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Cloud computing vs virtualisation

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: In today’s marketplace, customers require flexible infrastructures and solutions that can rapidly adjust to meet their changing business needs. Both cloud computing, the mechanism that delivers services, and virtualisation, the key enabling technology, provide customers with exactly that: increasing business agility through the efficient use of resources, whether they be monetary or IT related. Virtualisation is ultimately about making the best use of technology assets. The key to reaping the rewards and [...]

30 000 devices connect to FNB banking App

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Two months since it was first introduced, FNB‘s Banking App has seen close to 30 000 paired devices. According to FNB, the App now averages more than 500 downloads per day – a number which is expected to increase. “The number of downloads since launch has exceeded our expectations. We would like to think that this has been fuelled mostly by positive customer word of mouth. We have more than R160 million [...]

Absa cellphone banking on the rise

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Absa has announced a 65% year-on-year increase in financial transactions made on its three cellphone banking offerings. “Cellphone banking adoption continues to beat expectations. In 2011, we will see transaction values of about R10 billion transferred via the mobile channels. With a wide range of transactional and enquiry services that are now available via cellphone banking, more customers every day are realising the convenience, simplicity and cost-effectiveness of banking on their phones,” [...]

Govt not interested in regulating BBM

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The Department of Communications (DOC) says government has no intention of regulating Blackberry Messenger (BBM). Following statements made by the deputy Communications minister, Obed Bapela – the DOC has emphasised that government is not targeting Blackberry users and is only looking at reviewing legislation relevant to cyber-crimes. Speaking at the SATNAC conference on Monday, Bapela  stated that he had assigned the portfolio of cyber-security to determine whether government should regulate applications such [...]

FNB introduces Pay2Cell

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: FNB has announced the introduction of its latest innovation, Pay2Cell - a solution that allows FNB account holders to make payments to other account holders using only the recipient’s cellphone number. According to the bank, the solution omits the need to remember long account details and also allows the recipient to keep their banking details private. It is a central part of the bank’s shift towards electronic banking, as it allows a [...]

Vodacom steps up cellphone security

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Vodacom has introduced a new security feature that will help protect its customers from cellphone fraud by automatically locking their SIM card, if any irregular call activity is detected. The mobile operator has been experiencing an increase in the number of fraud incidences that were due to International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF). In this type of fraud, a syndicate steals handsets or SIM cards from victims and uses them to dial international [...]

FNB Connect extends YouTube offer

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: FNB Connect has announced that it will be offering its ADSL customers free access to YouTube. This means FNB Connect Surf customers can now browse the world’s video viewing site between 7pm and 11pm until August 2012 at no cost. Registration is free and newly registered users also get one free GB of ADSL data to browse other sites. FNB Connect previously introduced a free YouTube promotion for two months and has [...]

Vodacom appoints Tanzania head

Vodacom has appointed Rene Meza as Managing Director for Vodacom Tanzania.

Currently MD of Bharti Airtel’s Kenya operations, Rene brings over 12 years international experience in telecommunications across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Speaking about the appointment, Vodacom’s CEO for international operations, Johan Dennelind, welcomed the appointment.

“We’re very excited to have Rene joining the team. He brings a wide range of experience from emerging markets as diverse as Paraguay, Pakistan and Kenya. He was also previously CEO for Millicom’s (Tigo) operations in Tanzania which means that he’ll be up and running in this new role very quickly.”

Telkom takes steps towards true convergence

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Telkom has introduced Telkom Business Mobile as it makes strides towards offering its customers true fixed mobile convergence. Speaking at the introduction of the mobile business offering, Telkom Group CEO, Nombulelo Moholi, noted that while the operator was entering the mobility market years after some of its competitors – the mobile communications solutions integrated with quality service offerings, would help it leapfrog competition. “We believe we can deliver the value of mobility [...]

FNB cardless withdrawals top R79m

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: FNB has announced that its customers have withdrawn more than R79 million using Cash Withdrawal via cellphone banking. Cash Withdrawal using cellphone banking is a solution that enables FNB customers to withdraw money from an FNB ATM without the need of a bank card directly from their transactional account. “We are overwhelmed by the customer take-up of this solution. We believe this is due to the safety and convenience of Cellphone Banking,” [...]