A massive game in your pocket
Any dyed-in-the-wool geek is familiar with massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Vodacom has taken the MMORPG and gone mobile, and mainstream.
True or false? Every piece of software your organisation uses is properly licensed, and you are only paying for as many licences as you actually need.
Security has traditionally focussed on software and systems, with the actual hardware not getting much airtime. That has to change.
COMMUNICATIONS - WEB SOLUTIONS Words: Carel Alberts INSIGHT Hans Wencke, managing director of specialist Web hosting company Hetzner, offers the following advice: - Plan: You will naturally want to avoid making costly mistakes.
COMMUNICATIONS - DATA SERVICES Words: Carel Alberts VPNS VIRTUAL PRIVATE Networks allow for secure, remote access to an organisation’s network using public telecommunications, like the Internet or a service providers’ private network – in much the same way as your printers or PCs are connected to each other.
SOFTWARE - BUSINESS APPLICATIONS Words: Pamela Weaver CRM Giving your customers what they want just keeps getting more important.
SOFTWARE - BUSINESS APPLICATIONS Words: Pamela Weaver YOUR NEEDS Getting to grips with applications that grow and expand with your business.
SOFTWARE - OPERATING SYSTEMS Words: Pamela Weaver LINUX The past couple of years have seen a massive increase in coverage for the GNU/Linux system.
HARDWARE - SERVERS Words: Pamela Weaver DECISIONS, DECISIONS Microsoft, Apple, Linux, LAMP, FreeBSD, Solaris.
HARDWARE - MOBILE DEVICES Words: Janet Paterson and Paul Hartley DEVICE ADVICE So you’ve done your homework in terms of device features, and made your choice about the operating system that suits your business needs best.
HARDWARE - Laptops and PCs Words: Pamela Weaver POWER PLAYS THINK SHRINK If long battery life is your primary concern with a laptop, forget about monster-sized screens with souped-up processors.
INTRO - landscape Words: Janet Paterson TEAMWORK The imporTance of teamwork in any business operation is vital, but for an Sme, it can be a make or break issue.
