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 >

Knowing where we come from helps us to understand where we’re going. This month we look at how events billions of years ago shaped where we are today. FULL STORY >

Philips collaborates with DJ Armin van Buuren, to produce a sound system specifically designed for aspiring young DJs and music enthusiasts - the M1X-DJ Sound System. FULL STORY >

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

Leica's new T-System camera features a painfully beautiful aluminium unibody, and we expect its price tag to be equally imposing. 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 >

The latest Oculus Rift prototype virtual reality headset, Crystal Cove, may have wowed those attending this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but they are certainly not the only virtual reality (VR) game in town. 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 >