iBurst subscribers are now able to receive faxes at no cost, aiming to eliminate the need for a physical fax machine.
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Xcite Mobile has been hit by a double ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASASA) for misleading subscription advertising.
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Unified BSM with latest CMDB and Automated Discovery
Theo Boshoff
BMC Software's second generation BMC Atrium Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and Automated Discovery solutions are here.
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Panda Software expands to SA
Spanish security software vendor, Panda Software, has expanded its global presence by opening offices in six emerging market territories, including SA.
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Cell C gets new CEO
Cell C has announced that Jeffrey Hedberg, former CEO and chairman of Deutsche Telekom, USA, and member of the board of management of Deutsche Telekom AG, has been appointed as CEO of Cell C.
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MetaCept launches call centre questionnaire at Equip
MetaCept has announced that it will be launching a selection tool in the form of a call centre agent questionnaire the Contact Success Profile (CSP) at the Equip exhibition, which takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 16 to 19 May.
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Westcon AME revenues up
Revenue of Datatec subsidiary, Westcon AME, rose by 10% in the financial year ending 28 February.
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Datatec posts record revenue and profits in 20th anniversary year
Datatec, the JSE-listed international IT networking and services group, has posted an 18% increase in revenue to $2,98bn (2005: $2,52bn) and a nearly six-fold increase in operating profit to $69m (2005: $10,9m) for the year to February 2006.
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'FNB's ATM fraud offensive is paying off'
Fraud at First National Bank's (FNB) ATMs has dropped by 80% in the past 18 months, the bank says.
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Datacentrix establishes ESM unit
Datacentrix has launched the Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) business unit within its existing Enterprise Systems division, aiming to offer infrastructure management solutions to SA businesses.
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Top honours for SA pupil at Intel ISEF
At a special awards ceremony held at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, USA, Pieter Luyt from Harrismith received the 'Ricoh Sustainable Development' award, and a prize of $25 000.
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Mimo - adding depth to the wireless experience
The introduction of Mimo or Multiple input, multiple output antenna technology is expected to have a profound effect on the local wireless frontier.
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GEDA boosts productivity with Dualcoms solution
The Gauteng Economic Development Agency (GEDA) says that it has been using the SEVEN Always-On Mail mobility solution since late last year, and, according to its IT administrator, Shaun Herbert, it has proved immensely popular with staff.
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Altech Supercall Cellular targets high net worth individuals
Altech Supercall Cellular: part of independent mobile communications company Altech Autopage Cellular - has launched an exclusive Private Client Service offering to select individuals within its base of corporate and high net worth clients.
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Nology launches products at Equip
Nology is using its space on the Equip exhibition floor as an opportunity to launch a new series of Billion broadband and networking solutions, aimed at the home and SME market.
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Auction Alliance partners with Integr8 IT
National auction group and property specialist, Auction Alliance, has outsourced the management of its ICT, including required managed services and infrastructure management, solely to national network integrator Integr8 IT.
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DataPro releases interim results
DataPro, the AltX-listed group of telecommunication companies, has announced its results for the six months ended February 2006.
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Hyperion ports to Oracle Fusion Middleware
Hyperion, a certified advantage partner in the Oracle Partner Network, says that it has ported its centralised, Web-based planning, budgeting and forecasting solution to Oracle Application Server 10g, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware.
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SAP introduces Safe Passage
SA and African companies are looking for ways to reduce the additional risks created by consolidation of software vendors.
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EOH company launches national Syspro call centre
Impact Africa, the Syspro division of EOH, a local consulting, technology and outsourcing company, listed on the JSE, has launched a national call centre in a move to consolidate its current call centres as well as provide a wider range of skills nationwide.
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Mobius to showcase content-centric applications at Sapphire '06
Local SAP users seeking an archiving solution, and heading off to either Paris or Orlando for Sapphire '06, should visit Mobius Management Systems to get a first-hand look at how it ties archived documents to SAP workflow processes to streamline functions such as accounts payable and accounts receivable.
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JavaOne: Developers weigh in on open-source Java plan
Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld (US online)
The name of the conference says it all: JavaOne. And for developers the idea that there is one Java is a guarantee of consistency.
