ITWeb Weekly - Monday, 15 October 2001
ITWeb Weekly - Monday, 15 October 2001
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Monday, 15 October 2001
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HEADLINE NEWS
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Business
** Siltek share suspension leaves channel in turmoil
** Outsourcing best for SMEs
** Reed pulls out, Tel.com status still uncertain
** PQ Africa changes name
** IT departments 'need to prove their worth'
** Prism waits for response to interdict application
** MB Technologies struts where others fear to tread
** New Idion technology strategist gets back to basics
** CA to cut 5% of staff
** Xerox SA signs outsourcing contracts
** Novell SA beats other operations in sales
** Geac, Peregrine team up
** Inter-Active partners with Australian company
** HP buys network supplier
** Grintek acquires staff, product from Xstream
** VocalTec, CosmoCom enter alliance
** Juniper posts Q3 results
** Juniper directors approve stock repurchase programme
** BWIF to hold second European meeting
** Autodesk Africa shields clients from rand devaluation effects
** Fujitsu sees signs of market recovery
** Motorola warns of job cuts
** Avaya appoints new COO for EMEA
** Leseding increases Spescom shareholding
** RangeGate makes inroads into UK market
** Integr8 partners with Citec
** Glotec signs deal with Strate
** AST acquires EPI-USE Logistics
** Identrus appoints senior VP of product management
** Nokia funds Eastern Cape school
** Strike three for Motorola
** Supreme Court rejects Microsoft appeal
** Buys, eBLS enter JV
** Spescom unveils plans for US subsidiary
** Lewis renews PQ Mainstream contract
** Astra2 increases MIP profits
** Meissner relocates Durban branch
** Datapro acquires BTGNet
** Phoenix forms security products division
** Redflag referral service reports strong growth
** Business Connection gets MS Gold Certified Partner Status
** AMD warns of bigger Q3 loss, blames Intel
** Datatec directors repay R1m FSB settlement
** Sun cuts price on Web software
** Storm Cellular re-packaged
** Sourcecom nominated for Black ICT Achievers Awards
** SAP sponsors show jumper
** PG Glass contracts Faritec
** SAP Africa to sponsor show jumping event
** World Online to host Mike Lipkin
** Sun to cut 9% of work force
** Altech posts financial results
** Dell contributes to US relief efforts
** PwC rebrands Management Consulting Services
Computing
** New PC offerings from IBM
** HP plans for mobile expansion
** Storage solutions on show at Maxtec centre
** President Mbeki crosses the digital divide
** CompTIA CAQC certifies Masterskill courseware
** CompTIA kicks off certification campaign
** Phoenix to support Athlon XP processor
** Sybase announces ASE 12.5
** BWIF releases study results
** AMD unveils XP chip
** VIA supports new AMD processor
** Symantec introduces Firewall/VPN
** Sun upgrades Solaris 8
** Application Security releases security solution
** AMD, Microsoft to collaborate
** Wave Technologies opens SA office
** Intel develops new chip packaging technology
** AMD to unveil new Athlon chips
** Edutain announces Encyclopaedia Britannica
** Compaq enhances iPAQ Pocket PC
** Microsoft pushing Office for Apple's OS X
** Mondi adopts ICDL programme
** Philips SA unveils LightFrame technology
** Compaq to recall, replace notebook AC adapters
Enterprise
** Veritas, IBM extend partnership
** Commerce One unveils e-procurement solution
** Novell releases PeopleSoft Driver
** CSH division develops mine management system
** PM Tech launches remote DBA service
Internet
** M-Web faring better, says Roux
** Africa left behind in Internet development, again
** Record companies want summary judgement for Napster
** Microsoft changes instant messenger software
** BMW signs Aqua Online as partner
** US online usage falls in September
** VeriSign makes RealNames Keywords available
** Silicon Alley publishes final issue
** AOL stops one security hole, fails to stop another
** Software developer targets global Web enhancements
** Napster heads back to court
** Alcatel picks Saqqara solution
Networking
** Duxbury expands training programme
** DiData subsidiary wins Asian contract
** 3Com introduces new wireless offering
** Novell introduces W2K integration software
** Cisco forms alliances to promote VPN
** 3Com introduces new gigabit Ethernet switches
Channel
