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In South Africa, carrier pigeon faster than broadband

In South Africa, the fast data delivery that broadband promises has yet to materialize. So much so, in fact, that a carrier pigeon can beat it. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Broadband, South Africa, Carrier, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-10

Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) in South Africa Adopts Windows HPC Technology Over Linux

Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Pty Limited PBMR was established in 1999 with the intention to develop and market small-scale, high-temperature energy systems locally and internationally. PBMR required an integrated, reliable, and easy to use and administer high performance computing platform rather than the existing isolated Linux platform. PBMR deployed 17...

Tags: High-performance Computing, High-performance, South Africa, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Leadership, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Management

Case studies 2008-06-17

Brazil, India, South Africa protest OOXML vote

Brazil, India and South Africa have filed appeals to the ISO/IEC approval of Microsoft's OOXML. At the Standards Blog, Andy Updegrove outlines some of the issues: Brazil's objections fall under two main headings, the second of which was also raised by South Africa. That...

Tags: Brazil, Appeal, South Africa, Office Open XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-30

A quick note on Ubuntu for netbooks

Few details are available yet, but Mark Shuttleworth revealed in an interview with the Guardian that a version of Ubuntu customized for the netbook market would be released in early June. Unfortunately, details are scarce; here's the line from the interview: [The Guardian]: Will you be...

Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Jason Matusow, Operating System, South Africa, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Globalization's discontents

I'm back from Africa, and what a trip it has been. Ghana was certainly a marked contrast to Zimbabwe. You would never mistake Ghana for a rich country, though compared to Zimbabwe, it is positively affluent. People are poor, but the roads are filled with cars, the stores are filled...

Tags: Immigrant, Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Globalization, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-22

We could live a long time without gold, but NOT this more precious metal

I'm talking platinum. As in catalytic converters. Cars, trucks, earth movers, fork-lifts, nearly every internal combustion engine made in the past thirty years has a catalytic converter. Most contain platinum and rhodium as catalysts. Right now there's a platinum shortage. That's a global shortage, but...

Tags: Shortage, South Africa, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-02-25

Proposed solar plant not worth its salt?

Parts of Africa have an abundance of solar energy. Remember that NOAA gobalmap we showed you? It clearly shows that some of that blazing sun reaches into South Africa. So it seems like a plan to put a huge, world's largest they claim, solar-powered generating...

Tags: South Africa, Semiconductors, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-12-11

South Africa 2010 - Countdown 1 (Windows)

Countdown for the Fifa World Cup 2010 - South Africa. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: FIFA, South Africa, Andre Tomazetti, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-09-10

702 Talk Radio Streamer 1 (Windows)

The 702 Talk Radio Streamer is based on the popular 5FM Streamer. This will simply and elegantly play stream the 702 talk radio live stream directly from South Africa. 702 Talk Radio is based in Joburg South Africa. 702 Talk Radio Streamer requires Windows Media Player. This version is the...

Tags: Radio, South Africa, Microsoft Windows, Gavin Biesheuvel, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-07-09

Scouting for Boys (Mobile)

Untitled DocumentLong before The Dangerous Book for Boys, there was the book that started it all including the Boy Scout movement Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys, which is the fourth best-selling book of the 20th century! Marvelously illustrated by Baden-Powell, Scouting for Boys also contains additional information on types of...

Tags: Mobile, Boy, South Africa, eReader, England, Robert Baden-Powell, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-05

Map of South Africa (Mobile)

A map of South Africa, divided into 9 smaller territories for the ease of use.NORTHERNNORTH WESTGAUTENGMPUMALANGAFREE STATEKWAZULU-NATALEASTERN CAPENORTHERN CAPEWESTERN CAPEGood for intercity travels with SmartMap.Layers include:TownsSettlementsAirportsRoadsRailroadsRiversInland waterAdministrative bordersInternational bordersTreesMap scale is 1:1 million.Good for use with any version of SmartMap. SmartMap can be purchased here. The map source Shape files...

Tags: Mobile, South Africa, VITO Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-02-13

Whale Watch 1.0 (Mobile)

Whale watch is a mobile guide to the whales of Southern Africa . Every year the whales migrate from the cold southern oceans of the Antarctic to the shores of South Africa to mate and calve. The mobile guide is aimed at providing the user with a better understanding of...

Tags: Mobile, South Africa, iLite, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-09-20

A South African Renaissance

In South Africa, awareness of the imminent IT skills crisis is high. It was with both the awareness of this crisis and socioeconomic objectives in mind that the South African government established the Institute of Space/Software Applications ISSA in 1998. Following his degree in computer science, Charmaine Dube was interested...

Tags: Information Technology, South Africa, Cisco Systems Inc., Charmaine Dube, Strategy, Government, Management

Case studies

The Department of Home Affairs in South Africa Is Preventing Identity Fraud

South Africa's Department of Home Affairs is responsible for the central registry of all citizens and permanent residents, maintaining their birth, death, marriage and related records - no small task in a country with 43 million citizens. The fact that South Africa's government and private sector each lose approximately U.S....

Tags: Identity Fraud, Unisys Corp., South Africa, Government, Vertical Industries, Litigation, Sales Channel, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Sales

Case studies

Additional Resources

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Lotto Pro 2009 7.54 (Windows)

Works with all lottery games; Pick-3, Pick-4, Pick 5, Pick-6 and Pick-7 and Keno. Up-to-date drawing files for all United States and Canadian lotteries. Drawing files are also included for Australia, Brazil, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey...

Tags: Data Solutions, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-17

SteelSoft Mobile TV&&Radio (Mobile)

SteelSoft Radio can be listened to radio online on mobile phone. There are unlimited number of live streaming radio stations from all over the world. SteelSoft TV provides users with many channels in multiple languages with easy-to-use features and settings. No subscription fee! Radio Features: Available channels: All News Talk...

Tags: Channel, Mobile, Radio, Steelsoft, SteelSoft TV, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-13

FIFA 10 for iPhone 1.0.7 (Mobile)

With FIFA 10 for iPhone guide your club or country to glory on the field. Be a pro and kick off your own countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. It contains 30 leagues, 570 teams, and 12,620 players from around the world. Play up to 20 licensed...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Team, Mobile, FIFA, Keyboards, Team Management, Monitors & Displays, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Peripherals, Management, Components, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-12

SteelSoft Mobile TV&&Radio 1.1 (Mobile)

SteelSoft Radio can be listened to radio online on mobile phone. There are unlimited number of live streaming radio stations from all over the world. SteelSoft TV provides users with many channels in multiple languages with easy-to-use features and settings. No subscription fee! Radio Features: Available channels: All News Talk...

Tags: Channel, Mobile, Radio, Steelsoft, SteelSoft TV, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-08

Matric Express Geography (South Africa) Demo (Windows)

Matric Express Geography is a multiple choice application that helps South African learners prepare for their Matriculation geography exam. The software can navigate to the internet to play games, chat, and get news.

Tags: Urban Net, Matric Express Geography, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Games, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-22