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| Thursday, May 03, 2012 | | Allan Cawood has stepped down as CEO of Dimension Data Middle East & Africa (MEA) after serving the company since 2001 to pursue other personal and professional interests. Derek Wilcocks, Managing Director of Dimension Data’s wholly-owned Internet... |
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | | Internet Solutions (IS) today announced changes to the company's wholesale and business DSL offerings, following the 30% reduction in Telkom's IP Connect (IPC) charge recently announced by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. “The... |
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| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | | Continued global rollout of Managed Cloud Platform extends private and public cloud services across region.
Dimension Data and Internet Solutions have introduced a comprehensive portfolio of cloud computing services across the South African region,... |
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| Tuesday, March 06, 2012 | | A revolutionary design for Internet Solutions’ 11th African data centre, to be opened in Randburg in March 2012 and known as Randview, will slash client power costs, increase their data centre productivity, and improve disaster resilience. It will also... |
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| Thursday, February 23, 2012 | | With the addition of the new Randview data centre to the Internet Solutions (IS) network, the service provider has reached the critical mass required to achieve the economies of scale that will offer both IS and their customers benefits in terms of... |
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | | NTT Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), announced today that NTT Com’s Europe-Asia network is now connected to the Europe-Africa network of Internet Solutions, a subsidiary of Dimension Data, via a Network to... |
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| Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) and Symantec today announced the depth of their partnership and the value they offer to clients, by augmenting Symantec's market leading hosted email archiving solution* with free bundled Symantec Email Continuity.
Effective... |
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| Monday, November 14, 2011 | | The growing international shift towards the provisioning of communication services from the cloud will be showcased at the IP EXPO, taking place in Johannesburg on the 15th and 16th November, by leading local converged communications provider, Internet... |
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) is aiming to accelerate its growth beyond South Africa’s borders by establishing a new division IS International.
The new unit will provide significant additional support and investment to the group’s existing operations in... |
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) today announced that all of the company's Microsoft Hosted Exchange clients will now enjoy free, secure access to email at any AlwaysOn Wi-Fi hotspot in South Africa.
Recently launched, this value added service now enables all... |
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| Monday, October 17, 2011 | | Dimension Data subsidiary, Internet Solutions (IS) has increased its majority stake in its Kenyan operation, from 51% to 80% as the group looks to expand its East African business interests.
IS initially acquired a 51% stake in local Kenyan service... |
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| Monday, October 10, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) today announced the launch of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution in partnership with Silicon Sky, called cloud desktop, that delivers Microsoft Windows desktops on a Desktop-as-a-Service basis. The addition of this... |
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| Friday, August 05, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) today announced that the company has expanded their operation in Bloemfontein, with the launch of new offices and a data centre within the central business district.
Prenesh Padayachee, Chief Technology Officer at IS, explains... |
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| Tuesday, July 19, 2011 | | Now in its twelfth year, Internet Solutions’ 2011 Internetix technology conference (21st July in Cape Town and 26th July in Johannesburg), will focus on the pivotal role of online commerce in the new era of disruptive business change being driven by... |
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| Tuesday, July 05, 2011 | | The relationship between Internet Solutions (IS) and Telkom was recently bolstered when the service provider substantially increased their capacity on the South Atlantic 3/West African Submarine Cable (SAT-3/WASC) that is operated by Telkom. According to... |
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| Wednesday, June 01, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) today announced it has acquired a majority stake in SYNAQ, a local managed Linux service provider, for an undisclosed sum.
According to Wayne Speechly, Executive for Communication Services at IS, the acquisition boosts IS'... |
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| Thursday, May 26, 2011 | | Internet Solutions (IS) Mozambique has received the Diamond Arrow Award for the best Internet service provider in the business category, following the results of a three month independent study conducted by PMR.africa. IS Mozambique received the coveted... |
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| Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | | Internet Solutions' (IS) Global Service Centre (GSC) was recognised as a top industry performer at the recent Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA) awards ceremony, receiving the award for the Best SA Customer Service Centre in Gauteng.
