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[MTN
and Standard Bank have launched a mobile banking joint venture, MTN
Banking, giving Standard Bank access to MTN's subscriber base and
offering MTN an opportunity to grow its subscriber base and revenue.
MTN Banking's first product is the
MobileMoney transactional account, essentially a SIM card-based bank
account that allows for such transactions as person-to-person cash
transfers, account payments and SMS notification – all via a
cellphone
Voice over IP (VOIP) refers to the delivery of
voice via public or private networks using Internet Protocol rather than
over traditional public switched telephone networks (PSTN). Over time, it
proves to be faster and cheaper to implement as well as easier to roll-out
new services using this technology, and these facts position it as the
perfect communications technology for Africa.
Although the technology is not currently widely available to South African
companies or consumers due to regulatory issues, Tim
Parsonson, managing director of Storm
is confident that this will be resolved within the next 12 months. Read
more.....
BROADBAND
Broadband is now a
reality in SA, but what is broadband all about and what are the hidden
benefits and costs?
Currently Telkom’s HomeDSL
384 service with 2 GB of traffic will cost consumers R 558-00. This is
around 15 times (1500%) more expensive than the 256 ADSL offering in
India...., read more
[Reuters]
- Wireless Internet users may not know
that it's easy for outsiders to read their e-mail or scoop up
passwords or other sensitive information.
[San
Francisco | Reuters News Service, 8 February 2005] - Intel
on Monday said it had completed initial production runs of a chip
with two processors-in-one, setting the stage for mainstream
marketing of PCs with two processor "brains."
Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition also
will include hyper-threading technology -- a separate technology
Intel began offering three years ago. With
hyper-threading and dual cores, Intel chips can process four
software calculations simultaneously by efficiently using resources
that otherwise would sit idle. The
ability to process up to four software "threads"
simultaneously gives computers the impression that it has four
separate processors with which to process data. Multi-threading
increases performance and responsiveness on demanding tasks.More.....
Web Store technologies Many Web store merchants understandably want to concentrate their
energies on what they do best - selling - and either ignore the technical
aspects or leave them for someone else to worry about. However, whilst Web
store creation software continues to increase in power and ease of use,
there is still a requirement for Web merchants to have a sound
understanding of the technologies that underpin their stores. This
resource takes you "under the hood" to explore the key technologies and
explain in a straightforward manner how they are used for Web
commerce...... read
more.......
SA's online dating
market is expected to grow by another 20% this year, says Ramon
Thomas, MD of black empowerment Internet research company NETucation.
Online Banking Increased 47 Percent
Since 2002
[February 9, 2005] The rising number of Internet users banking online
coincides with a surge in more lethal phishing attacks Read
more.....
This
is a very exciting year ion terms of Internet and
communication technology (ICT) and e-business. This
site will attempt to reflect and convey something about most of
these exciting developments here. Please visit hereregularly.
The topics of particular interest inter alia include the following:
. VOiP . Broadband especially ADSL. . Internet security and risk management. . Legal developments in the Internet field. . Burning issues
like the PAIA deadline.
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build relationships For many suppliers, an invoice or statement is the most regular
means of communication with customers, and in some cases, it can be the
only form of communication. With EBPP, companies can leverage the
investment that is already being made in sending out invoices, thereby
maximising each customer interaction. Read
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