Archive for January, 2011

South African communications company still flying below radar

January 31, 2011

Metacom is possibly one of South Africa’s least-known brands: Yet this entrepreneurial technology company has been quietly transforming industrial, commercial and financial communications for nearly ten years.

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Another Acer up Mustek’s sleeve

January 31, 2011

Mustek formally announced its distributorship of the Acer range of products in SA at a gala event at the Scarlet Ribbon in Edenvale last Thursday night. Resellers and the media packed the function venue to the rafters to witness the announcement and enjoy the festivities.

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Understanding the Social Media Property Revolution

January 31, 2011

David Gibbons, General Manager of Business Development at Korbitec/Property24.com, explains why Africa’s internet revolution means local property professionals should be watching international trends carefully.

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The importance of nurturing entrepreneurial skills in the youth

January 28, 2011

According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, at least half of all working men and women will have engaged in a period of self-employment for one or more years by the time they reach their retirement age.

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Software AG reports record results for fiscal year 2010

January 28, 2011

Software AG recorded a significant increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter & FY 2010 Results

January 28, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 41.87 trillion Korean won (R 265.44 billion) on a consolidated basis for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, a 7% increase year-on-year. For the quarter, the company posted consolidated net income of 3.42 trillion won (R 21.68 billion), a 13% increase year-on-year.

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Verbatim announces new memory cards, solid-state drives and petite flash drives

January 28, 2011

Netbook USB drive, store ‘n’ go 3.0 flash drive and high-performance memory cards deliver user-friendly storage solutions.

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Citrix appoints Smart Axess Solutions as First Platinum Partner in Africa

January 27, 2011

Citrix has appointed IT solutions company Smart Axess Solutions as its first Platinum Solution Advisor in Africa. The move to upscale the partnership reflects the growing need in the South African market for dedicated service providers in the virtualisation and desktop virtualisation field.

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Yad Vashem and Google partner for Holocaust archives

January 27, 2011

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem and Google announced a partnership that will facilitate preservation of and access to and the world’s largest historical collection on the Holocaust.

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Overlooked but Easily Detectable Business Process Defects Will Topple 10 Global 2000 Companies Between Now and Year-End 2014, says Gartner

January 27, 2011

Analysts to examine the best practices of BPM at the Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2011.

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EOH acquires Microsoft specialist company Belay

January 27, 2011

Belay, a specialist IT services and solutions provider has been acquired by EOH.

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Enjoy a greener viewing experience courtesy of Samsung

January 27, 2011

Global warming is on the increase presenting more alarming statistics each year, placing pressure on organisations to be more environmentally conscious and eco-friendly.

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Visa Introduces Enhanced Fraud Detection System in South Africa

January 27, 2011

Visa Advanced Authorization scores transactions for fraud in real-time; Visa Risk Manager turns that insight into action.

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Opera Devices SDK 2.9 expands support for Broadcom’s latest set-top-box chipsets

January 27, 2011

Opera Software today announced that its newly-released Opera Devices SDK 2.9 will have out-of-the-box support on Broadcom’s BCM7420 set-top-box SoC platform.

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HP Drives New Era for Cloud Computing

January 27, 2011

New HP Hybrid Delivery solutions make the cloud enterprise grade.

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