Metrofile has concluded a R6,8m consolidation and expansion project at its Cleveland document storage and conversion centre. The project kicked off in April and combines the Cleveland-based storage and the Linbro Business Park-based conversion facilities.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
AMD launches single platform for multiple chips
AMD has announced the availability of the AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 dual-core processor and the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+dual-core processor, which is said to be compatible with AMD's new socket AM2 platform. Socket AM2 from AMD is designed to enable next-generation platform innovations, such as AMD Virtualisation, and high-performance, unbuffered DDR2 memory to the AMD64 architecture.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Vodacom launches base stations in KZN
Vodacom has launched thirteen base stations in the Ndwedwe community, a rural area north of Durban, thereby aiming to bring mobile communication to over 167 404 people.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
BCS supports Alcatel strategy
Bytes Communications Systems (BCS) has come out in strong support of the direction taken by Alcatel, in providing enterprises with strategic solutions in and around the technology communications space.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Woolworths outsources credit systems to PIC Solutions
Woolworths has signed a multi-million rand credit systems outsource contract with PIC Solutions.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Mastermed consolidates bureau services
Mastermed, the medical practice management software house, and national managed services bureau for medical practitioners, has consolidated its operations into expanded offices in Johannesburg.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
JCSE launches software engineering research project
The Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE - www.jcse.org.za) at Wits University has launched a software engineering research project to determine the state of software engineering in SA.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
ISSA conference gains in popularity
In its six-year history, the Information Security South Africa (ISSA) annual conference has featured debate, discussion and presentation of current thinking, case studies and research findings that address the information security (IS) issues facing companies, governments and individuals.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
OpenCall HLR to support subscriber base
HP has announced that Vodacom has deployed the HP OpenCall Home Location Register (HP HLR) in its GSM/UMTS wireless network. An HLR functions at the heart of a wireless network, and holds the record of all services which are subscribed to.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
African youth challenged to embrace ICTs
Delegates attending the Nepad e-Africa Youth Conference have been challenged to take advantage of opportunities presented by ICTs in tackling the developmental challenges of the African continent.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
MTN shareholders approve purchase of Investcom
The MTN Group has announced that its shareholders have approved all the resolutions relating to the proposed offer by MTN to acquire the entire issued share capital of the Dubai- and London-listed company, Investcom.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
TuringSMI concludes BEE transaction for SA operation
TuringSMI, a global provider of BMC Software service management solutions, has concluded a black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction that sees 49% of the shares in its local operation in SA hands.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
CareerJunction launches iTalent
CareerJunction has announced iTalent, a business unit that aims to address the recruitment technology needs of corporate SA.
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Liane Cassavoy, PC World (US)
Not sure what to do with that old computer taking up space in your attic? You are not alone: The Institute for Local Self-Reliance estimates that 50 - 70% of obsolete electronics products are being stored by their owners. But getting rid of that old tech gear is about to get easier, thanks to Dell's expanded recycling programme.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Sun drops out of IBM-led open standards group
Sharon Fisher, Computerworld (US online)
Sun Microsystems has announced that it is pulling out of the IBM-led open-source storage organisation, Aperi, choosing instead to throw its weight behind the SMI-S standardisation effort being championed by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Users label Cisco's pricing proposal as a money grab
Rodney Gedda, Computerworld Today (Australia)
Users could end up paying more for Cisco gear if the networking giant unbundles network software from its hardware platforms.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Microsoft tests Office 2007 online
Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Microsoft says that it will allow users to test the next version of Office online without having to download software.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Sun says open source Java possible in 'months'
Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service (London Bureau)
A Sun Microsystems executive says the company is 'months' away from releasing its trademark Java programming language under an open source licence.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
IBM aims Sametime at Microsoft users
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service (Miami Bureau)
IBM is revamping its Sametime enterprise IM system so that it can venture better armed into Microsoft territory.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
IBM aims Sametime at Microsoft users
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service (Miami Bureau)
IBM is revamping its Sametime enterprise IM system so that it can venture better armed into Microsoft territory.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Symantec disputes $1bn IRS bill
