Apr

23

Mobile Gambling Boom In 2010

April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment

By: Rupert P.
A forecast recently made in the United States regarding the mobile gambling market for 2010 stated that it will reach about 12 billion US dollars. The forecast was made by a Juniper Research report which stated that it will reach this incredible level thanks to the ever increasing popularity of the action [...]

Apr

21

Metro E Fibre and Lewis Hamilton neck-on-neck

April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment

In a nail-biting race over three laps on Tuesday, 20 April, Vodacom Business’ Metro Ethernet Fibre network (Metro E) barely beat Formula One™* Driver’s World Champion Lewis Hamilton in a neck-on-neck race between man against data.
Blue-chip captains of industry; members of the media and other guests stood in common awe as they watched the amazing [...]

Apr

19

SAS Mobile dashboard boosts greater business use of BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows smartphones

April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment

A new smart-phone-based interactive dashboard application from SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, allows business leaders to make better data-driven decisions while mobile.
Announced today, SAS Mobile combines the power of SAS with the portability of BlackBerry, Apple iPhone and Windows-based mobile devices. Users of SAS Mobile applications navigate through displays with interactive [...]

Apr

14

Ackermans Launches a Mobi Site

April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Ackermans customers can now access useful information about the retailer’s products and specials directly via their mobile phones, using the new Ackermans mobi site. Thanks to this mobile, multi-purpose site, South Africa’s price-leading retailer can advertise its latest products and specials to its valued customers via their cell phones.
As the first South African retailer to [...]

Apr

14

Telkom partners with MTN

April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Shareholders are referred to Telkom`s previous announcements regarding the disposal of its 50% stake in Vodacom Ltd and its intention to enter the mobile voice and data business. Further to this strategy, Telkom wishes to     
advise shareholders that it has:
                                               
1.   Placed orders to build 2000 new base stations in selected high density areas over the next [...]

Apr

14

Vodacom Business challenges Lewis Hamilton to a race against data

April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, 20 April, Formula One Driver’s World Champion Lewis Hamilton will face a competitor even tougher than his fellow Formula One racing drivers – Vodacom Business’ Metro-Ethernet Fibre network (Metro E).
In a never-seen-before adrenalin match of skill against technology, Lewis will be racing around the 4.2km Kyalami Race Track in Johannesburg against a data [...]

Apr

14

FNB Cellphone Banking is first past the 2 million customer milestone

April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

First National Bank’s (FNB) Cellphone Banking has clocked the 2 million registered customer mark – a move which makes FNB a leader in cellphone banking in South Africa.
Michael Jordaan, CEO of FNB says this milestone speaks to our brand promise of helpfulness and innovation. “When we launched FNB Cellphone Banking five years ago we did [...]

Apr

12

Say goodbye to PBX

April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s Unified Communications has marked a new era in business communications, it is fast replacing traditional hardware-based phone systems including desktop phones and the legacy PBX. This is according to local Microsoft Unified Communications specialists Galdon Data.

Apr

9

Great news for iPhone users: listen to your important voicemail messages first

April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment

From 1 April, Vodacom’s iPhone customers no longer have to wade through a long list of voicemails messages by calling 121 to get to the really important one that confirms that new job appointment or bond approval or marriage proposal.
Vodacom’s Visual Voicemail is a South African first voicemail management service for iPhone users, which enables [...]

Apr

9

Telefree Launches World’s First ‘Unified Communication’ Hub

April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Staying in touch with and getting connected to friends and business colleagues has never been easier, so accessible or more affordable. With the pioneering ‘TelFree Mobile’ and ‘TelFree Web’ internet applications, online and offline telecommunications are unified into one seamless world, allowing you to be in contact anytime, anywhere, with no subscriptions or messy contracts [...]

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