** Logitech appoints new distributor, adds products
** Spescom, Ideal to partner
** Westcon to distribute Citrix
** Bateleur appoints international distribution agent
** Sun appoints Channel Development Provider partner
** SDD to distribute Veritas solutions
** KeyLogistics restructures VAR channel
** Tarsus releases new IBM desktop printer
** Square One to distribute GoldMine
** Microsoft Gold partner programme gains momentum
** FutureWorks gets Microsoft Gold status
** Logitech appoints Square One as distributor
** Duxbury to distribute new Equiinet solutions
** SAP, Crystal Decision sign agreement
** Tarsus releases new HP server
** Xylo partners with Intel
** RSA establishes new partner programme
** Memtek-MMW releases Promise RAID card
Telecoms
** Increases are a decrease, says Vodacom
** Telkom has content, e-billing plans
** Debating the controversial Telecoms Bill
** Ericsson keeps R&D budget stable, examines 4G
** Paconet granted DRC licences
** Netcom expands Mitel telephone system
** Clickatell offers high-end SMS services for business
** Bell Labs develops new global roaming technology
** PACONET launches service in Tanzania
IndustrySolutions
** Idion develops solution for EY
** KPMG looks to Business Objects for BI solutions
** AST reduces Gold Leaf Tobacco's downtime
** Document Warehouse utilises Sage Financials
** Mobilefin implements Progress solution
** Unisa reduces upgrade costs
** University of Natal selects Maximo
** AST DTS, Absa transition completed
** Rubico wins Medscheme contract
Financial
** PradaTech writes off R11m on cancelled project
** PQ Africa had to clean house before changing name
** MIHL gets Greek cash injection
** Set Point sells UK division
** MGX organises into five business domains
** Datatec directors bow to negative publicity
** Altron optimistic despite uncertain markets
** Altech well positioned for good year
** CCH's termination marks end of four colourful years
** New suspension blow for Sempres
** Paracon acquires Bryan Hattingh Investment Services
TechForum
** Graeme Victor: Internet survives 'first strike'
** Pauline Barnes: Portals should provide simplified access
** Andrew Procter: E-business needs to take off locally
** Clive Handley: Online security a major concern
** Schalk Viljoen: Mobile technology will be pervasive
** Dick Bradley: Companies need to examine staff retention
** Bryan Hattingh: Dealing with IT retrenchments
** Sarah Gibbons: User training required for BI
** Clive Handley: Re-examining security vendors
** Mark Ehmke: The evolution of workflow
** Ken Wilner: Security should be factored into development
** Kevin Scholl: BI can maximise ERP investment
** Saki Missaikos: M-commerce must be user-friendly
** Gary Sweiden: The importance of disaster recovery strategies
** Bryan Hattingh: Life after retrenchment
** Francois Wethmar: The return of centralised processing
** Christine Eckley: Traditional call centres are doomed
** Mark Neethling: The development of data warehousing
Columnists
** Paul Booth: Is IBM looking to buy EMC?
** Basheera Khan: Customer contact woes
** Jason Norwood-Young: AMD is its own worst enemy
** Jill Hamlyn: Leading by example
** Patrick Lawlor: SENS and indefensibility
** Susan Andre: Empowering employees with information
Features
** Fay Humphries: Getting stuck into Web performance
** Gavin Dudley: Competition renders colour cheaper than ever
** Gavin Dudley: Keeping tabs on TCO
** Gavin Dudley: Picking the perfect printer
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++QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Cellphone etiquette
"Everybody says good manners are common sense, but sense is not that common
when it comes to cellphones. They turn ordinarily polite people into
monsters."
- Carol Page, founder of CellManners.com, a US-based Web site that promotes
cellphone courtesy. (AP)
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*** ALL THE NEWS ***
B U S I N E S S
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** Siltek share suspension leaves channel in turmoil
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Siltek, holding company of distribution firm SDD, has suspended trade on its
share and further delayed its financial results as it struggles to
recapitalise its flailing operations. [12 October 2001]
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** Reed pulls out, Tel.com status still uncertain
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Reed Exhibitions says it has cancelled a management contract to run the
Tel.com exhibition next year. But the legal battle as to the ownership of
the event continues, despite Core Holdings' directors skipping the country.