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Oracle cleared for Portal software buy
Steven Schwankert, China Martens, IDG News Service (Beijing Bureau)
Oracle now has all necessary approvals to complete its acquisition of Portal Software, the company says.
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Novell delivers an 'open, low-cost alternative to Microsoft'
Novell has announced that the Novell Open Workgroup Suite is now available worldwide, aiming to give customers an open, low-cost alternative to the Windows-centric solution many perceive as their only option.
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ICANN approves creation of .tel domain
Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service (London Bureau)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a new top-level domain suffixed '.tel', awarding a contract to Telnic, an Internet communications company based in London.
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Sun shakes up executives, server groups
Shelley Solheim, IDG News Service (New York Bureau)
In one of the first executive shake-ups at Sun Microsystems since Jonathan Schwartz stepped in as CEO last month, the company has shuffled its server and storage heads and consolidated its server businesses.
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AMD seeks desktop business with efficient chips
Ben Ames, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is hoping to take a bite out of Intel's market share by selling energy-efficient versions of its desktop processors, the company says.
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iTouch Nigeria connects with third operator
iTouch has finalised interconnects with Glo, Nigeria's third largest mobile operator, to reach 93% of Nigerian subscribers.
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Aspect Software announces Unified IP solution
Aspect Software, a company focused on the contact centre, today announced, as part of its Unified IP strategy, that Aspect Unified IP will be generally available in the fourth quarter.
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SAP offers customers deployment options and flexibility
SAP AG has unveiled a CRM strategy designed to give customers maximum flexibility in deployment options, while continuing to innovate and add important capabilities that help companies meet specific business challenges in key industries.
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'Marketing leaders rely on BI to improve campaigns and ROI'
Marketing leaders across Europe make good use of business intelligence (BI) to achieve better performance and return on investment (ROI) from their strategies.
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Microsoft fires back at Lucent in Xbox dispute
James Niccolai, IDG News Service (Paris Bureau)
Microsoft has filed a countersuit against Lucent Technologies in a dispute over Microsoft's alleged misuse of patented technology in its Xbox 360 games console.
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Cisco provides core network infrastructure for military exercise
Cisco Systems will provide the core network infrastructure for Combined Endeavor 2006, a two-week operation designed to test and document the interoperability of vital communication systems for multinational forces deployed in humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief efforts.
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AMD unveils desktop processor roadmap
AMD has unveiled what it says is a top-to-bottom energy-efficient AMD desktop processor roadmap.
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McAfee acquires Web safety pioneer
McAfee has acquired Web safety innovator, SiteAdvisor.
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The Garmin GVN 52 - "a 'black box' alternative to GPS navigation"
Garmin International announces the launch of the GVN 52, said to be a new concept in GPS Navigation.
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Canon portraiture lens available from Pinnacle
Digital lifestyle specialist, Pinnacle Micro, has announced that it will soon be hosting Canon's professional L-series prime lens: the EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM.
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LG introduces the 5 megapixel digital camera phone
LG Electronics will be introducing the KG920 a 5 mega-pixel camera phone, to the SA market in July.
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LG Notebook 'fully compliant with Europe's environment-friendly regulations'
LG Electronics has announced that LG notebook PCs are 100% compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
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10Net delivers NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5
NetIQ, a provider of integrated systems and security management solutions, has announced version 5.0 of its Group Policy Administrator.
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Compuware Changepoint 11 'optimises alignment of IT resources'
Compuware has introduced Changepoint 11, said to be a strategic enhancement to its IT portfolio management solution.
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Storgate announces rights to Brocade distribution
Storgate Africa has announced its appointment as local distributor for the Brocade range of storage switches, routers, gateways, wide area file servers and software solutions.
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Epson rolls out two flatbed scanners
Epson has introduced two flatbed scanners, the Perfection V750 Pro, which is said to be suitable for the professional photographer, while the Perfection V700 Photo is aimed at the photo enthusiast or advanced amateur photographer.
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McAfee points to increase of stealth technology in malware
McAfee has announced research study results from McAfee AVERT Labs that demonstrate that the use of stealth technologies to conceal both malware and commercially viable potentially unwanted programmes (PUPs) is on the rise.
