As the cornerstone which enables strategic business flexibility, systems and applications integration (which in turn enables business integration) is a compelling force for the majority of medium and large companies in the Western Cape region.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
HP PSG sales figures beat the industry
BMI-T results released for SA IT vendors Q1 2006 sales show that HP has shown a year on year unit growth of 98,9% across notebooks and desktops. These figures have been achieved in a quarter where the overall market grew by 33,8%. HP's share of the PC and notebook market has grown from 13,2% to 19,3%.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
MNP survey methodology 'questionable'
A recent survey, reported in Business Day (29 June, 2006), concluded that Cell C will sustain market share losses when mobile number portability (MNP) is introduced. This fact is refuted by Meta Analyst at Ask Afrika, Craig Kolb, who says these conclusions may have been drawn too quickly.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Female IT entrepreneurs to get the support they really need
The Cape IT Initiative (CITI) has launched phase two of its Women in ICT project. It is calling for all female-owned ICT businesses in the Western Cape to participate in a capacity building project, which will see one company receiving R110 000 and a full year of proactive business and mentorship support. In addition, nineteen other companies will be supported and promoted for six months.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Ispa adds voice to interception objections
The Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (Ispa) has added its voice to the chorus of concerns regarding the recently promulgated Regulation of Interception of Communications & Communicated-Related Information Act (Rica).
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
TV's biggest revolution yet?
Sentech says that it has been given the go-ahead to roll out digital terrestrial television (DTT) and take SA's TV industry into the digital age.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
LCR charges set to soar in wake of number portability
As debate continues around the implications and advantages of number portability, little has been mentioned about the potential impact of number portability on organisations that are currently reaping the benefits of least cost routing (LCR).
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Tracey Newman to head MWEB CommerceZone
MWEB has appointed Tracey Newman as CEO of MWEB CommerceZone, a business-to-business (B2B) e-procurement solutions and services provider
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
PC-Ware SA, Datacentrix establish SAM JV
Software Asset Management (SAM) solutions specialist, PC-Ware SA, and IT services and solutions provider, Datacentrix, have established a joint venture, SAM (Pty), focusing on the niche local SAM sector.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Edcon deploys Softscape platform to assist HR operations
Edcon has deployed Softscape's Human Capital Management (HCM) platform, Softscape Apex, aiming to enable its strategic people management initiatives. Edcon says that it can now more effectively manage its hiring activities, processing thousands of candidates each year.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
AC Nielsen standardises on Informatica
ICT World exclusive
AC Nielsen says that it has standardised on the Informatica PowerCenter data integration platform to help to power the analysis of marketing investment and consumer behaviour for its global customers.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Sasfin increases database performance with Datacentrix
Sasfin Bank says that it has upgraded its database solution from a 32-bit to a 64-bit environment, boosting performance with the assistance of IT solutions and services provider, Datacentrix.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Local bank renews commitment to ACI software
ACI Worldwide, an international provider of enterprise payment solutions, has announced that First National Bank (FNB), a division of First Rand Bank, has extended its relationship with ACI for another five years.
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iForum targets decision-makers
According to Citrix, a supplier of secure mobile access technologies, iForum Africa, the company's annual mobility event, has become the largest one-day IT event in the country.
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Microsoft Exchange roadshow arrives in Jo'burg
The 'Get Ready for Exchange & Office 2007' roadshow will be held at Gallagher Estate tomorrow. Independent Exchange and Office experts will present the facts about deploying Exchange 2007 and Office 2007 in one full day.
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Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)
Google can use any criteria it wishes to rank Web sites, including downgrading competitors, a lawyer for the search giant told a federal judge on Friday.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Public WiFi coverage to 35 000-plus hotspots in about 60 countries
Orange Business Services says that it is adding hotspots in more than 7 000 public locations throughout the US to Business Everywhere, its mobility solution, through its partnership with T-Mobile HotSpot. These additional hotspots are said to bring its total coverage to more than 35 000 hotspots in about 60 countries.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Security breaches hit 84% of surveyed companies
CA has announced a security survey of 642 large North American organisations which shows that more than 84% experienced a security incident over the past 12 months, and that the number of breaches continues to rise.
