T-Systems to double up after Arivia deal
T-Systems SA will double its turnover and staff complement as a result of its acquisition of IT company Arivia.kom from state-owned enterprises Eskom and Transnet. That’s the word from T-Systems SA MD Mardia van der Walt-Korsten, who claims the deal, which has taken three years to complete, will position the company as the SA’s largest [...]
We didn’t attack Google, China insists
[Best of the Web -- Monday, 25 January 2010] We didn’t attack Google, China says: China has dismissed suggestions that it was involved in recent cyber attacks on Google and other companies in that country. The attacks have have led to escalated tensions between the US and China, with US secretary of state Hillary Clinton [...]
ZA Tech Show: Episode 96
This week, security expert Dominic White makes his debut on the show. He joins Brett Haggard, Duncan McLeod and Simon Dingle to discuss the ongoing Google-China debacle, free Nokia maps, Telkom’s Sat-3 problems, and much more
Eskom to fight Maroga’s R85m claim
Eskom will oppose the R85m lawsuit filed against it by ousted CEO Jacob Maroga, the parastatal said on Sunday. “We are aware of it and we will oppose it,” the company said. According to the Sunday Times, Maroga filed a civil claim at the South Gauteng high court demanding “reasonable damages” or reinstatement as CEO. [...]
National carrier offline as flysaa.com website suspended
It appears that state-owned airline, SA Airways, forgot to renew its Internet domain, flysaa.com. The domain was suspended at the weekend pending payment by the national carrier. It was not immediately clear how long the website was offline, but Web users visiting flysaa.com on Sunday morning were greeted with a message from domain registration company [...]
War hurts so good
The battle lines for this year’s best film and best director Oscars have been drawn between two movies that could hardly be more different: the bombastic, big-budget epic, Avatar, and the low-key Iraqi war thriller, The Hurt Locker. As much as I enjoyed Avatar, I’m rooting for The Hurt Locker, if the choice is to [...]
Gijima expects profits to double on accounting change
JSE-listed technology group GijimaAst expects to improve both its basic and headline earnings per share for the six months to 31 December 2009 by more than 100%. The group told shareholders on Friday that it will release its interim result on 23 February. Both basic and headline earnings are expected to come in at between [...]
Tear down the walls of censorship
In many respects, information has never been so free. There are more ways to spread more ideas to more people than at any moment in history. And even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable.
Clinton speaks out on China Internet attacks
[Best of the Web -- Friday, 22 January 2010] Clinton speak out on China Internet attacks: In a high-profile speech on Internet policy on Thursday, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton offered a thinly veiled threat to China following recent cyber attacks in that country against Google and other companies. “Those who disrupt the free [...]
Sat-3 cable fault leads to chaos
A longer-than-planned interruption on the Sat-3 cable that connects with SA with Europe caused chaos on Thursday, with many Internet users unable to access international websites. The downtime is believed to have been responsible for long check-in delays at Johannesburg’s main airport, OR Tambo International. A portion of the Sat-3 system remained offline at the [...]
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