[11 October 2001]
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** IT departments 'need to prove their worth'
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IT departments and companies need to show they are adding value to business
in response to a shift in the way businesses are seeing IT, according to a
Gartner executive. [11 October 2001]
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** MB Technologies struts where others fear to tread
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MB Technologies has shown positive movement for the year, appearing to have
succeeded where many local IT companies have failed in the heavily slumped
market. [9 October 2001]
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** Xerox SA signs outsourcing contracts
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Xerox SA says it has over 40 on-site document outsourcing contracts, which
produce approximately 80 million documents per annum. [12 October 2001]
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** Geac, Peregrine team up
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Geac Computer and Peregrine have entered into an alliance under which Geac
will resell Peregrine solutions. [Local Peregrine rep: MGX Holdings][12
October 2001]
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** HP buys network supplier
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HP has acquired Trinagy, a US-based supplier of network performance
management software for enterprise and service provider customers. [12
October 2001]
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** VocalTec, CosmoCom enter alliance
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VocalTec and CosmoCom have entered an alliance to provide hosted Internet
protocol contact centre solutions to service providers. [11 October 2001]
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** Juniper directors approve stock repurchase programme
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The Juniper Networks board of directors has approved a stock repurchase
programme of up to $200 million over the next two years. [11 October 2001]
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** Autodesk Africa shields clients from rand devaluation effects
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Design technology company Autodesk Africa has undertaken to absorb price
differences created by the rand's slide for as long as possible. [11 October
2001]
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** Motorola warns of job cuts
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Motorola has warned of a fourth consecutive quarterly loss and 7 000 more
job cuts. [11 October 2001]
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** Leseding increases Spescom shareholding
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Leseding Electronics Investments has increased its shareholding in Spescom
Telecommunications to 30%. [11 October 2001]
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** Integr8 partners with Citec
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Integr8 IT has partnered with Citec to offer clients Internet service
provider services. [11 October 2001]
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** AST acquires EPI-USE Logistics
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AST IT Solutions has acquired the EPI-USE Group's SAP Logistics operation.
[11 October 2001]
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** Nokia funds Eastern Cape school
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Nokia and the RF Group, distributor of Nokia mobile phones in SA, have
opened a new R3.8 million high school in the Bizana district community in
the Eastern Cape. [10 October 2001]
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** Supreme Court rejects Microsoft appeal
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The US Supreme Court has rejected Microsoft's request to overturn a ruling
that it violated US anti-trust laws. [10 October 2001]
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** Spescom unveils plans for US subsidiary
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Spescom says it plans to turn its US subsidiary Spescom Software, previously
Altris Software, into a market-driven operation. [10 October 2001]
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** Astra2 increases MIP profits
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MIP Holdings has reported an increase in profits over the last year due to
the success of its open source Astra2 product range. [10 October 2001]
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** Datapro acquires BTGNet
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DataPro has announced the acquisition of BTGNet, a wholly-owned division of
Bytes Technology Group. [10 October 2001]
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** Redflag referral service reports strong growth
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Business referral service Redflag says it is showing strong growth in
Gauteng. The service attributes its success to the smooth functioning of its
call centre and its customised database. [9 October 2001]
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** AMD warns of bigger Q3 loss, blames Intel
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has warned investors that a pricing battle with
Intel will mean a 22% drop in its revenue for the third quarter. [9 October
2001]
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** Sun cuts price on Web software
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Sun Microsystems will reduce the price of its iPlanet Web Server software by
37% in a bid to win market share from Microsoft. [9 October 2001]
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** Sourcecom nominated for Black ICT Achievers Awards
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Sourcecom says it has been nominated among this year's list for the
Forge-Ahead BMI-TechKnowledge Black ICT Achievers Awards. [9 October 2001]
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** PG Glass contracts Faritec
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PQ Glass has appointed Faritec as its technology outsourcing partner. [9
October 2001]
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** World Online to host Mike Lipkin
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World Online will host Mike Lipkin, a motivational speaker, at presentations
around the country in November. [8 October 2001]
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** Altech posts financial results
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Allied Technologies Limited has reported financial results for the six
months ended 31 August 2001. [8 October 2001]
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** PwC rebrands Management Consulting Services
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says its Management Consulting Services
businesses will begin operating under the brand name PwC Consulting. [8
October 2001]
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** HP plans for mobile expansion
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In Bergamo, Italy, yesterday HP underlined the importance of wireless
technology to the company with the announcement of a number of new mobile
services, as well as outlining a reference model for developing and
deploying mobile services. [10 October 2001]
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** President Mbeki crosses the digital divide
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President Thabo Mbeki is to visit a remote region of the Eastern Cape this
weekend to review the progress of a project taking ICT to a village on the
wrong side of the digital divide. [12 October 2001]
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** CompTIA kicks off certification campaign
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The Computer Technology Information Association (CompTIA) and Prometric will
launch a certification public awareness campaign. [12 October 2001]
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** Sybase announces ASE 12.5
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Sybase has launched its flagship database manager, Adaptive Server
Enterprise (ASE) 12.5, in SA. [11 October 2001]
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** AMD unveils XP chip
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) yesterday released its Athlon XP chip for
desktop computers and outlined a new branding scheme in a bid to regain
ground lost to Intel this year during a bitter price war. [10 October 2001]
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** Symantec introduces Firewall/VPN
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Symantec has announced its Firewall/Virtual Private Network (VPN)
appliances, which are designed to combine firewall, VPN, networking and
other capabilities in a single unit. [10 October 2001]
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** Application Security releases security solution
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Application Security has unveiled its DbEncrypt version 1.0 solution
designed to prevent unauthorised users from viewing sensitive information.