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Chip sales leap by 9,4%
Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau)
Semiconductor sales grew by 9,4% year-over-year in May, fuelled by strong demand for mobile phones and consumer electronics, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Palm's Treo falls foul of European pollution law
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service (Dublin Bureau)
Palm has stopped shipping its latest smart phone to Europe because the devices do not comply with European Union regulations that limit the acceptable amount of hazardous substances in electronics goods.
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Music industry prepares suit against Yahoo China
James Niccolai, IDG News Service (Paris Bureau)
A recording industry group is preparing to file a lawsuit against Yahoo China for allegedly infringing its members' copyrights by providing links to illegal music download sites, a spokesman for the group confirms.
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BenQ to launch Blu-ray Disc writer
Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau)
BenQ plans to launch a Blu-ray Disc writer at the end of August, one of the first companies to release such a device.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
GSA survey confirms more CDMA operators turning to GSM
A survey by GSA - the Global Mobile Suppliers Association, confirms that a number of CDMA operators are facing falling market share and responding by switching to the GSM family (GSM/EDGE, WCDMA-HSPA) for business growth. Some operators have chosen a dual system strategy, but most prefer to migrate their whole customer base to GSM, which is the global standard for mobile communications.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Portugal selects Motorola for secure nationwide system
Motorola has announced that the Portuguese government has awarded the Motorola consortium the integrated system of Portugal's Emergency and Security Networks (SIRESP) project for the implementation of the Portuguese Ministry of Interiors nationwide TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA) radio system.
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French law affects copyright, DRM, Apple
Peter Sayer, IDG News Service (Paris Bureau)
With a show of hands, French lawmakers have approved a new copyright law, in a move that could have profound consequences for online music stores, open-source programmers, desktop Linux users and peer-to-peer (P-to-P) file sharers.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Version One announces Sage MMS v.3 integration
Document management and imaging software author, Version One, has announced that its product portfolio of 'paperless technology' solutions is now available on Sage MMS Version 3 (MMS v.3). Integration into this mid-market business management system means that Version One's solutions are now available on seven different Sage platforms, the company says.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Avaya World Cup network 'handles nine trillion bytes'
Avaya a global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, is an official partner at the Fifa World Cup, and has provided a communication network which is designed to handle everything from players' and journalists' accreditations, to transmitting photos and match details around the world in real time.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
ICT World exclusive
Research from US-based Taneja Group has determined that the overwhelming majority of end-users now perceive disk-based data protection to be a strategic element in their storage infrastructure.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Internet Solutions and LayerOne launch 'push' e-mail in Kenya
Internet Solutions (IS), a converged communications services provider, and LayerOne, IS subsidiary and Intellisync Africa distributor, have launched their push e-mail solution with Kenya's largest cellular operator, Safaricom.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
SAP customers extend investment with Cognos solutions
ICT World exclusive
The combination of Cognos' enterprise planning capabilities with mySAP applications is claimed to deliver improved performance visibility and control for global finance organisations.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Siemens offers interpreter for AS-Interface
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has rolled out a DP/AS-i Link Advanced, designed for simple linking of the communication networks of Profibus and AS-interface. In accordance with AS-i Spec. 3.0, the routers are available as single or double masters for applications with a large number of slaves, the company says.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Philips 'solves digital convergence quandary'
Philips Semiconductors says that it has developed a solution to address the issue of digital convergence: Nexperia chips. The Nexperia family is a group of semiconductor products designed to help manufacturers of next-generation multimedia devices develop new products, meet changing consumer demands and reduce time-to-market.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
BitDefender offers improved features
BitDefender, a provider of anti-virus software and data security solutions, has announced the availability of BitDefender for Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition and BitDefender for Microsoft ISA Servers Standard Edition. These two products are designed specifically for securing the traffic passed through ISA servers against today's most malicious viruses and spyware.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Contact centre company, Aspect Software, has announced the general availability of Aspect Unison Predictive Dialer 7.1, said to be a comprehensive outbound contact centre solution. Version 7.1 offers features designed to improve flexibility and simplify system maintenance, as well as greatly expanded security capabilities to provide increased protection of customer information during call handling, the company says.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Bizhub system challenges traditional desktop devices
Minolta SA has launched the Konica Minolta bizhub C300, a multifunctional communication centre that is designed to offer high quality monochrome and colour printing, copying, scanning and faxing at 30 pages per minute. Its finishing options mean that it cannot be equalled by a desktop device, the company says.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Lightedge nails SLA deal with Coricraft
National IT distributor and hardware platform integration specialist, Lightedge, says that it has been awarded a service level agreement (SLA) by Coricraft to provide the furniture retailer with a complete network infrastructure implementation and outsourced on-site services for Gauteng operations.
