Healthy online access to info

The South African Medical Research Council has launched the National Health Knowledge Network, a Web-searchable database that contains results of South African research on illnesses such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Mercury Interactive announces Topaz 3.0

Mercury Interactive has released Topaz 3.0, its suite of Web performance monitoring solutions.

Web-assisted shopping with Tutuka.com, Rosebank Mall

Tutuka.com and JHI Real Estate are launching a retail initiative aimed at driving consumers back into shopping malls. The "Web-assisted" shopping mall campaign will kick off in Rosebank Mall from 27 to 29 October.

Bug leaves local servers vulnerable

After a flaw in Microsoft`s Internet Information Server (IIS), versions four and five, was exposed, ITWeb`s technical department took a screenshot of ABSA Direct, one of the many South African sites using IIS that are vulnerable to this exploit.

Bandwidth demand at SA companies

Cisco dials into the enterprise

Cisco has made a host of announcements based on its architecture for voice, video and integrated data products. It also launched its new Content Delivery Network system, designed to accelerate Internet-based content.

PeopeSoft SA provides Employee Portal

PeopleSoft SA has introduced its Employee Portal, a collaborative portal containing personalised information.

Rhodes University wins Ericsson award

Ericsson says the Rhodes University Mathematics Project is one of five worldwide winners of the Ericsson Internet Community Award and has won $100 000 in Web development services from Ericsson`s Internet Solutions resource base.

Unihold extends portal offering

Unihold Business Solutions, a Unihold subsidiary, has extended its MyUnihold.com portal to include performance diagnostics and service level monitoring.

BT unveils talking 3D e-mail software

British Telecoms (BT) says it has scored a world first with its three-dimensional (3D) talking e-mail software called Avtalk.

OSR establishes African B2B exchange

Omega Scientific Research (OSR) is establishing Utilities Afrique Exchange, an African business-to-business (B2B) electronic exchange focused on the utilities sector, which will be powered by Infobank Africa`s InTrade software.

TradeWorld, ITRISA to focus on SME e-commerce

TradeWorld, the e-commerce hub of Johnnic, and the International Trade Institute of Southern Africa (ITRISA) have entered into a partnership to improve e-commerce offerings to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Ierse firma wil .africa opraap as ICANN s^e hy mag

`n Ierse maatskappy het sy oog op die .africa-domeinnaamagtervoegsel as ICANN besluit hy is `n lewensvatbare aansoeker, aangesien die kontinent self nie daarin belang stel nie. `n $50 000-waagstuk kan verduidelik waarom.