia article and special storage features to attempt to plant malicious code on unsuspecting users' systems, the online encyclopaedia's organisers have confirmed. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Linux advocates wary of Novell-Microsoft tie
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Novell investors may be cheering the Linux vendor's historic partnership with Microsoft, but Linux advocates had an entirely different reaction Thursday, expressing concerns that the deal may hint at future patent lawsuits and possibly even violate Linux' software licence. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Intel, Micron announce advancements in NAND flash memory JV
Intel and Micron Technology have announced that they are ahead of schedule on their development of the NAND flash memory joint venture, IM Flash Technologies. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
McAfee and DCC 'deliver security solutions to combat threats'
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is now delivering McAfee's latest consumer-focused security solutions - Wireless Protection, Total Protection and PC Protection Plus - to resellers and the retail market. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Trojan Dropper 'fools users with infected Word file'
Anti-virus experts at IT security solution provider, MicroWorld Technologies, advise computer users to apply caution when receiving Word files from unknown senders, or when downloading them from untrusted Web sites. Infected documents may contain a Macro Trojan Dropper named MSWord.Lafool.v. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
IT security firm, Sophos, has warned computer users of a new e-mail-aware worm that poses as a number of false breaking news stories - including the outbreak of nuclear war and the death of George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin - in an attempt by hackers to infect computers and steal information. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Sophos reveals 'dirty dozen' spam-relaying countries
HP has announced a dedicated storage blade, which aims to provide customers with quick and efficient storage expansion to enable greater flexibility within IT infrastructures. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Novell releases Mono 1.2 with enhanced support for .NET on Linux
Novell has announced the release of Mono version 1.2, said to be an advance in the expansion of the Mono project, as well as an important milestone toward compatibility with version 2.0 of the .NET framework. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
IBM announces midrange storage servers for the telecoms industry
IBM has announced two midrange storage servers designed for companies that require 'hardened' infrastructures because of the industries they address or the data centre environments where the equipment is located. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Thinking like a cyber criminal to enhance protection of IT systems and infrastructure is a growing trend within the IT security market says Clint Carrick, CEO of Carrick Holdings, a local provider of IT security solutions and services. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Mobility the flagship of Sahara's computer offering
Sahara Computers has incorporated several laptops into its existing range. This forms part of an action plan tabled by management in response to what it believes to be a steady but definite increase in demand for high-performance, cost-effective mobile solutions. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
HTC MTeoR turns over a new leaf
The HTC MTeoR 3G Smartphone is said to be the world's first 3G Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone. It may be small, just 112,4 x 49 x 14,8mm and weigh a mere 120g, but this device is claimed to be powerful, as a result of its 300MHz Samsung 2442 processor. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has announced the imminent arrival of two disk storage systems (file and print servers) for SMEs. Even the most exacting demands in terms of reliability, speed and availability will present no problems to the FibreCAT NX20 and FibreCAT NX40 models, FSC says. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
APC announces next generation SurgeArrest product line
American Power Conversion (APC) has announced the Essential SurgeArrest series for SA, which is designed to provide high-quality power protection for the home, home office and business. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Unified Threat Management (UTM) is becoming the trend in the network landscape, and, with technology continually converging and integrating, it is claimed that there is no longer the need to have different devices to manage anti-spam, anti-virus and firewall applications. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
EMC back-up advisor 'introduces forecasting and trend reporting'
Both SMEs and large enterprises are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of backing up corporate data and information resources. In some instances, all it takes is one large-scale virus or malware attack to completely cripple a business's productivity, resulting in untold damage if data is not being properly backed up. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Cisco Unified CRM Connector 'improves CRM for SMEs'
Cisco has announced, with the support of Microsoft, that the Cisco Unified CRM Connector 3.0 is now available in 20 different languages. The Cisco Unified CRM Connector 3.0 is a customer relationship management (CRM) application tightly integrated with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Orangeworks launches 'step forward' for accounting software at SMEs
McAfee has announced that its anti-spam researchers have been tracking a new trend, nicknamed 'spam island-hopping', in which island-hopping spammers use the domain names of small islands as Web site links in spam campaigns, aiming to disguise themselves from spam filters that traditionally catch more well-known domains. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
4Snewcom and snom showcase IP PBX
4Snewcom, which announced the blue4S (formerly iblue) an IP PBX on a Mac mini, will present the system live at the VON Europe exhibition in Berlin from today. 4Sblue will be shown as an IP PBX solution interoperable with snom phones. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Panda Software releases version of free ActiveScan
Panda Software has recently launched a version of its free online solution, Panda ActiveScan, which, the company says, not only disinfects and eliminates viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and other threats, but now also uses low-level scanning to detect and disinfect rootkits. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Xerox updates FreeFlow
Xerox, distributed in 24 sub-Saharan countries by Bytes Document Solutions, has announced enhancements to six software tools in its FreeFlow Digital Workflow collection. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Comztek and Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) have announced that Comztek will be distributing the FSC product range in SA. This product range includes handheld devices, desktop and notebook computers, displays, accessories as well as an extensive server and storage solution set. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Government open source drive heads for call centres
Public sector call centres may be among the most significant beneficiaries of the government's drive to implement open source software solutions, according to BizCall MD, Steve Briggs. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Risky business - implementing BPM
One of the reasons why Business Process Management (BPM) implementations fail is the contrast between human flexibility and the clinical nature of a process engine. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Spescom confident that wireless will change society
Yaron Assabi, CEO of the Digital Solutions Group, says using a Web-centric approach can bring a change
Most executives were disillusioned by the Web and the economic turmoil that was caused by the dotcom boom and bust. At the time, many blamed technology companies of 'misleading' the public. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Telecoms infrastructure development key to bridging the 'digital divide'
With ongoing innovations in the development and use of ICT, the information age offers enormous potential for growth in all countries. Despite this, SA has yet to benefit from the vast resources and opportunities provided by ICT, particularly with regards to Internet access and telecommunications. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Next intelligent step is to unlock BI's strategic value - Quintica
Up to 80% of the investment in a Business Intelligence (BI) implementation is wasted and new financial commitments will be required within three years - when the cycle may repeat itself. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
PortAuthority Technologies, a supplier of information leak prevention (ILP) products, and Safend, a global provider of endpoint security solutions, have announced a partnership intended to expand content-aware, policy-based data protection beyond the gateway to desktops and corporate endpoints. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has announced the appointment of Storgate Africa as a distributor for its entire portfolio of solutions, encompassing notebook and desktop computers, as well as a range of server solutions for businesses of all sizes. Storgate Africa will also distribute FSC storage solutions. [Issue:Two hundred and eleven (6/11/06 - 10/11/06)]
