SA moves to fourth industrial revolution

Kathy Gibson reports – Small innovation can have a dramatic impact on industries. This is the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, who cites the example of the US supermarket Piggly Wiggly, which pioneered self-service, shopping bags with handles...

Cloud-to-things integration with OpenFog standard

The OpenFog Consortium’s OpenFog Reference Architecture for fog computing has been adopted as an official standard by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The new standard, known as IEEE 1934, relies on the reference architecture as a universal technical...
Improved switch market bodes well for year ahead

Improved switch market bodes well for year ahead

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6,29-billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), a healthy increase of 10.9% year over year, while routers saw $3,31-billion in revenue in 1Q18, a 1,4% decrease. These rates are according to...

Securing today’s smart homes

As an increasing number of devices and appliances that are Internet-enabled and contain sensors flood our homes, the humble burglar alarm now has a new cutting-edge competitor. By Simon Campbell-Young, MD of Credence Security Smart home security systems, which combine...

Nutanix launches new channel charter

Nutanix is officially launching its new channel charter, Power to the Partner, providing emphasis on partner investments in Nutanix rather than solely on revenue targets. In addition, the charter focuses on empowering Nutanix partners with the tools they need to...

Smarter LG Q7 offers more features

LG Electronics (LG) has launches the LG Q7, the newest Q series destined to refresh its popular Q6. The LG Q7 includes features such as Portrait mode, DTS:X Virtual Surround Sound, water and dust resistance and a fingerprint sensor on the back for added security as...
Range of new mobiles from Asus

Range of new mobiles from Asus

Asus has launched a number mobile devices. The ZenBook S (UX391) is a premium 13.3-inch ultraportable laptop that meets military-grade MIL-STD-810G durability standards. With an ultrathin 12,9mm profile and ultralight 1kg all-metal unibody, the ZenBook S is finished...