MWEB Business simplifies spend management for SMEs
MWEB Business, the division of MWEB that focuses on the specialised Internet needs of business, has launched a hosted spend management solution in partnership with the Fraxion Software Corporation.
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IS launches Wi-Fi hotspot in a box
Internet Solutions (IS), a converged communications services provider, has launched IS Wi-Fi Hotspot in a Box for those small businesses that wish to join the forefront of technology.
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GSI combats counterfeit software and piracy
Microsoft SA says that it will support the company's global Genuine Software Initiative (GSI).
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Absa waives cellphone banking charges
Absa says that it is waiving all banking charges for new and existing individual and business cellphone banking users, for an additional six months, until 30 September.
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Synaq invests in global Scalix training
National managed Linux services provider and Open Source software specialist, Synaq, says that it has boosted its technical capability to integrate and support the Scalix messaging platform with an investment in training from the US-based messaging infrastructure company.
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SAA gets mobile solution
South African Airways (SAA) is in the process of deploying OpenHand's mobile e-mail solution as part of a wider business strategy aimed at enhancing operating efficiencies.
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Magix Integration opens Cape Town office
Johannesburg-based Magix Integration has opened an office in Cape Town aiming to enable it to effectively support customers in the region.
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Open Text launches Online Customer Community
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software provider, Open Text Corporation, has announced that it is launching an online customer community to provide an open forum where Open Text users can find and share information about ECM software and Open Text technology.
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Enterprise Connection opens Tshwane office
Last Thursday was the official opening of Enterprise Connection's (EC's) Tshwane office, under the management of Veena Pather.
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APC launches Sitbi concept at Cisco Networkers
Provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time infrastructure, American Power Conversion (APC) is bringing its "See It to Believe It" interactive tour to SA for the first time, at the upcoming Cisco Networkers, which will take place in Sun City from March 27 to 29.
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ICTWorld Exclusive
RENTALS24.co.za, the on-line property rental company, has launched a credit check facility without a monthly fee - and only a per transaction fee - which is expected to provide a significant service to businessmen and businesses who need to conduct fast and efficient credit checks.
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SPL enhances BEE capability
Service Parts Logistics (SPL) has recently announced the details of a new BEE deal.
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'Indian merger good for UCS'
Following the merger of India-based Visualsoft Technologies with Applabs Technologies, UCS Software Manufacturing (UCSSM) - Visualsoft's local domain-specialised outsourcing development partner - says that it is now in a significantly stronger position to tender for large outsourced retail product development contracts.
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'Striata upgrade takes e-services to new level'
Striata, a pioneer in the use of e-mail as a business and customer relationship tool over the past seven years, has completed a major infrastructure upgrade at a cost of over R1m.
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EMC solution implemented at NPI
The National Productivity Institute (NPI) has implemented the Hummingbird Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution, which is intended to assist in improving productivity by effectively managing documentation within the organisation.
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Xtel aims to manage telecom-spend accurately
Multimatics has announced that Xtel outsourced is now managing over half a billion rands worth of telecoms spend per annum.
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BTG opens Langa multimedia centre in Cape Town
A multimedia centre at Langa High School was officially opened last week by the chairman of the Bytes Technology Group (BTG) and the founder and chairman of the Altron Group, Dr Bill Venter.
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Tool from CipherTrust detects fraud e-mail
As part of an ongoing initiative to renew trust in online communications, CipherTrust has announced the TrustedSource Toolbar, a free e-mail reputation toolbar that informs users if an e-mail is from a known, trusted source or potentially suspicious.
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Unisys centres certified to internationally recognised British standard
BSI Management Systems (BSI) has certified eight of Unisys's managed services centres (MSCs) to British Standard 7799 (BS 7799:2002).
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Middle East investment company signs RiskMentor agreement
The International Investor Company (TII), a financial shareholding company established in 1992, has signed a RiskMentor credit risk management consulting contract with PIC Solutions.
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PAYM8 Botswana registers its millionth transaction
PAYM8, a group of technology companies specialising in accessible, innovative mobile commerce, says that it recently processed its millionth top-up request through its operation in Botswana.
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Lenovo to lay off 1 000, move headquarters to Raleigh
Ben Ames, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)
In response to market pressures in its desktop business, Lenovo has announced that it will lay off 1 000 employees, and move its corporate headquarters from Purchase, New York, to Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Avaya selects Frankfurt for Centre of Excellence
Avaya has selected Frankfurt, Germany for a Global Centre of Excellence dedicated to product and solution development.
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Control Instruments opens North American market
Control Instruments has acquired a majority shareholding in Tripmaster, a Dallas, Fort Worth-based business that specialises in fleet management in North America.
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DiData company delivers $4m turnkey call centre
Datacraft, a member of the Dimension Data group, and an independent IT services and solutions company in Asia, has completed the handover of a $4m call centre project in the Philippines for the world's largest independent provider of directory services.
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Most IT outsourcing deals continue to be focused on cost - Gartner
Strategic IT outsourcing can be an integral part of an organisation's long-term business success, but a new survey by Gartner shows that the majority of organisations worldwide are still focused on tactical IT outsourcing to achieve short-term, cost-focused objectives.
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EMEA ECB disk storage market had double-digit growth in 2005 - Gartner
External controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region totalled $4,6bn in 2005, a 10,3% increase over 2004 revenues of $4,1bn, according to Gartner.
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Continental AG deploys AMD solutions
At CeBIT, AMD and Continental AG unveiled Continental's deployment of AMD64 technology-based servers, workstations and desktop systems from HP.
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Opinion - Impact nominal index - how to spend public money twice
Four weeks ago, Hazel Blears, the minister in the UK Home Office responsible for the police, launched the Impact Nominal Index (INI).