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Infortrend unveils 1u, 4-bay Raid subsystem
Local data storage distributor, New IT, has announced the release of the A04U-G2421 4-bay 1U SCSI-to-Sata Raid array from Infortrend.
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Ingate 'secures VoIP traffic with SRTP'
Ingate Systems, which develops firewall technology and products that aim to enable SIP-based live communication for the enterprise, while maintaining control and security at the network edge, has launched software version 4.4 for all Ingate Firewall and Ingate SIParator products.
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Winternals solution delivers 'rapid, intelligent recovery for Windows'
Winternals Software, a provider of systems recovery and protection solutions for the Microsoft enterprise, has announced the release of Recovery Manager 3.0.
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Software AG announces certified adapters
Software AG says that it has extended its Legacy Integrator family of adapters to enable Cobol and PL/I users to easily integrate their legacy systems with the SAP NetWeaver open application, integration and composition platform.
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Plantronics announces VoIP-optimised Bluetooth headset solution
Plantronics has introduced the Plantronics Voyager 510-USB, a Bluetooth headset solution optimised for VoIP, which aims to provide seamless switching between PC-based softphones and mobile phone calls.
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Pinnacle announces Canon's 8.2 Megapixel camera
Digital lifestyle specialist, Pinnacle Micro, has announced the local availability of Canon's EOS 30D, which is the replacement unit for the EOS 20D.
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Accounting firm offers business management software
Auditing and accounting firm, BDO Spencer Steward, has become the exclusive implementation partner for Exclaim!, a suite of risk management, business continuity and legislation compliance software developed by INSSA Multimedia Training.
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Axiz to distribute Sony
IT infrastructure distributor, Axiz, has announced that it will be distributing the Sony memory stick range with immediate effect.
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Ngwena to head Oracle SA channel division
Oracle SA has appointed Ike Ngwena to head up its channel and alliances division, in line with the company's strategy to accelerate enterprise development among its 200 strong partner base.
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Spescom DataVoice has announced Avaya compliance acceptance of two of its recording solutions, strengthening its ties with the call centre technology provider.
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Aptronics attains MS gold certified partner status
Aptronics, a local customer-focused, IT solutions and service provider, has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Programme with a competency in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Information Worker Productivity Solutions.
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Galdon Data receives Microsoft certification
Local IT services company, Galdon Data, has become one of the first Microsoft partners in SA to achieve Microsoft Gold Partner status in the competency Information Worker Solutions.
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Read in Computing SA this week: SDT goes BEE, PlayStation 3 due in November, with hefty price tag, SA delegate receives WinFX training, Xbox is coming to SA...finally, Iomega announces product updates, From the analysts: Tech workers are the future, Interview with the father of Java, Virtualisation and the client conundrum, Top ten malware threats and hoaxes reported in April, Web-development app eases burdens of code, Rent or Buy.
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With influential organisations such as the BBC, the SABC, the New York Times Company, the Times of India (the largest English-language newspaper in the world), the Washington Post and the Walt Disney organisation setting the pace, ICT is increasingly being acknowledged as the key to profitability in the media industry.
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Government service can rival the private sector - Accenture study
Governments that lead the public sector in customer service are focused on developing sophisticated, interactive and transactional capabilities on a par with the best of the private sector, according to a global research report by Accenture.
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Metropolitan area networks could boost job creation opportunities
"The ICT industry has witnessed some dramatic changes over the past few years, with cellular operators now offering data services, certain Internet service providers offering television services over the network and now some metropolitan councils looking to provide telecoms services to residents," says Dr Andrew Hutchison, T-Systems SA's business manager for telecommunications.
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SA companies over-estimate their IS - Accenture study
While most SA companies believe they are ahead of their peers in terms of information security (IS), a study by management consulting, IT services and outsourcing company, Accenture, has shown that often there is a significant gap between local organisations' perceived level of security and the actual security measures in place.
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Financial and business foresight requires focus
Jannie Strydom of BI Planning Services (BIPS)
Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is about putting enterprise data to work to provide better financial and business performance visibility.
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