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  • The mobile revolution requires management excellence

    Mobile devices have significant impact on a company’s security...
  • Laying the foundation for managed services


    The Internet changed three fundamental things about networking...
  • We’re screwed, part 2


    Two weeks ago, I shared my concerns about social media – particularly Facebook – and what it is ultimately doing to the human rac...
  • SABC mum on digital plans

    The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will not clarify its digital terrestrial television strategy and why migration will result in a R836 million cash flow shortfall....
  • The week in review

    At Home

    Mteto Nyati
    The Core Group, local distributor for Apple products, dropped the price of iPad 2 tablets after the anno...
  • New MD for T-Systems SA


    Global outsourcing company T-Systems has promoted the head of its South African operations, Mardia van der Walt-Korsten, to...
  • Altech Autopage buys out ATC

    JSE-listed Altech subsidiaries Altech Autopage Cellular and Altech Technology Concepts (ATC) have been integrated as Altech pushes convergence offerings....
  • Public test drive for Window 8

    Steven Sinofsky
    Microsoft has lifted the lid on its new operating system by making the Windows 8 consumer preview publicly availabl...
  • Absa sees surge in online transactions

    The past year saw record numbers in online banking transactions being made via Absa’s online portal, with the bank announcing recently that the tally reached the trillion-rand mark....
  • Water affairs wants T-Systems to pay up

    The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) is trying to recoup about R2.8 million from T-Systems, after it was allegedly defrauded by a contractor that was seconded to the department by the outsourcing company....
  • Smartphones threaten navigation market

    Handheld navigation device manufacturers are coming under threat from the growing number of smartphones in the market, and need to innovate or face extinction....
  • Home affairs ups security

    The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has installed integrated electronic security systems in 47 of its offices to detect illegal activities....
  • Gauteng’s R15m smart city

    The Gauteng provincial government will invest R15 million in infrastructure for smart cities in the new financial year, in a bid to trim unemployment....
  • Harsh penalties for cable thieves

    Nathi Mthethwa
    The new Second-Hand Goods Act will come into law from 1 April and allows the state to jail people who steal and trade...
  • MTN wants spectrum relief

    Karel Piennaar
    SA’s second largest cellular operator, MTN, says the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) should reall...
  • Lexmark buys BDGB for R148m

    New York Stock Exchange-listed Lexmark International has bought Luxembourg-based BDGB Enterprise, including its US subsidiary Brainware, for about $148 million (R1.1 billion)....
  • Anti-corruption hotline recovers R110m

    Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
    The National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) has managed to recover R110 million since it was initiate...
  • MTN plans R24bn capex


    Africa’s largest cellular operator, MTN, will spend about R24.4 billion on its network over the next year....
  • Neotel reduces call tariffs

    Neotel has announced a drop in voice tariffs, passing on the benefit of reduced interconnection rates and moving to a single standard rate for calls to all mobile operators....
  • ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit and Awards 2012

    Business Intelligence Innovation Award - Santam Ltd Accepted by Neels Maritz, Actuarial Analyst, Santam Ltd
    The issue of coping with b...