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BenQ, global manufacturer of digital lifestyle devices, has announced the release of the "Trio" writer BW1000, a triple writer designed to encompass BD, DVD and CD format support, which aims to save the user from making any compromises among these technologies.
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FSC announces Primergy 8-socket server blade
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has announced the Primergy BX630 8-socket server blade designed for the Primergy Advanced Blade Ecosystem BX600 S2.
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Logitech webcam's eyeball design goes minimalist
Logitech has announced the latest version of the company's hallmark webcam eyeball design.
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'Inspiron 6400 for business and entertainment use'
Dell has announced the launch of the Inspiron 6400 - a notebook delivering multimedia and performance features said to be suitable for small businesses as well as consumers in EMEA.
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Sata II Raid solutions for SMEs from DCC
ICT World exclusive
The SME market is beginning to realise that data storage and performance requires a high-level of redundancy and is driving the demand for reliable Raid solutions.
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Logitech introduces cordless laser mouse for the other hand
Logitech says that it has announced the end of discrimination against the left hand.
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Spescom DataVoice adds support for Siemens platforms
Spescom DataVoice says it has extended its partnership with Siemens by adding support for Siemens HiPath CAP 3 telephony architecture to its solutions.
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Logitech PC headset sales reach 17m
Logitech has announced it has now sold 17m PC headsets worldwide since 2001, when the company acquired audio technology specialist Labtec.
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Adapter cable claimed to fit any cellphone
Poynting Antennas has a range of GSM cellphone 'range extender' antennas designed to help users overcome 'low signal' problems.
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Software AG unveils open standard suite
Software AG has launched crossvision, an industrial-strength service orientated architecture (SOA) that aims to allow businesses - through its governing and controlling services - to rapidly and cost-effectively leverage their existing assets and create new processes.
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Spescom DataVoice announces support for all major IP platforms
Spescom DataVoice has announced recording support for all major IP telecommunications platforms via an enhancement to its flagship Libra recorder.
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Blue Label releases Pharos cost management solutions
Blue Label Technology, local distributor of Pharos Systems software for sub-Saharan Africa, has announced that Pharos print cost management software solutions are now available directly within Lexmark's next-generation integrated Multifunction Printers (iMFPs), following the new partnership between Pharos Systems International and Lexmark.
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CA security solutions earn Checkmark certification
CA has announced that its anti-spyware and anti-virus solutions for the enterprise and consumer markets have been awarded Checkmark certifications by West Coast Labs, an independent testing organisation for information security products.
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FSC introduces 10Gb Ethernet controller
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has introduced the 10Gb LAN controller and a corresponding optical transceiver for the PW250, PW450, PW650 PW850, PW900, PW1500 and PW2500 Primepower servers.
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HP has announced the commencement of its biannual Total Partner Experience (TPE) survey.
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OPINION : Commoditisation - more of the same?
Nigel Taylor, GM: marketing at Canon Consumer Imaging SA
Commoditisation has undoubtedly undergone a few changes over the last years, predominately driven by the continued advent of technology.
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SecureData partners with Network Engines
SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, has announced that it has been appointed by Network Engines as its sole distributor for sub-Saharan Africa.
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Annex Distribution to supply Lifebook Q2010 from FSC
Annex Distribution has confirmed that it will stock and supply the local market with the Lifebook Q2010, the latest product from Fujitsu Siemens Computers' (FSC's) ultra-portable professional notebook range.
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Acer Altos range boosts opportunities for Solutions Partners
Acer SA says that it is continuing to add to and develop its portfolio of Acer Altos servers and storage devices and has upgraded the Solution Partner Programme to assist Acer Solution Partners to develop their businesses.
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Atio appointed as Witness Systems reseller
Atio has joined Witness Systems' Global Alliance Programme as a reseller for SA and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Local managed Linux service provider partners with global trader
National managed Linux services provider and Open Source software specialist, Synaq, has entered into a partnership with Scalix, a US-based international messaging infrastructure company, to provide the local market with Linux-based server infrastructure.
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Tudor pivotal to SanDisk's SA strategy
SanDisk, an established name in flash memory product, says that it is eager to tap into the potential that exists within the SA market.
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SuccessFactors partners with EPI-USE Africa
SuccessFactors, a global supplier of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, has announced its move into the SA marketplace by signing a strategic partnership agreement with EPI-USE Africa.
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Read in Computing SA this week: Intel announces new micro-architecture, Security issues at ISG result in changes, Regulatory process a challenge, Stealth theft on the up, Propnet expands use of Heat into facilities management, Making IT security accountable, Mardi Gras is back; what about IT?, OS X worms overhyped?, Not all there yet, The role of the CSO.
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Mark Taylor, MD at independent service provider, Nashua Mobile
The introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) during the second half of this year promises to benefit the country's millions of cellular subscribers by increasing competition and forcing mobile operators to sharpen their focus on customer service.
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Lower interconnect rates in Africa have not led to lower prices - new report
Falls in interconnect rates - the amount that operators charge each other to use their networks - have not always led to reductions in the prices charged to customers, says the author of a new report from Balancing Act (http://www.balancingact-africa.com).
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Why should the supply chain matter to SA's ICT industry?
The new edition of national supply chain and logistics research study, supplychainforesight, which is initiated and sponsored by Barloworld Logistics, shows a high degree of globalisation within the SA ICT industry.
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'Remote video surveillance offers cost, efficiency benefits'
SA organisations are starting to migrate towards low bit-rate video surveillance products that have turned remote and centralised video surveillance across the corporate wide area network (WAN) into an affordable and practical reality.
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Work it, baby!
If you consider that workflow is a term used to describe a set of tasks, procedural steps, people and tools needed for each step in a business process, it is no wonder that it is a vital element of business process management (BPM).
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