Articles by Brandon Gregory, Page 12
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Fri, August 16th, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory
Communications committee shortlists SABC board candidates
Thirty-seven people have been shortlisted by the Portfolio Committee on Communications for the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) board. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
SA’s handcrafters given online presence
MzansiStore.com is a new e-Marketplace providing a platform for South African producers of handmade crafts to promote, market and sell their goods online. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
MEC must lift cloud on $40 million school project – DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants clarity from Mandla Nkomfe, Gauteng finance member of executive council (MEC), regarding the resurrected ZAR2.2 billion (US$219.6 million) “controversial” Gauteng Online tender. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
Microsoft’s Outlook.com experiences technical difficulties
Microsoft has reportedly fixed a technical issue which blocked some users from accessing their emails through Outlook.com, but syncing email with mobile devices is still an unresolved problem. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
MTN considering job cuts to optimise costs
Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN Group is considering job cuts in a move to optimise costs during the remaining months of the financial year through to December. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
Zamtel completes internet hotspots for UNWTO venues and hotels
Zambia’s mobile operator Zamtel has completed their US$4 million investment in internet hotspots for all official United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) venues and hotels ahead of the conference set for next week. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
dotFNB adds smart device accessories to product range
First National Bank’s (FNB) digital branch, dotFNB, has added a variety of smart device accessories to its product range in a move to enable account holders to enhance and personalise their smart devices’ functionality. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
Online voter registration not an option for South Africa – IEC
Online registration for voters in South Africa ahead of the 2014 elections has been ruled out by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) because it may be a risk to the integrity of the voters’ roll. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
Avoiding four potential pitfalls in mobile application development
The learning process for developers in mobile application development is never complete as mobile continues to evolve rapidly, said Nick Durrant, managing director of Bluegrass Digital, who offers advice in avoiding four potential pitfalls. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 14:20 · Brandon Gregory
Fighting “fraud as a service” with cyber intelligence
Successfully battling cyber crime with cyber intelligence solutions was the topic of the presentation given at the EMC Forum in Cape Town, by Alaa Abdulnabi, pre-sales manager for the Turkey, Middle East and Africa region for RSA Security. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 13:20 · Brandon Gregory
Saving Xena, a social puzzle game in the making
Saving Xena is a social puzzle game with “brain training” aspects, which will operate on various platforms including Facebook, once released by Brightmind Studios. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 09:00 · Brandon Gregory
Saving 25 per cent on big data projects
Karl Fischer, application services executive, business intelligence (BI) and consulting for Business Connexions, believes companies can save 25 per cent on big data projects by simply not calling it big data. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
Zero to one million IOPS in a flash
Redefining the possible was the topic of Richard Gordon's presentation on the XtremSF drive, who spoke in his capacity as the business development manager of EMC for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at the EMC Forum in Cape Town. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
First installation of the EMC Forum kicks off in Cape Town
The first South African installation of the EMC Conference began in Cape Town today with the second installation taking place in Johannesburg later this week. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 09:00 · Brandon Gregory
Fax makes a comeback – Switch Telecom
Faxing over the internet has been unable to deliver acceptable reliability, despite landline faxing being an important medium for exchanging signatured documents and used by government departments, financial institutions and professional firms. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 07:00 · Brandon Gregory
Infotech Rodrigues to create awareness on emerging technologies
The second edition of Infotech Rodrigues is set to take place on the autonomous outer island of Mauritius, in the city of Port Mathurin, on August 17 and is aimed at creating greater awareness on emerging technologies as well as bringing ICT closer to Rodriguan citizens. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 05:00 · Brandon Gregory
Cyber bullying on the increase in South Africa
Cyber bullying in South Africa is on the increase despite it being understated in the country, according to a Stellenbosch University academic. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
Financial backing for Please Call Me case against Vodacom emerges
Various businessmen have emerged as financial supporters of Nkosana Makate’s civil case regarding Vodacom’s Please Call Me Service. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 12:40 · Brandon Gregory
Parliament should suspend Pule immediately – Watson
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the immediate suspension of South Africa’s disgraced former communications minister, Dina Pule, following the revelations she was allegedly involved in an assassination plot against politicians investigating her conduct. → Read more
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Sat, August 10th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Free Wi-Fi a possibility for KZN town
The Newcastle municipality in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, are investigating the possibility of making the town and surrounding areas into a free Wi-Fi zone. → Read more
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