China Martens, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)
Symantec is objecting to the just over $1bn in back taxes and penalties that the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking in relation to the security software vendor's Veritas business unit. Symantec filed a petition with the US Tax Court at the start of this week.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
EMC to buy RSA for $2,1bn
Shelley Solheim, IDG News Service (New York Bureau)
Continuing its shopping spree, EMC is to acquire RSA Security for about $2,1bn.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Siemens, Juniper sign contract with Finnish Defence Forces
Siemens and Juniper Networks have announced that the Finnish Defence Forces have selected the two companies to deploy a next-generation backbone network that will integrate the data transmission and communication systems for reconnaissance, surveillance and military command.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Oracle EMEA revenues increase by 10%
Oracle has reported revenues of $4,708bn for the fiscal year 2006 (ended 31 May 2006) for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, a 10% growth compared to fiscal year 2005. Operations in the region accounted for 33% of worldwide FY06 revenues, and new licence revenues grew by 10% compared with the previous year.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Grid standard groups unite to form Open Grid Forum
China Martens, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)
Two former duelling grid groups have made good on their February promise to merge, with the mission of speeding the adoption of grid technology worldwide.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Marvell to purchase Intel division for $600m
Marvell Technology and Intel have signed an agreement for Intel to sell its communications and application processor business to Marvell for a purchase price of $600m, plus the assumption by Marvell of certain liabilities. The planned sale is intended to give Marvell a strong presence in the growing market segment for processors used in smart handheld devices.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Unisys to move its mainframe OS to Intel in 2007
Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld (US online)
Unisys says that it is planning to phase out its CMOS mainframe processor, and enable all of its operating systems to run on Intel-based Xeon processors.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Telecom Italia bids for AOL units in France, Germany
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service (Dublin Bureau)
Telecom Italia SpA has made a non-binding offer to acquire AOL LLC's businesses in Germany and France, as the Internet service provider looks for a way to improve its struggling European operations.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
IBM tops supercomputer list, Opteron gains ground
Shelley Solheim, IDG News Service (New York Bureau)
The Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers has been released. IBM's BlueGene continues to reign and Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) Opteron processor powers more systems on the list than last year.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Cisco says that it is expanding its portfolio of solutions that support compute-intensive applications by delivering a common framework integrating Ethernet and Infiniband, integrated end-to-end management software, and an InfiniBand switching platform and operating system software.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Trojan attacks anti-virus software to invite more viruses
You have seen Hollywood flicks in which an enemy sneaks in through a hatch, kills security guards in silence and cold blood, and then moves on to open secret doors to bring in more of its colleagues. MicroWorld Technologies says that a Trojan-Dropper named 'Win32.Delf.se' works with great similarity to this sequence.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
WSM 'brings together thin client and fat client worlds'
For the past decade great strides have been made in moving away from the classic client/server model, which, many organisations feel, created IT management headaches and stifled agility.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Symantec offers threat and vulnerability management programme
Symantec has announced the Symantec threat and vulnerability management programme, which aims to combine Symantec security consulting expertise with Symantec global threat intelligence, to help customers manage their security posture and prevent incidents before they happen.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Microsoft warns of exploit code for dial-up bug
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Microsoft is warning users of malicious software that could be used to attack Windows systems that lack the company's latest security updates.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Intel rolls out Xeon Processor 5100 series
Intel has introduced its dual-core Intel Xeon Processor 5100 series, previously codenamed 'Woodcrest', which is aimed at the high-volume server, workstation, communications, storage and embedded market segments.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
ClearCube challenges HP with PC blades
Ben Ames, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)
ClearCube Technology is to launch two PC blade servers, in a bid to compete with Hewlett-Packard for customers in finance, insurance, hospitals and the military.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
iBurst users receive data windfall
Wireless broadband provider iBurst says that it has implemented Additional Data Carry Over (ADCO). This is intended to enable customers to carry over the unused portions of their monthly data top-up bundles to the following month.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Pinnacle offers three Canon PowerShot models
