Microsoft SA launches community PC refurbishment centre
Microsoft SA, in partnership with the Universal Services Agency and the national Department of Communication and Provincial Department of Agriculture, has launched a PC refurbishment centre at the Maluti a Phofung Nodal Point in Qwaqwa.
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Sybase SA seeks BEE partner
Enterprise software company, Sybase SA, has announced that the company is poised to fulfil its strategy to find the right black empowerment partner, following its exit from Denel last year and client acquisitions such as Standard Bank and Telkom.
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iBurst improves coverage
Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), provider of iBurst, has embarked on an ambitious plan to dramatically improve coverage over the next three months.
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MWEB Business launches broadband VoIP offering
MWEB Business has today announced the launch of OfficeCall ADSL, its first VoIP offering that utilises a broadband Internet connection.
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Vodacom entry to Nigeria delayed
According to Alan Knott-Craig, CEO of the Vodacom Group, Vodacom remains committed and interested in entering the Nigerian market, and to that end has been pursuing the acquisition of a controlling interest in V-Mobile, one of the four cellular operators in Nigeria.
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Credit Academy passes 1 000 delegates
The Credit Academy, hosted by PIC Solutions, says it has presented turnkey credit and risk training solutions to over 1 000 attendees from over 100 credit grantors in over 10 different countries.
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Trans Hex installs Board MIT software
Trans Hex, the diamond exploration and mining group, has implemented Board Management Intelligence Toolkit (Board MIT), the business intelligence (BI) solution from TCM, to assist with financial management reporting.
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EMC and Unisys collaborate on new client solutions
EMC and Unisys have expanded a 13-year alliance to develop integrated solutions that will focus on three areas: real-time infrastructure, public sector systems and enterprise security solutions.
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Establishment of IT and project governance SIG
As the use of IT has become ubiquitous in society, and enterprises are becoming increasingly dependent on the use of IT in their ability to act as going concerns, effective governance of IT in general, and IT projects specifically, has increasingly become imperative.
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Open Group, Real IRM host international enterprise architecture conference in Cape Town
The Open Group, the international vendor- and technology-neutral consortium, is hosting an IT Architecture Practitioners Conference in Cape Town from 5 to 7 March, in association with Real IRM, a local enterprise architecture specialist.
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Intervate develops intranet initiative for DoJCD
Intervate, a local provider of software integration and development solutions, recently implemented a large scale intranet project for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD).
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LR Group introduces 'live' learning product
Thomson NETg has introduced a suite of learning products and services called 'KnowledgeNow' to the SA market via its partner in the country, LR Learning Solutions, Business Unit of Learning Resources, part of the LR Group.
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Public-private sector partnership places Durban in IT hub
Durban is said to be fast becoming Africa's ICT hub, with its heartbeat in Umhlanga Ridge, as several ICT companies have established their headquarters on the Ridge.
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SAPS gets paperless solution
The Technical Support Service, a component of the Crime Intelligence division within the South African Police Service (SAPS), now has another advantage over criminals.
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Sentech begins roll-out of digital terrestrial broadcasting infrastructure
During 2006, Sentech will begin the process of upgrading the country's broadcasting infrastructure from an analogue system to a digital-ready, terrestrial system, so that SA meets broadcasting requirements ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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FNB Cellphone Banking profitable a year ahead of target
First National Bank (FNB) has emerged as the market leader in SA's cellphone banking space, posting 1,8m transactions valued at R200m since the launch of its mobile banking service in March 2005.
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The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) has followed its recent MAR introduction of the WASPA Code of Conduct in September last year, with the introduction of the WASPA Advertising Rules.
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IFCA MBS Software solution offers Atlantic Beach a 'whole in one'
Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, situated in Melkbosstrand in the Western Cape, offers a championship links golf course in natural, indigenous surroundings against the backdrop of Table Mountain.
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Belkin is gearing up for CeBIT, where the company will be presenting its complete product portfolio at Booth E64 in Hall 25.
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Worldwide server shipments experience double-digit growth - Gartner
Worldwide server shipments in 2005 increased by 12,7% from 2004, while worldwide server revenue grew by 4,5% in 2005, according to Gartner.
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Iomega ships one-millionth REV disk
As REV technology becomes a storage standard for SMEs around the world, Iomega has announced the latest milestone in the growth of the Iomega REV drive platform: one million Iomega REV 35 gigabyte disks have shipped in just 22 months.
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Avaya extends enterprise mobility to Nokia phones
Avaya and Nokia have announced that Avaya's flagship IP telephony software, Avaya Communication Manager, now supports Nokia Series 80 smart phones, such as the Nokia 9300 and the Nokia 9300i enterprise smart phones and the Nokia 9500 Communicator.
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Battle for mobile e-mail hots up
The patent legal case between Research In Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry, and NTP heads for a scheduled court decision on February 24.
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Fontera looks East
Fontera, the Cape Town-based Radio TXT and mobile marketing solutions company, has announced a 'significant' licensing deal in Pakistan.
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SAS 9.1 achieves 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' status
SAS, an SAP software partner and supplier of business intelligence (BI) solutions, says that it has achieved 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' integration status for its 9.1 solution.
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CSC chooses InterSystems' Ensemble
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has chosen the Ensemble universal integration platform from InterSystems for a major healthcare integration project in The Netherlands.
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Opinion: UPS evaluating RFID for shipping operations
Bob Nonneman, Industrial engineering manager, RFID, UPS
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an integral piece of many industrial applications today.
