by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Features
While South African businesses have had the opportunity to mull over the various sections and regulations contained in the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) bill since 2013, the signing of it into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in June this year meant they...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Features
It is incumbent upon organisations to take control of the manner in which personal information is disposed of and to ensure that appropriate mechanisms within the organisation are established to address potential risks. By Marco Schepers, director: corporate, mergers...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Features
POPIA places several obligations on employers in terms of managing employees personal information; it also gives certain rights to privacy to employees, write Kirsten Eiser, partner, and Shane Johnson, professional support lawyer at Webber Wentzel Employers need to be...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Features
Email security, archiving, and data loss prevention should be high on the agenda for South African companies with the Protection of Public Information Act (POPIA) having commenced on 1 July 2020. Companies now have less than a year to get fully compliant, says Michael...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | news
iOCO has achieved its one-hundredth Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification. iOCO’s AWS certifications range from solutions architect certifications to specialty certifications across a number of business units, including its Application Development (DevOps), Data and...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | news
Tarsus Distribution, has signed up the distribution rights for TeamViewer in Africa. TeamViewer is a cloud-based proprietary software application for connecting devices including remote control, screen sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer. It...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | news
Synthesis Software Technologies has won the APN Social Impact Partner of the Year Award in recognition of its GovChat technology. The APN Partner Awards recognize members of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) who are leaders in the channel and play a...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | news
Tech Wise Solutions has signed an agreement with Retruster to act as its sole distributor on the African continent. Retruster – an add-on to a user’s email service, that constantly guards against phishing attacks using the most advanced tools – was developed by two...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Digital commerce has yet to replicate a key aspect of the in-store experience – trying and touching products before buying them. John Watling, client group MD of Accenture in Africa Experience matters. Without it, consumers are left to guess and cross their fingers...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 23, 2020 | Thought Leadership
While IT continues to innovate and advance at a dizzying rate, the dark corner of technology licensing remains, for some, a haven of inertia. Andrew Brinded, vice-president and sales chief operating officer: EMEA at Nutanix But even here there is activity and...
