Konica Minolta SA's Professional Services (KMPS) division has secured the exclusive rights to distribute document accounting solution, Pcounter, in this country. The solution is designed to help companies to curb costs relating to printing and copying. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
MTN, GSMA and others to pilot mobile money transfer
The MTN Group has announced its participation in the GSM Association (GSMA) pilot programme, which is aimed at enabling the world's 200m international migrant workers to easily and securely send money to dependents in their home countries. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
TimBukOne 'takes the sweat out of CV management'
Software developer, TimBukOne, has announced the release of the fully automated CV Manager and Administrator, designed for recruitment agencies and human resource departments across all industries. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
MTN part of initiative to use cellphones to fight HIV/AIDS
The MTN group is to be a mobile operator partner in the Phones-for-Health initiative, a public-private partnership to help fight HIV/AIDS and other major health challenges in Africa. Phones-for-Health was launched in Barcelona, Spain, by the GSM Association (GSMA). [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Local PS3 launch date announced
Sony's PlayStation 3 home entertainment console (PS3) will be on sale in SA from March 23 - in conjunction with the console's launches in the UK and Australasia. An expected one million PS3 units will be made available during the initial launch period. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
T-Systems SA clinches R50m Consol outsourcing deal
Rogue wireless Internet Service Providers (ISPs), providing Internet access to consumers in contravention of the Telecommunications Act, are putting extreme pressure on SA's scarce radio spectrum. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Peri Peri nice deal for IS
Internet Solutions (IS) has signed a deal with Nando's to supply 430 users with Hosted Exchange e-Mail Service. Hosted Exchange 2003 is designed to offer breakthrough advances in performance and stability, along with staff productivity gains and reductions in total cost of ownership. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Bytes acquires Silverminute
Bytes Systems Integration (Bytes) has acquired Cape Town-based specialist Microsoft business solutions company, Silverminute. The acquisition aims to enhance Bytes' ability to provide specialised tailor-made Microsoft solutions and services for its customer base. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Metropolitan partners with Sentech and Connecting Africa
Financial services company, Metropolitan, recently chose Sentech's Vivid satellite platform for the delivery of a business television solution that aims to enable its largest business unit, Metropolitan Retail, to simultaneously broadcast empowering and entertaining content to all its regional offices across the country. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
SABC outsources printing to Datacentrix
The SABC says that it has dramatically decreased the number of devices it uses, by replacing all printers, faxes, copiers and scanners with multi-functional devices as part of a Managed Output Solution (MOS) project with IT services and solutions provider, Datacentrix. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
EOH Axia Microsoft Dynamics appoints divisional director
Brian Cronje is to head up EOH's Microsoft Dynamics business, which includes ERP (Microsoft Dynamics - AX formally Axapta) and CRM (Microsoft CRM) product offerings. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
MTN network to provide mobile voice, data and video
Metrorail awards tender to IPMS and Spescom DataVoice
IPMS Consulting, a member of the Elmer Group of companies, and Spescom DataVoice, have been awarded the South African Rail Commuter Corporation-Metrorail Voice Recording tender. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Moneyweb goes live with Cambrient portal
Cambrient, a local Web development and content management company, has redeveloped Moneyweb's content management system (CMS) to upgrade its technology and site functionality. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Internet access and content drives mobile data revenue growth
African ICT market analyst, BMI-TechKnowledge (BMI-T), has announced the publication of its latest report, entitled Enterprise and Consumer Mobile Data Applications Market, which expects to see mobile data revenues almost triple over the forecast period from 2006 to 2011. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
QuickBooks 'assists SMEs to build sustainable businesses'
About two million people are engaged in some form of self-employment in SA. Providing effective business support to all of these entrepreneurs is virtually impossible for most companies and government sectors. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
The clock is ticking...
FNB has launched a campaign intended to determine what its clients really want. The campaign is aimed at getting to know FNB's clients better, finding out what their life-long dreams are, and then finding ways of helping them realise those dreams. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
John Blau, IDG News Service (Dusseldorf Bureau)
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB plans to make an announcement tomorrow about its strategy for the UIQ interface that runs on the Symbian mobile phone operating system. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Oracle announces Linux support for Oracle Communications
Oracle has announced that Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management will support the Linux platform. The announcement is said to further Oracle's commitment to deliver application functionality on Linux. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Symantec has announced that Symantec Security Response, in conjunction with the Indiana University School of Informatics, has uncovered a significant security threat. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
3GSM: Nokia hopes to push mobile e-mail in enterprise
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service (Dublin Bureau)
Nokia is aiming to boost the use of mobile e-mail in the enterprise with a further release of its Intellisync software and several handsets aimed at business users. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
'70% of Web sites at immediate risk of being hacked!'
