by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Product Showcase
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the availability of the Samsung Gear Fit2 and the Gear IconX. The Gear Fit2 sports band features an embedded GPS and a heart rate monitor (HRM) that offers accurate and robust fitness tracking and measurement, while...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Product Showcase
Fortinet has expanded its Security Fabric with the introduction of its third-generation FortiASIC SOC 3 system-on-a-chip architecture. The FortiGate 60E enables distributed enterprises, branch offices and SMBs to leverage the superior protection of Fortinet’s Security...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Product Showcase
The aim of the Acer for Education organisation is to develop a new kind of interaction between teachers and students, based on reliable and easy-to-use solutions you can trust. With 30 years’ experience in the ICT industry, Acer has developed a full portfolio of...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Events/Report-backs
Gartner named the Symposium/ITxpo 2016 held in Cape Town from 26-28 September 2016 “The world’s most important gathering of CIOs and Senior IT Executives”, highlighting that for CIOs, now is the time to act, innovate, take risks, and transform IT from a...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | news
The Internet of Things (IoT) is real – and there is more than $14-billion in opportunity available in South Africa right now. This is the word from Vernon Thaver, chief technology officer at Cisco SA, who told delegates to SATNAC that the real value in IoT and digital...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | news
As telecommunications operations prepare their networks for 5G, John Delaney, associate vice-president: mobility at IDC unpacks what 5G actually is Although there is no technical specification for 5G networks yet, when it comes to using 5G as a marketing tool the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Trends and Analysis
The beer in my glass was just about to reach Two Rand Tango level (almost empty) and I sighed. Regular readers will know that the Two Rand Tango is a R2.00 tip for poor service at The Local. Not no tip, but one that is so desultory as to be recognised for the insult...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Features
The advent of new flash drives based on triple level cell (TLC) 3D NAND technology promise to reshape the enterprise storage market by making solid-state drive (SSD) arrays more affordable than ever – positioning them for wider adoption in the mainstream market. With...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | Features
As with most things vintage or old, tape storage has through the years been the highlight of many technology obituary pages. The basic thinking is that current technologies like disk storage and cloud offer more advantages like faster throughput and reliability....
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 10, 2016 | news
With technology being a central part of our 21st century lives, it’s essential that it is integrated into education. Students today have grown up with the intuition to swipe a smart phone or tablet screen, so bringing this technology into the classroom can help bring...
