Vodacom recently announced that effective 1 June it is offering a further reduction in the cost of its 3G data service.
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IS provides African connectivity for Prosperity Health
Internet Solutions (IS), a converged communications services provider, is providing Prosperity Health with connectivity for its members and service providers across Africa, on a 24 x 7 basis.
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FNB to invest R100m in new generation ATMs
First National Bank (FNB) has unveiled a R100m technology investment programme to expand its ATM network infrastructure across the country during 2006.
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Redline Communications brings WiMAX event to SA
Redline Communications, a provider of standards-based broadband wireless equipment, will focus on providing insights into the large scale deployment of WiMAX technology at the first African WiMAX Forum to be held this week in Midrand.
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Cell C grows revenue by 34,1%
Cell C, SA's third mobile cellular phone operator, has announced strong financial results and a substantial increase in subscriber numbers for the year ended 31 December.
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BI investment pays for itself in three months
Since implementing business intelligence (BI) and data analytics software from QlikView SA, document solutions company Gestetner has already been able to make some key decisions which have resulted in the investment paying for itself in just three months.
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BTG shows healthy growth
Bytes Technology Group (BTG) grew headline earnings per share (including the raising of deferred tax assets) by 48% to 127,7 cents from 86,4 cents for the year ended 28 February.
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African Bank opts for Datacentrix and HP
African Bank is implementing HP desktops and notebooks with the assistance of IT services and solution provider, Datacentrix, infrastructure partner to the bank since 2001.
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Scalix, Asterisk to feature at LinuxWorld
The increase in adoption of Linux-based solutions by corporate SA is helping to reinforce the role that Linux plays in the development of the local ICT industry.
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Microsoft hires Ask.com chief to lead online business
Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Microsoft has announced a replacement for David Cole to lead its Online Business Group.
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EMC banking billions on ILM
Shelley Solheim, IDG News Service (New York Bureau)
EMC is investing $1,2bn this year to develop and acquire technologies geared to help businesses share, protect, manage and secure data, said CEO and president, Joe Tucci, in his keynote address at the EMC World conference in Boston.
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Kumar pleads guilty in CA fraud case
Ken Mingis, Computerworld (US online)
Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of Computer Associates International, pleaded guilty to financial fraud charges on Monday when he appeared in federal court in Brooklyn, according to a spokesman for the US attorney handling the case.
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McNealy's CEO tenure ends at Sun
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
It is the end of an era at Sun Microsystems.
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AMD reports first quarter results
AMD has reported sales of $1,33bn, operating income of $259m, and net income of $185m, or $0,38 per share for the quarter ended March 26, 2006.
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Cisco partners on voice-ready wireless networks
Cisco Systems has announced that it is working with Intel, Nokia, Research In Motion (RIM) and other technology companies to drive enterprise adoption of voice-ready wireless networks.
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CA demonstrates integrated solutions for enterprise IT management
Today, at the Microsoft Management Summit, CA is demonstrating integration between its service management and asset management solutions and Microsoft's Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS).
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Brazil could be customer service outsourcing option for USA
Research by independent market analyst, Datamonitor, says that the number of contact centre agents located in Brazil and servicing offshore customers will rise from 3 900 in 2005 to 11 500 in 2010.
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Informatica acquires Similarity for $55m
Data integration software company, Informatica, has acquired Dublin-based Similarity Systems, a provider of business-focused data quality solutions, for $55m.
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Nokia and Adobe Systems have announced that the standard sales pack of the new Nokia N93 mobile device will incorporate Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software for Windows XP.
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Adaptec enhances SAS and Sata II product offerings
Data protection is key in today's information and data critical environments.
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Sony unveils SnapLab
Sony has launched SnapLab, a digital photofinishing printer that is designed to produce high-quality photographs from digital memory cards in just a few seconds.
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Agilent Technologies introduces 100Gbps BERT
Concilium Technologies has announced that Agilent Technologies has introduced the E4898A Bit Error Ratio Tester (BERT) front-end, aiming to enable a complete 100Gbps BERT that operates at speeds up to 100Gbps.
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Softline Enterprise adds functionality to Sage Line 500 v6
Softline Enterprise has launched Sage Line 500 v6 a new version of its flag-ship ERP solution.
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Centralised monitor management with DeskView for Displays
With DeskView for Displays, Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) and Altiris say that they have widened their partnership in client and asset management.
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Eseries family of devices expands Nokia's offering
Nokia has announced the addition of three models to its portfolio of business-optimised devices.
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Canon releases enhanced EOS 30D
Replacing the EOS 20D, the EOS 30D retains the 5fps, 8,2 Megapixel performance of its predecessor, while featuring a larger, wider viewing angle 2,5" LCD, extended 100 000 shutter cycle durability, spot metering, and a variety of refinements designed to enhance the photographic experience, Canon says.
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IBM adopts Exabyte tape drives
Exabyte has announced that IBM has taken on its VXA-320 tape drives for use in its System p and System i servers.
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Oracle has introduced the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Sales Club, an incentive programme which will enable individual salespeople within Oracle's partners to collect points to receive rewards.
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Rectron enters KVM market
IT solutions provider, Rectron, has been appointed the sole distributor for ATen, a company which specialises in the design, development and manufacturing of KVM switch products and solutions.
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Bateleur Software wins Serden agency
Bateleur Software has been awarded the agency for Serden Technologies' Interact ES workstation monitoring system.
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SBi becomes reseller for Cibecs
Solutions for Business Intelligence (SBi), a subsidiary of ERP.com, today announced that it has become a reseller for Cibecs, a privately-owned software development company, originally established in this country, and focused on the areas of enterprise-wide, secure, automated disc to disc back-up and recovery of critical data on servers, desktops and notebooks.
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Sahara to distribute Samsung's SCX-4521F
Samsung's latest multifunction printer, fax and scanner solution, the compact five-in-one SCX-4521F, is available to the local market through Sahara Computers.
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Tarsus releases HP's AMD-based desktop
Tarsus Technologies has announced the mass availability of the first AMD-based desktop computer to come out of HP locally since the company merged with Compaq four years ago.
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Read in Computing SA this week: AA goes the OSS route, BMI-T analyses SOE IT procurement, Windows XP available in isiZulu, Number portability still stuck, Pervasive potholes of charge-out, How to exit a doomed IT project, Storage utilisation's trick question, Windows tips: Why wait for Vista?, WHO'S WHO IN ICT.
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Rean van Niekerk, MD, Datalinx Technologies
One of the big ideas driving new technology development today is the concept of an interconnected planet, where people, computers and machines all communicate seamlessly and effortlessly with each other.
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Best practices for implementing application service management
Today's non-stop business environment calls for high-performance, high-quality applications that are available around the clock.
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Monitor market reflects growth, opportunity
Gary Naidoo, Deputy MD at Sahara Computers
The local monitor market is bullish.
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