83% of mobile operators hit by mobile device infections - McAfee
McAfee has announced research that reveals that mobile operators globally are experiencing more mobile malware attacks than ever before, and spending more time and money on recovery from these attacks. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
3GSM: Motorola 'connects the unconnected'
Motorola has delivered a portfolio of devices and solutions that aim to demonstrate the company's ability in design, music, media, high-speed performance, wireless broadband and connecting the unconnected. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
AMD to license graphics technology optimised for handheld devices
LG Electronics has announced its second model in the premium 'Black Label' series, which will be known to the consumer as the LG 'Shine' phone. The 'Shine' will initially be launched in Europe and is expected to arrive in SA during May this year. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
FutureBazaar partners with AppLabs Technologies on security testing
AppLabs Technologies, an independent software testing company, has been appointed by FutureBazaar India, a subsidiary of Pantaloon Retail (India), to carry out security testing of its e-retail Web site: www.futurebazaar.com. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Motorola deploys WiMAX for Wateen Telecom-Pakistan
Motorola says that it has deployed Wateen Telecom's WiMAX network in 17 major cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The two companies have also carried out end-to-end voice and data calls over the network. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
CTO: Red Hat unaffected by Oracle, Novell
Robert Mullins, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Red Hat has scheduled a March release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5), the latest version of its open source operating system, while it tries to fend off new competitive threats from Oracle and the Microsoft-Novell partnership. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
3GSM: Enterprises are uncertain about mobile security
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service (Dublin Bureau)
Uncertainty about how to secure mobile phones in the face of increasing threats is slowing enterprise adoption of mobile applications, say experts exhibiting at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Microsoft and Novell announce technical collaboration
Motorola has signed an agreement with the GSM Association (GSMA) and MTC Namibia to conduct a trial for wind and solar power systems to support the African operator's remote GSM cell sites. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Carrick partners with Symantec
Carrick, a national provider of IT security services and support, has partnered with global security specialist, Symantec, in a campaign aiming to highlight the benefits of the Sygate security solution incorporating Enterprise Protection. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
ETS 'enhances Web-based applications for end-users'
ETS, the manufacturer and supporter of the Mtrack asset tracking and recovery device, says that it has enhanced its Web-based applications to incorporate greater functionality and easier accessibility for clients. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Intel research advances 'era of Tera'
Intel researchers say that they have developed a programmable processor that can deliver supercomputer-like performance from a single, 80-core chip not much larger than the size of a fingernail, while using less electricity than most of today's home appliances. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
MicroWorld Technologies, maker of security solutions in anti-virus, anti-spam and content security, has announced that its Free Network Monitoring Tool, ViewTCP, is now Vista compatible. Users can download the new version at http://www.mwti.net/products/viewtcp/viewtcp.asp. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
AMD boosts processor capabilities
AMD has unveiled more architectural features for its upcoming native Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors (codenamed 'Barcelona') during a presentation to the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Printacom, sole importer and brand representative for OKI Printing Solutions in SA has launched printing solutions from OKI which aim to add increased reliability, cost efficiency and performance to their customers' print equipment. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Novell and Intel have announced the availability of para-virtualised network and block device drivers that aim to allow Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003/XP to run unmodified in Xen virtual environments on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 from Novell, operating on Intel-based server platforms featuring Intel Virtualisation Technology. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
SanDisk has introduced a Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (Jedec) standard version of the iNAND embedded flash drive (EFD), which is soon to be available in capacities of up to 8GB. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Transcend introduces USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Transcend Information (Transcend) has introduced a refined USB 2.0 Flash Drive, the JetFlash V90, which has a capacity of 2GB. The stylish metal body with genuine mother-of-pearl is intended to make the JetFlash V90 a trendy device. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Attix5 announces latest release of back-up solution
Based on the understanding that back-ups are best when they take place with little or no intervention from administrators or computer users, disc-to-disc back-up and restore specialist, Attix5, has announced the latest iteration of its remote solution for data protection, Attix5 Backup Professional. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
PCL-enabled single function printer announced
Broad-based ICT distributor, Pinnacle Micro, has announced the availability of the Laser Shot LBP3460, Canon's PCL-enabled monochrome single function printer (SFP) in the Laser Shot range. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
AMD ushers in multimedia for mobile devices
AMD has introduced the AMD Imageon 2298, 2294 and 2192 media processors, aiming to offer ultra-fast, high-resolution image processing, DVD-quality video and high-definition audio for compelling mobile multimedia experiences. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Intelligent archiving solution offers flexibility and control - Symantec
Symantec has announced Symantec Enterprise Vault 7.0, an intelligent content archival solution that is designed to store e-mail and collaborative content cost-effectively, manage it according to retention and compliance requirements, and to support e-discovery and knowledge management. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Heatsoft releases PC back-up solution
Heatsoft has released Heatsoft Automatic Synchronizer 1.07 (HAS), a Windows utility designed for automatic synchronisation, back-up, replication and mirroring of important files on most storage media or even between two computers on a network. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Softline ACCPAC announces latest version of Accpac CRM
ITEC SA to be Ericsson Enterprise distribution partner
Ericsson Enterprise AB has awarded distribution partner status to ITEC SA, making the Sunninghill-based distribution company the second official supplier of Ericsson Enterprise equipment in the country. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Partners become BMC Software Remedy Approved Consultants
Five business partner candidates have completed a series of training classes, both online and instructor-led, through the BMC Software Business School, and have become Remedy Approved Consultants. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Annex at the ready as multi-core popularity grows
Multi-core processing technology is a key driving force behind corporate investment in ICT infrastructure, says management at Annex Distribution, local distributor of AMD solutions. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Between 60 and 80% of e-mail traffic is spam, and, for companies that do not have mechanisms in place to manage the copious amounts of unsolicited mails entering their systems everyday, this can severely hamper their ability to conduct their business. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Note the basics when purchasing mobile solutions
Gary Naidoo, deputy MD at Sahara
Mobile & wireless technology is one of the faster growing areas within the ICT sector. The increase in productivity, combined with lower prices and higher levels of innovation, results in a definite return on investment. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
European consumers favour telecom providers & ISPs for IPTV delivery - Juniper Networks
Consumers would choose traditional telecom providers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) over portal/content providers to supply their Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service, according to European research commissioned by Juniper Networks. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Sahara assists with ICT skills development
The ICT sector is in need of more skills, and the sooner that SA's learners experience tuition through technology, the better, says Gary Naidoo, deputy MD at Sahara Computers. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
Study shows preference for 'all-in-one' communications systems
BenchmarkPortal, a national research firm specialising in contact centre best practices, published its survey results last month showing contact centre preferences for 'all-in-one' (or 'unified') versus 'multi-point' communications systems. [Issue:Two hundred and twenty-two (12/2/07 - 16/2/07)]
