South Africa stories - Page 8
Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
IoT connectivity firm Thingstream emerges from stealth mode
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Thingstream, an IoT connectivity firm based in Bournemouth, emerges from stealth mode, touting a successful H1 2018 with new global customers.
Xero backs down on plans to retire older expense claims functionality
Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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Xero has made a U-turn on its decision to retire its older expense claims functionality and replace it with the new Zero Expenses.
Kiwi surfer prospers on world stage with tech partnership
Tue, 24th Jul 2018
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Kiwi surfer Paige Hareb secures unexpected victory at World Surf League Founders Cup. Talks to FutureFive about her win and partnership with Kaiser Baas.
US biggest player in $12b data center market – but APAC’s catching up
Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The global data center transformation market is in a good place for all those involved in the industry – and this trend is set to continue.
Africa’s largest data centre to get even larger with big investment
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.
SwipedOn CEO explains how his Tauranga SaaS startup went global
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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SwipedOn is a fast-growing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that is used in more than 2000 cities worldwide, and it all started in the Bay of Plenty.
SMEs urged to embrace diversity or risk losing top talent
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Niran Iswar, founder of NexGen, warns that New Zealand SMEs must adopt diversity to attract top talent and remain competitive, or risk losing out.
Mimecast bets on German growth with two new data centres
Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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Mimecast has 'invested heavily' into Germany with the opening of two facilities in Munich to capitalise on Germany's migration to the cloud.
Aura InfoSec appoints former South African 'ethical hacker'
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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South African cybersecurity expert and ‘ethical hacking’ leader Frans Lategan will bring a ‘goldmine' of experience to his role.
Dimension Data and Cisco take anti-poaching tech into Africa
Thu, 10th May 2018
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Dimension Data and Cisco extend their ground-breaking anti-poaching technology to Zambia, Kenya, and Mozambique, aiming to protect rhino and elephants.
Lack of network firewall visibility causing Australian IT managers to fly blind
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Network firewalls may be overrated and underperforming – Australian IT managers can’t identify 41% of their organisation's network traffic.
Former Dimension Data boss joins Gather Online after investing $1 million
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Dawson will be joining the Gather Online’s board of directors as chairman, working at the company’s Sydney-based headquarters.
iJET International expands 24/7 risk management to APAC through Singapore base
Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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iJet International enhances its 24/7 risk management footprint in APAC with a new Singapore base, boosting global capabilities and local support.
MSP aims to grow local presence, appoints NZ country manager
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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MSP Computergate aims to strengthen its foothold in the NZ market with the appointment of a NZ country manager.
Trintech reinforces APAC presence with new data center
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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Trintech's customers in the APAC region will supposedly experience several benefits including better performance.
Stellar consulting brings ex-pat talent back home to NZ
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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South Islander Luke Turnbull has returned to his homeland to take a position as a consulting director with Stellar Consulting Group.
Mimecast doubles down on cyber resilience
Wed, 24th Jan 2018
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Mimecast enhances its cyber resilience strategy with key hires: Janet Levesque as SVP of Systems, Risk and Security, and Marc French as Chief Trust Officer.
Australia & New Zealand named innovation champions by U.S association
Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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Australia, New Zealand, Finland and the United Kingdom have been named the most innovative countries, according to the Consumer Technology Association.
Japanese telco giant opens new data center in Johannesburg
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Communications and Internet Solutions of South Africa have launched the Nexcenter Parklands Data Center in Johannesburg.