IBM has joined the World Community Grid, a global community of PC users whose spare time is dedicated to fighting HIV and AIDS.
Former hacker Kevin Mitnick will deliver two keynote addresses at the ITWeb Security Summit 2006 next year.
In today`s technology roundup: UN summit ends in Net debate, Sony apologises for content-protection CDs, IBM takes virtualisation to DB2 Viper, and Turismo is `pint-sized powerhouse`.
Standard Bank has acquired Xpertek electronic payment licences for its African operations.
President Thabo Mbeki has stressed the importance of ICT development and called for multi-stakeholder control of the Internet.
SA`s e-tailers are looking forward to an excellent holiday season, but a new survey says e-tail "critical mass" is years away.
South African enterprises are experiencing the world`s second-greatest incidence of spyware, says Webroot.
Negotiations are under way over the sale of the online bank formerly known as 20Twenty.
In today`s technology roundup: WiFi set to take off, UAE plans e-passports, iTunes price hike predicted, Sony joins VOIP market, Google to launch WiFi project, and Microsoft confirms DoS flaw.
Rewards programme eBucks has announced its virtual movie vouchers, which use cellphone technology and online capability.
Local software developers wanting to build interactive applications around Google Maps can do so via the JavaScript (AJAX)-based control that ships with Software AG's Composite Application Integrator.
Web hosting company Hetzner`s data centre in Gallo Manor, Johannesburg, which opened in August, has already reached 15% capacity, it says.
WebSMS enables King Pie Holdings to communicate with all 280 of its franchises as well as almost 1 000 counter staff.