[9 October 2001]
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** Wave Technologies opens SA office
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CompTIA training development partner Wave Technologies has opened its first
office in SA. [9 October 2001]
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** AMD to unveil new Athlon chips
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will unveil four new Athlon microprocessors
today in a move designed to stall Intel's recent market share gains against
the company. [9 October 2001]
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** Compaq enhances iPAQ Pocket PC
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Compaq Computer has introduced two new versions of its iPAQ Pocket PC which
incorporate the new Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 operating system. [9 October
2001]
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** Mondi adopts ICDL programme
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Mondi Paper has implemented the International Computer Driving Licence
(ICDL) programme distributed locally by ADvTECH Skills. [8 October 2001]
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** Compaq to recall, replace notebook AC adapters
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Compaq Computer has announced a worldwide recall and replacement programme
for approximately 1.4 million AC adapters used with certain commercial
notebooks. [8 October 2001]
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** Commerce One unveils e-procurement solution
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Commerce One SA has announced its Enterprise Buyer 2.0 e-procurement
solution. [12 October 2001]
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** CSH division develops mine management system
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CS Systems Integration, a division of CS Holdings (CSH), has developed the
CSmart online mine management information system. [10 October 2001]
I N T E R N E T
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** M-Web faring better, says Roux
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Antonie Roux, CEO of M-Web, says the online service provider is closing the
gap towards profitability. [11 October 2001]
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** Record companies want summary judgement for Napster
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A US federal judge has deferred a decision on a request by recording
companies for a summary judgement in their copyright infringement suit
against Napster. [12 October 2001]
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** BMW signs Aqua Online as partner
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BMW SA has appointed Aqua Online as its partner for the management of its
online communication to customers, dealers and suppliers. [12 October 2001]
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** VeriSign makes RealNames Keywords available
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VeriSign is making RealNames Keywords available to its global network of
domain name registrars. [10 October 2001]
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** AOL stops one security hole, fails to stop another
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America Online (AOL) has fixed a security hole that allowed hackers to
create fake AOL accounts, but has yet to patch another vulnerability. [9
October 2001]
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** Napster heads back to court
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Major recording labels will request a summary judgement against Napster on
Wednesday in their long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against the
song-swap company. [8 October 2001]
N E T W O R K I N G
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** Duxbury expands training programme
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Duxbury Networking will offer entry-level courses in network technology at
its training centre in Johannesburg. [12 October 2001]
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** 3Com introduces new wireless offering
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3Com SA has announced the 11Mpbs wireless building-to-building bridge,
targeted at multi-building network applications. [10 October 2001]
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** Cisco forms alliances to promote VPN
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Cisco Systems, NetActive and Westcon have joined forces to encourage
businesses to take advantage of virtual private networking (VPN) technology.
