Compellent assists Tourvest
Tourism group Tourvest has announced that it has implemented Compellent, a highly scalable enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) that lowers storage costs, reduces administration time, improves utilisation, automates replication and speeds up data recovery.
Reduce the risk of website crashes
Could the embarrassment caused to Fifa and South Africa when the ticketing system for the 2010 World Cup crashed not once, but twice, have been avoided?
IT managers boot up for fan fever
Currently, a whole host of international sporting events are underway and the accompanying fan support is reaching fever pitch. Only a select few will actually get the opportunity to support their hero’s from the stands, while the rest will be following the action thanks to state-of the-art streaming to official broadcasters and a proliferation of online media and social networking sites.
Soccer iPhone game launched in SA
A major World Cup 2010 competition world star of African football, Roger Milla, is in Johannesburg to present a preview of a brand new game to experience World Cup fever on your iPhone.
Support your team with an iFlag
Show a ‘Wave’ of support for the World Cup games with the World Cup 2010 – Flying Flag app for Android!
Cisco and Telekom extend virtual football collaboration
Deutsche Telekom, Cisco and the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB - German Football Federation) are further expanding their partnership related to the Deutschland TelePresence live video collaboration service, which was initiated at CeBIT 2010.
The top World Cup brands
Experian Hitwise, a competitive intelligence service, recently revealed that South African Airways was the brand that benefited most from its sponsorship of the FIFA Football World Cup.
Crooks to cash in on 2010 social boom
Friday marked the official start of the FIFA 2010 World Cup and popular social networking sites are heaving under the excitement. For the last three days Twitter's trending topics have been dominated by the World Cup. This spike in social media activity brings with it a corresponding spike in threats that will trap and exploit unsuspecting users.
Don’t forget those ear-plugs
South African football fans' instrument of choice, the vuvuzela, has already caused controversy ahead of the World Cup with authorities concerned that their excessive volume could prevent people from hearing announcements should a stadium need to be evacuated. Now, new tests have shown that the instrument is so loud, they pose a more immediate health risk to fans and players.
MTN set to ‘Ayobamise’ SA
The MTN stake in the 2010 FIFA World Cup extends beyond the more than R7-billion it has invested in network upgrades, and encompasses innovative products and solutions, and creative marketing initiatives aimed at instilling the spirit of Ayobaness in all its customers.