Brainstorm Magazine

1. SA is falling behind
(October 2008/Columns)

... (Its terrestrial television equivalent is known as DVB-T.) Regulation is to blame here. The process for awarding licences involves detailed technical and business plans, to make sure that the government ...

2. Mining robots of the future
(October 2008/UpFront)

... Autonomous Systems (MIAS) group at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). MIAS is what the CSIR calls ‘an emerging research area’. It started in 2007 with an initial five-year mandate ...

3. Silent crimes
(October 2008/In-Depth Analysis)

... users to VPNs, company domains, internal and partner portals. These are, therefore, lucrative items to sell into industrial espionage gangs or to assist with internal fraud and collusion. “A foundation ...

4. From takeovers to takeout
(October 2008/In-Depth Analysis)

... about who we deal with and what structures we put in place.” As any market matures, it becomes less maverick and ICT has become industrialised, he says. Ten to 15 years ago, businesses were a little ...

5. Telkom enables modernisation of justice
(Informatica/Effective e-Government 2009)

... out to 44 courts throughout the country, linking them to 22 DCS facilities. Future possibilities In some countries, videoconferencing is used for court appearances, case remands and even actual trials. ...

6. Service delivery is priority number one
(Informatica/Effective e-Government 2009)

... Industrial Development Zone, where IS had to build the relevant infrastructure without government contributing to the cost of the infrastructure. This required that IS build a business case for the investment ...

7. Telkom's defend and grow strategy
(Informatica/Effective e-Government 2009)

... quality will allow us to be very competitive.” Depending on the outcome of market research, as well as pilot and customer trials being planned for the end of 2009, Telkom will take a decision on whether ...

8. VOIP, VOIP and Away
(Informatica/Bytesize 2007)

... you decide not to renew? Is there a trial period? Be very clear on your expectations and things should run smoothly. • Charges: Beware the bargain deal. Cheap often means hidden costs. Outside of everyday, ...

9. Managing Your Customer Relationships
(Informatica/Bytesize 2007)

... package at a later date. A free 30-day trial is available if you want to find out more. www.accpccrm.com HANSAWORLD Supported by a wide-base of South African partners, Hansaworld claims that over ...

10. Laptops Everywhere, But What Do You Choose?
(Informatica/Bytesize 2007)

... SME sector, and also offer free trial versions if you’d like to give them a whirl.  ...

11. Defining the SME
(Informatica/Bytesize 2007)

... Standard Industrial Classification Size Of Class Total Turnover Total Gross Asset Value (Excl. Fixed Property) Agriculture  ...

12. A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS?
(Informatica/Effective e-Government 2007)

... Doorway sites in KZN connected to a trial wireless mesh network that allowed interconnectivity between digital doorways. BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER There is a lot of work being done, and plenty of vision, ...

13. Wireless Cuts Loose
(Informatica/Converging communications 2007)

... are still being developed in trials • Most enterprises still contract with more than one service provider and need a solution that works across multiple providers to avoid being locked-into ...

14. WiMAX Here at Last (almost)
(Informatica/Converging communications 2007)

... to the results of an Intel trial, fixed-point WiMAX offered significant cost reductions to dial-up users in Costa Rica, Ireland and the Philippines – as much as $388 000 per year in remote access costs. ...

15. GETTING READY FOR BANDWIDTH BLAST-OFF!
(Informatica/Converging communications 2007)

... needed to communicate with branches and supply chain partners around Africa and to remote areas where there is no terrestrial-based communications network. Financial institutions are an example of successful ...

16. Telecommunications Running to Stand Still
(Informatica/Converging communications 2007)

... which seeks to, among other things, ensure non-discriminatory and open access to terrestrial and submarine networks, facilitate African ownership and governance of the network, harmonise national and regional ...

17. THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE SPEED UP
(Informatica/Effective e-Government 2007)

... connecting 270 sites nationwide and streamlining data-centric business processes. Now in its second phase of migration, DO J is trialling Voice-over-IP and video-conferencing, for full utilisation of its ...

18. WORKING TOWARDS CREATING AN INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SOCIETY
(Informatica/Effective e-Government 2007)

... information. Digitising the analogue terrestrial network is a key project within the broader objective of establishing an information society. The digitisation of the television terrestrial network will ...

19. THE TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE – A CASE STUDY IN NETWORK DISASTER RECOVERY
(Informatica/Converging communications 2007)

...  • The Verizon Business data networks includes more than 446,000 route miles, including terrestrial and undersea cable, spanning six continents, and connects with another 187,000 route miles ...

20. HiPath 8000: SIEMENS USHERS IN THE FUTURE OF CONVERGED COMMUNICATIONS
(Informatica/Converging communications 2007)

... and information technology, German industrial giant Siemens is ushering in what it believes is the future of converged communications with the HiPath 8000. A carrier-grade soft switch, it is in effect, ...