[9 October 2001]
C H A N N E L
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** Logitech appoints new distributor, adds products
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Logitech, a mouse and keyboard manufacturer, has appointed a second local
distributor and expanded its range of cordless desktop products. [10 October
2001]
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** Westcon to distribute Citrix
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Citrix has appointed Westcon as its local distributor. [12 October 2001]
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** Sun appoints Channel Development Provider partner
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Sun Microsystems has appointed cdpAfrica as its Channel Development Provider
partner for the English-speaking countries of Africa. [11 October 2001]
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** KeyLogistics restructures VAR channel
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KeyLogistics has restructured its mobile software distribution model to
focus on specific SA vertical markets in conjunction with its value-added
reseller (VAR) partners. [10 October 2001]
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** Square One to distribute GoldMine
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Square One Solutions has been appointed as a local distributor for the
FrontRange GoldMine 5.0 customer relationship management software. [10
October 2001]
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** FutureWorks gets Microsoft Gold status
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FutureWorks, a subsidiary of Software Futures, has received Microsoft Gold
Certified Partner status in the e-commerce solutions category. [10 October
2001]
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** Duxbury to distribute new Equiinet solutions
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Duxbury Networking will distribute the new Equiinet NetPilot Virtual Private
Network (VPN) and NetPilot Enterprise VPN secure appliances. [10 October
2001]
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** Tarsus releases new HP server
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Tarsus has unveiled the HP Netserver E800, which is targeted at small to
medium-sized businesses. [9 October 2001]
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** RSA establishes new partner programme
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RSA Security has re-launched the RSA SecurWorld Partner Programme to provide
support services to its resellers, systems integrators and consultants. [9
October 2001]
T E L E C O M S
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** Increases are a decrease, says Vodacom
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Vodacom says subscribers will pay less for their cellphone use, despite
tariff increases. However, this won't apply when subscribers phone MTN, Cell
C or Telkom users, or use per-second billing for long calls. [12 October
2001]
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** Debating the controversial Telecoms Bill
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In-depth debate on the Telecommunications Amendment Bill, which various
parties say could kill VANS, ISPs and interactive TV, is underway. Experts
say major changes must come this week or not at all. [9 October 2001]
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** Paconet granted DRC licences
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Pan African Communication Network (Paconet) says it has been granted
licences to offer Voice-over Internet Protocol services in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC). [12 October 2001]
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** Clickatell offers high-end SMS services for business
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Clickatell's new API version 1.4 allows businesses to send individualised
SMS messages to clients, using existing IT infrastructure. [10 October 2001]
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** PACONET launches service in Tanzania
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Pan African Communication Network (PACONET) has launched its data
transmission service in Tanzania. [8 October 2001]
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** KPMG looks to Business Objects for BI solutions
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KPMG Consulting has installed a suite of e-business intelligence software
from Business Objects in its Internet Innovation Centre. [10 October 2001]
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** Document Warehouse utilises Sage Financials
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The Document Warehouse is implementing the Sage Financials business
management software suite. [9 October 2001]
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** Unisa reduces upgrade costs
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In a project undertaken by Bytes Business Solutions and a Unisa development
team, Unisa has cut upgrade costs since moving off mainframe to open systems
technology. [9 October 2001]
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** AST DTS, Absa transition completed
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AST Distributed Technology Services (DTS) has successfully implemented a set
of best practice processes within Absa's distributed desktop environment. [9
October 2001]
F I N A N C I A L
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** PradaTech writes off R11m on cancelled project
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JSE-listed Prada Technologies has incurred a consolidated loss of R10.79
million for the year to 30 June, mainly as a result of writing off its
Brainiack project. [12 October 2001]
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** MIHL gets Greek cash injection
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A Greek television network has acquired a 5% holding in MIHL's Mediterranean
pay-television platform NetMed NV for $12.3 million. [11 October 2001]
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** MGX organises into five business domains
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MGX Holdings has organised its operating units into five business domains to
reflect the areas in which it aims to deliver measurable business outcomes.
[11 October 2001]
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** Altron optimistic despite uncertain markets
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Despite unpredictable market trends, Altron's management remains confident
that the company will show growth for the year. [11 October 2001]
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** CCH's termination marks end of four colourful years
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CCH, once the darling of the IT listings boom of 1997 and 1998, will be
removed from the JSE tomorrow, ending an event-filled four years as a listed
company. [8 October 2001]
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** Paracon acquires Bryan Hattingh Investment Services
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Paracon Holdings has acquired IT contractors Bryan Hattingh Investment
Services from Advtech, giving its services division a greater national
foothold as well as access to key parastatal contracts. [8 October 2001]