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APC reports record revenue for the fourth quarter and 2005
American Power Conversion (APC) has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005.
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Sun to buy patch management vendor Aduva
Shelley Solheim, IDG News Service (New York Bureau)
Sun Microsystems has agreed to acquire patch management specialist Aduva, of Sunnyvale, California, officials say.
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AOL nudges US dial-up subscribers toward broadband
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service (Miami Bureau)
Starting next month, America Online (AOL) will increase the price of its most popular dial-up access plan in the US to encourage subscribers to adopt the company's new broadband access plan.
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Technological innovation has been highlighted as a key driver in the development of the contact centre, according to the Merchants Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report 2006.
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Sun Microsystems, Imation to collaborate on storage technologies
Sun Microsystems and Imation have entered into a strategic agreement related to current and future storage products.
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Samsung demonstrates WiBro technology
Samsung Electronics has given the SA telecommunications industry a demonstration of its high-speed Wireless Broadband (WiBro) technology.
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Imation to manufacture HD DVD and Blu-ray optical media
Imation, a worldwide supplier of removable data storage media, has announced that it has begun its scale-up of manufacturing for HD DVD and Blu-ray optical recordable media in preparation for product introduction early this year.
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Make Skype calls with the DPH-50U from D-Link
D-Link today announced the DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter, which aims to allow a users' existing corded or cordless telephone to take advantage of Skype's low-cost calling features.
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Plug-and-play security appliance from Sophos
Sophos has announced the availability of its ES4000 integrated managed e-mail security appliance.
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Agilent introduces digital vector signal measurement solutions
Concilium Technologies has announced that Agilent Technologies has introduced a combination of solutions that integrate the digital signal capture power of its logic analysers with Agilent 89600 Series VSA (vector signal analysis) software, a tool for radio frequency (RF) signal analysis.
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Corel introduces CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3
Corel has unveiled the latest version of its graphics suite, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3.
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PetaStor releases PowerPC-based Raid-6 subsystems
Local data storage distributor, New IT, has announced the latest product in the Alnico Raid series from PetaStor.
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Secure your notebook and desktop with Axiz locks
IT infrastructure distributor, Axiz, has launched a range of notebook and desktop locks that is designed to deter even the most opportunistic thieves.
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CA solutions lead in large enterprises - Forrester
CA has announced that it has been ranked a 'Leader' in 'The Forrester Wave: Service Desk Management Tools, Q1 2006,' published by Forrester Research.
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Pinnacle Micro announces Sony Pro DATA
Local distribution house, Pinnacle Storage, has announced Sony's first generation of Professional Disc for DATA (Pro DATA) optical storage devices, automated devices and media.
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Acer revs up with Ferrari LCD monitor
Acer SA has announced the local availability of the Acer Ferrari F-19" LCD monitor, the latest product of Acer's international partnership with the Italian sports car manufacturer, Ferrari.
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Canon releases Digital IXUS i zoom camera
Photographic imaging and technology provider, Canon, has released the Digital IXUS i zoom camera that is said to feature 2,4x optical zoom and to embrace the perpetual curve design of its big brother, the Digital IXUS 750.
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Local e-enablement specialist, Dax Data, has been appointed a distributor of the Adobe Systems Desktop range of solutions, including Acrobat and Creative Suite.
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Success depends on a sound value proposition
It is a perpetual argument in the technology channel: vendors are perceived to be muscling in on territory that should belong to resellers, cherry-picking the 'named accounts' and leaving crumbs for their partners.
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D-Link hosts technology update for channel partners
D-Link, a designer, developer and manufacturer of connectivity and network solutions, is hosting a free technology update for channel partners.
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CoreProcess moves to Alliance model
With the changing needs of the marketplace, CoreProcess says that it has decided to move to an Alliance business model in order to better service its customers, and to deliver more solutions and the consulting expertise required to optimise their use within ever more complex business operations.
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Reseller scepticism in software game turned on its head
In recent years, there have been changes within the vendor/channel models and players have had to adapt to new realities.
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Read in Computing SA this week: HP ProCurve targets edge intelligence, What is wrong at Software Futures?, Millicom concludes cellular deal in Africa, Budget 2006: Manuel addresses tech issues, BoE PC banks on Cognos ReportNet, How SA can grow its slice of the outsourced call centre market, IBM unveils BladeCenter chassis, blades, CA merges malware protection, The Channel, How to get rewarded for incompetence.
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Research reveals 'low-tech' security threat to EMEA businesses
Forget viruses, hackers and other high-tech risks, one of the biggest security threats facing EMEA businesses is via the age-old medium of paper, according to new research from Lexmark, the printing solutions provider.
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Printing is human nature
Over the past couple of years, there has been a great deal of talk about digital workflow solutions, and, more specifically, about their ability to reduce an organisation's spend on paper, toner and the maintenance of their print fleet.
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The value of technical training
Over the past five years, there has been a strong move towards technology distributors becoming more involved in the value-add process, in many cases providing focused high-end technical skills to customers on the reseller's behalf, and, therein bridging the gap in knowledge that has resulted from the ever quickening pace at which the IT market is moving.
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Changing business strategies to meet corporate governance needs
In the face of increasingly tightening corporate governance requirements, organisations need to adapt their IT strategies to closer align IT spend with business priorities.
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IT outsourcing is about relationships; not technology
Research reveals that 50% of outsourcing deals fail.
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