by Kathy Gibson | May 13, 2019 | Product Showcase
With 4K video quality and 20x camera zoom, the new Lifesize Icon 700 is an end-to-end 4K video conferencing solution. With 4K video and 4K full motion content sharing capabilities it enables video communication and content sharing in meeting rooms for a seamless and...
by Kathy Gibson | May 9, 2019 | Events/Report-backs
While malware in general continues its relentless growth, Africa faces particular threats in the areas of industrial systems and mobile payments. Kathy Gibson joined Kaspersky Lab for its Cyber Security Weekend in Cape Town to learn more. Threats to look out...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 26, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Many small businesses want to grow! But growing your small business isn’t easy—and the methods that worked in the past may no longer work in a world where disruption is the new normal, says Doug Woolley, GM of Dell EMC South Africa. “Today, almost any business can be...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 26, 2019 | news
Westcon-Comstor has been appointed by NetApp as its distributor for sub-Saharan Africa, effective 1 May 2019. Westcon-Comstor has been a distributor in some territories for many years but can now offer NetApp solutions across sub-Saharan Africa, in South Africa (SA),...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 25, 2019 | Features
Cloud computing received a major boost over the last few weeks, with two of the world’s largest public cloud providers officially opening data centres in South Africa. Within days of one another, Huawei and Microsoft both opened their local data centres, offering...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 25, 2019 | Featured Story, Thought Leadership
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement has the potential to shift Africa from being an aid-dependent continent to becoming an investment-dependent continent. By Pedro Guerreiro, MD: Central Africa at SAP Africa According to the Brookings Institute, African...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 25, 2019 | Features
In a time when most people make purchasing decisions while browsing their smartphones, business owners cannot afford to not be online. Whether a small family-run restaurant or a start-up with big ambitions, all small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) stand to benefit...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 25, 2019 | Thought Leadership
The age of intelligence isn’t a catchy musical with long hair – it’s the future of data, pipes, and progression. The new age of intelligence is defined as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to improve enterprise efficiency in the era of...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 25, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Africa’s ICT industry pays a heavy price for software piracy each year, with the latest research from The Software Alliance (BSA) showing that unlicensed commercial software worth $3,1-billion is in use in Africa and the Middle East. More than half (56%) of the...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 25, 2019 | Features
The very benefits that makes the IIoT so compelling, makes it equally capable of damaging infrastructure operations and processes through bad actors. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1700s, the manufacturing industry has undergone several...
