Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has invested significantly in upgrading its core network to meet increasing customer needs, says MD Réan van Niekerk. FULL STORY >

Locally the market towards hosted servers is becoming more accessible to SMEs. But what are the pros and cons of going this route, and what should SMEs look for in their service providers? Iwan Pienaar looks closer. FULL STORY >

Stuart Cheverton from Hitachi Data Systems South Africa comments on the changing role of IT vendors. IT vendors are well placed to play a role in bridging the gap between business and IT, says Stuart Cheverton, business development consultant –... FULL STORY >

With Hitachi’s new technology, customers gain the most available, automated and agile IT infrastructure for today’s dynamic business needs. This is what Continuous Cloud Infrastructure offers businesses. FULL STORY >

How a platform-based approach to enterprise architecture rapidly accelerates the pace of innovation. FULL STORY >

New Hitachi data systems technology delivers a business-defined approach for IT infrastructure. FULL STORY >

There is still a somewhat parochial view of multi-function devices – the doorway to a successful document management system (DMS) – which are regarded as glorified photocopy machines. It is with this in mind that we spoke to leaders in the... FULL STORY >

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a licensing agreement with iPulse Systems, a South African company that specialises in the design and manufacture of biometric solutions. FULL STORY >

Intervate, a T-Systems business unit in South Africa and the country’s foremost provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions, has reinforced its position in the market as a mobile app... FULL STORY >

Scott Kelby has opened up as to why he made the switch from Nikon to Canon FULL STORY >

Apple has managed to avoid the iOS fragmentation pitfall, reporting that nearly three-quarters of its users are on iOS 7. FULL STORY >

Windows XP users have been warned of a potential and expected flood of malware following Microsoft’s ceasing of support for Windows XP early next year. FULL STORY >

A rumoured Windows 8.1 development could apparently enable users to skip the Metro interface at startup and go directly to their desktop environment. FULL STORY >

3DSystems has announced the release of the second generation Cube 3D Printer as well as the brand new CubeX 3D printer. FULL STORY >

Roelof Louw, cloud expert at T-Systems in South Africa, believes there are 12 elements that should be considered to ensure the security of both data and applications when moving to a cloud platform. FULL STORY >