Intelleca Vocalis has been awarded a contract by woiSA.com to develop a voice-activated restaurant guide based on the Vocalis SpeecHTML speech recognition software.
The local ISP landscape could be facing a shake-up as the government intends creating a new breed of ISP to serve both business and consumer, while free dial-up providers continue to grow in number and pulling power.
Ananzi`s most popular search terms show that local Internet users are much like the rest of the world in their search for sexual gratification and instant wealth, but also have a need for communication.
World Online has launched Virus Alert, a free service to its subscribers that will automatically scan e-mail messages for viruses before being forwarded to users.
David Ticoll, an architect of Internet strategies, will speak at the E-Commerce World, M-Commerce World, Information Security World and Cards Africa 2001 conferences at Northgate on 3 October.
The African Internet Service Provider Association (afrISPA) was formed last week at the ACT 2001 summit held in Pretoria.
ITWeb today launched Brainstorm, a new monthly IT business magazine that will complement the IT news service`s online offering.
Speaking at the ACT summit this week, Ajit Jatania, CEO of Simba Technologies in Tanzania, said expensive bandwidth is just one of many problems that face companies wanting to enter the Internet market in Africa.
Speaking at the ACT summit in Pretoria yesterday, Charley Lewis, Cosatu`s head of IT, said it is important that unions mobilise to gain online access for all workers through employer networks.
E-learning should be incorporated into learning offerings as part of a blended training package. This was the message presented at a discussion forum on e-learning in Sunninghill today, sponsored by the Graduate Institute of Management.
Data Pro has launched the News Manager software solution, which enables companies to design and issue newsletters to private Internet distribution lists.
The Peopleonline portal, which provides managers and employees with online access to HR information, was launched yesterday.
UUNet SA has announced its application service provider (ASP) programme.