The... |
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| Friday, March 04, 2011 | | As organisations are increasingly looking to expand their operational footprint, one area of concern is often communications – not only when it comes to cost, but reach as well. This is when it becomes absolutely critical for these companies to... |
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| Tuesday, March 01, 2011 | | The drop in interconnect rates and the subsequent demise of the traditional Least Cost Routing (LCR) model is making Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Internet telephony an even more attractive proposition for businesses due to all the benefits... |
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| Friday, February 25, 2011 | | Obami, a locally developed social networking site and learning management system for schools, was one of 10 companies from around the world selected to attend the 2011 Netexplorateur Forum, which took place during February, to receive an award and... |
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| Monday, January 31, 2011 | | Business video is fundamentally transforming the way organisations communicate, collaborate, educate, and protect people and assets. Enhanced productivity, better collaboration and a reduction in travel and associated expenditure are great advantages for... |
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| Wednesday, January 05, 2011 | | Telecommunications in South Africa has long been characterised by the high costs associated with utilising voice and data services. As such, businesses are constantly looking for feasible solutions that can improve operational efficiency at a vastly... |
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| Monday, December 06, 2010 | | Internet Solutions (IS) has announced that it will be restructuring its pricing across its AlwaysOn Hotspot offering, making it the most cost-effective in the market.
IS already boasts the largest footprint of hotspots across South Africa, with... |
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| Thursday, November 18, 2010 | | As one of the founders of Internet Solutions (IS), Ronnie Apteker has already achieved great success in the business world – having developed the company from a start-up venture in 1993. He has since left IS and applied his entrepreneurial expertise to... |
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| Thursday, November 11, 2010 | | Most people have been introduced to the concept of software as a service (SaaS) and the potential benefits and challenges of this form of cloud computing. Fewer have, however, heard of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), the provisioning of the hardware... |
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| Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | | Internet Solutions (IS) has announced the launch of its hosted telephone management system (TMS) solution that will enable organisations of all sizes to better manage telecommunications expenses and costs. This is achieved through call accounting and... |
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| Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | | Internet Solutions (IS) has confirmed that the security breach reported for one of its business DSL user provisioning systems yesterday was not a hack. According to the IS log, there is no clear indication that the site was hacked, but that an authorised... |
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| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 | | Enterprise communications is changing rapidly. Organisations are deploying multiple devices per employee to enhance productivity, yet this is creating a multitude of challenges when it comes to security, device management and data management. In spite of... |
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| Tuesday, July 06, 2010 | | Roaming, both in South Africa and around the world, can be a very costly experience. Recent media reports have shown the exorbitant costs of international roaming using 3G, citing bills around the R100 000 mark for international data roaming. These... |
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| Monday, June 07, 2010 | | The telecommunications industry is buzzing following the release of ICASA’s Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the much sought-after 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum. While spectrum is not really top of mind for most people, it is an absolute necessity for a... |
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| Thursday, May 27, 2010 | | Corporate South Africa continues to bear the brunt of the high cost of mobile telephony, despite the recent reduction in interconnect fees. Statistics show that over 25% of corporate telecoms budgets account for cellular minutes and with the increase in... |
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| Monday, May 24, 2010 | | As organisations are increasingly using a mix of fixed and mobile communications as part of their daily operations, they need to ensure that security remains top of mind. This especially in light of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup and potential... |
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| Monday, May 24, 2010 | | Internet Solutions, a division of Dimension Data, has announced the expansion of their MPLS network footprint into Uganda and Tanzania. This provides the opportunity to provide full Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) services out of Kampala and Dar es... |
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 | | Technology remains one of the key enablers for businesses to improve efficiency and as the countdown clock for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup ticks over, organisations are increasingly looking for ways to simplify operations during this sporting... |
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| Friday, April 30, 2010 | | On the 22nd April 2010, ICASA formally announced the implementation of fixed-line number portability in South Africa, including single number porting. “This is a fantastic move for South Africa’s telecommunications industry and really does make good... |
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| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | | Internet Solutions has celebrated the launch of its 700th AlwaysOn hotspot in South Africa. “We have effectively grown our Wi-Fi network by 50 percent year on year for the past two years,” says Justin Spratt, General Manager of Wi-Fi and VOIP Mobile at... |
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| Monday, April 12, 2010 | | Internet Solutions has launched the next phase of managed IP telephony services to the market. The launch of this new service means that IS can now offer clients a fully managed Hosted IP PBX (HIP) offering. This offering is available to all enterprises... |
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| Monday, March 29, 2010 | | Business continuity and disaster prevention are two critical areas of the business that often requires a disaster to get into motion. Considering that data is the lifeblood of any organisation, ensuring that a company has the required services in place... |
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| Thursday, March 11, 2010 | | Cloud Computing has been all the rage with many business benefits cited in the drive to get businesses to move to this new way of conducting business. The question is, however, whether companies understand the true benefits of Cloud Computing, or... |
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