Digital lifestyle specialist, Pinnacle Micro, has announced the availability of three point and shoot PowerShots from Canon: the PowerShot A420, PowerShot A430 and PowerShot A530.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Pinnacle offers three Canon PowerShot models
Digital lifestyle specialist, Pinnacle Micro, has announced the availability of three point and shoot PowerShots from Canon: the PowerShot A420, PowerShot A430 and PowerShot A530.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
WSM 'brings together thin client and fat client worlds'
For the past decade great strides have been made in moving away from the classic client/server model, which, many organisations feel, created IT management headaches and stifled agility.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Acer SA unveils the TravelMate 4220
Acer SA says that it has expanded its TravelMate notebook range with the release of the TravelMate 4220, which is aimed at business users who want an optimal mixture of performance and affordability.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Using opportunistic coding to boost wireless
Bob Brown, Network World (US online)
MIT's Dina Katabi is working on technology called COPE designed to deliver a wireless throughput breakthrough: one that will not just involve a 10% increase in throughput or even what the latest 802.11 iterations might bring. "We need a severalfold increase," she says.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Sony projector makes first HD African sports broadcast
Sony displayed its SR Ultra High Resolution projector at a launch evening at Monte Casino in Johannesburg last night. In what was the first live High Definition (HD) television transmission in Africa, the FIFA World Cup match between Ghana and Brazil was screened via the Sony SRX-R110CE projector.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Oracle to deliver PeopleSoft Enterprise Release 9
Oracle has announced Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Release 9. This release is intended to further 'Applications Unlimited', a programme designed to help customers derive continuing success from their current applications by delivering ongoing product development.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Samsung LCD monitor doubles as TV
Samsung has unveiled its latest LCD TV monitor, the Syncmaster 940MW, which is designed to perform the functions of both monitor and TV.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
IBM, Integr8 IT to deliver solution to Gold Fields
IBM and partner, Integr8 IT, have been awarded a contract to manage IT services for Gold Fields. The contract sees IBM assume responsibility for the entire IT systems of Gold Fields' local operations.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Storage market place explodes
Data explosion challenges, the importance of recovery, cost of storage and need for automation are among the most pressing storage challenges facing companies today.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
AccTech Systems grows Softline ACCPAC support in Africa
A year after announcing its intention to focus on growing Accpac users in Africa, AccTech Systems has established representation in six SA provinces and six African countries.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Grapevine partners with predictive analytics software provider
Grapevine Interactive has partnered with Texas-based Austin Logistics to provide predictive analytic solutions to SAs banking, telecoms and retail sectors. Austin Logistics provides its enterprise software to several banks and private label card issuers.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Grapevine partners with predictive analytics software provider
Grapevine Interactive has partnered with Texas-based Austin Logistics to provide predictive analytic solutions to SAs banking, telecoms and retail sectors. Austin Logistics provides its enterprise software to several banks and private label card issuers.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
'South Africans eager to exit the era of paper-based medical records'
Despite the high cost of healthcare that urban South Africans on medical aid already shoulder, almost half are prepared to pay between R20 and R100 per month extra to have their health records maintained electronically instead of on paper. Even those not prepared to pay say they would have more confidence in electronic health records (EHRs) as opposed to paper.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Worldwide anti-virus software market increased 13,6% in 2005 - Gartner
Worldwide anti-virus total software revenue totalled $4bn in 2005, a 13,6% increase from 2004 revenue, according to Gartner. The market was relatively evenly split between the enterprise and consumer segments, with the enterprise segment at a 51,5% market share and the consumer segment with 48,5% of the market in 2005.
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Black Duck swims in IP waters
Paul Krill, InfoWorld (US online)
Intellectual property issues have become a paramount concern in software development projects lately, with a great deal of the angst arising from the use of open source software. Forging a business model to address this problem, Black Duck Software (http://www.blackducksoftware.com) aims to provide a platform to identify intellectual property during the software development process.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Self-service reshaping services industries
Self-service solutions and technologies promise to change services industries as profoundly as assembly lines did manufacturing, by allowing for the mass delivery of better service more cheaply than ever before.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety two (26/06/06 - 30/06/06)]
Risk management soars in local market
The demand for risk management solutions in SA is growing faster than the IT industry itself, due to the external compliance regulations that businesses face today, as well as internal pressures to gain keener insight into the organisation to avoid going through an Enron experience.
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