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Minolta SA launches bizhub C352
It may not be able to make a cup of coffee, but, according to Minolta SA, the Konica bizhub C352 can do just about everything else. In addition to printing, scanning and copying in black and white and full colour, it faxes and performs a number of document finishing jobs, says Minolta SA colour division manager, Marianna Gdanis.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
SCIB extends EPM in a Box
Fulcrum Business Solutions says that it has implemented its largest ever EPM in a Box solution for the Corporate and Investment Banking division of Standard Bank (SCIB).
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Logitech mm50 portable speakers available through Pinnacle
Digital lifestyle specialist, Pinnacle Micro, has announced the local availability of Logitech's mm50 portable speakers manufactured specifically for use with iPods.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Free systems management tool with Gigabyte servers
Gigabyte Technology says that its newly developed software system management tool, GSM-Lite, is now bundled free of charge with the company's server products.
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'Screen recorder software comes of age'
When it comes to using new or unfamiliar applications, there is nothing worse than being rushed through a series of steps on screen at lightning speed, leaving you none the wiser.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Seagate introduces centralised storage for SoHo networks
Seagate Technology has introduced a family of storage solutions that aims to allow users to access, share and protect all their digital content from a centralised location on a SoHo network.
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Novell SA recently hosted the company's annual REDucation summit at the Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg from June 23 to 25. The summit aims to familiarise and educate Novell's new and existing partners with the company's range of solutions and strategies.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Synaq to market Altiris SecurityExpressions Software
Synaq, a national provider of managed Linux services, is to market Altiris SecurityExpressions software, a scalable solution used to deploy and manage enterprise system security policies.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Local ties to FrontRange Solutions Global strengthened
Steve Feeney, FrontRange Solutions sales director, Northern Europe, will direct the strategic initiatives of FrontRange Solutions (SA) - with a particular focus on increasing revenues by aggressively developing the African market.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Genesys appoints local VAR
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, an Alcatel company, has appointed inContact Centre Solutions as its local value-added reseller. According to Mark Payne, MD: sub-Saharan Africa at Genesys, the new partner is totally focused on contact centres, bringing with it a lengthy track record of deployment of contact centre solutions.
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The trend toward outsourcing IT security is on the rise among small and large businesses alike, as effectively protecting data from increasingly sophisticated attacks has become far too costly to manage in-house.
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The dynamic nature of IS
Security 'buzzwords' are considered foul language in the vocabulary of many a security service provider - and for good reason. It is the derivative lingo that has helped to define a typical 'follow the herd' approach to information security (IS) within modern business. Thankfully, this perception is changing, and managers are now supporting an investment in technology with careful consideration of the role of people and processes. So says Clint Carrick of IS partner, Carrick Holdings.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
New directions in application deployment
Enterprise applications today need to be Web-enabled and offer mobility. Corporate in-house developers or software houses must, therefore, develop applications that fulfil these new demands, or convert their existing applications.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Securing the WLAN
ICT World exclusive
With the ever-growing potential for wireless networking, Yves Roux, Nortel vice-president for Africa, argues that securing the network infrastructure is imperative to realising the full capability of wireless LANs.
[Issue:One Hundred and ninety three (3/7/06 - 7/7/06) ]
Number portability could bring headaches for LCR users
Jaco Voigt, MD, VoxTelecom
While consumers stand to reap major benefits from the introduction of number portability, including greater competition and possibly lower prices, corporate users of least-cost routing (LCR) devices could end up paying a lot more if their service providers do not handle the transition properly.
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AMD 'delivers desktop product while reducing costs for partners'
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 are said to be compatible with AMD's socket AM2 platform.
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