Internet protocol (IP) telephony will be the basis of next-generation communication systems, says Andy Bull, director for Mitel Networks SA.
DataPro has converted its entire Internet backbone from satellite to fibre connections.
Novell has signed an agreement with the State IT Agency (SITA) to deploy NetWare 6 on the SA Police Service (SAPS) network.
The 3Com Partners 3 annual conference will take place from 4 to 6 October in Mmabatho.
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) SA has won a R3 million deal to project manage the re-engineering of the local area network in the Johannesburg office of international resources giant BHP Billiton.
Unison Communications has installed its Stella Nova telephone management system on a Cisco Internet protocol switch at Montecasino.
Hitachi Data Systems and Inrange Technologies have completed qualification testing between the Inrange IN-VSN 9801 Channel Extender and Hitachi TrueCopy, says local Hitachi distributor Shoden Data Systems.
3Com SA has launched a training and certification programme for its Gold, Silver and Bronze Focus partners as part of a drive to grow its market opportunities.
Siemens Information and Communications Group has recently been selected as preferred supplier for Lesotho's largest ever telecommunications contract.
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation has awarded a contract of more than R150 million to Siemens Telecommunications and AST Botswana for the provision of rural telecommunication services.
Sun Microsystems has announced Network 1, its vision and roadmap for the next decade of network system design.
Marconi has announced details of its development plans for a new multi-layer switch for optical networks.
Siemens Information and Communications Group has gone live with the first subscriber connection for a wireless local loop network in Lesotho, which is part of its R211 million contract with Telecom Lesotho.