According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, Africa (and the Middle East) will be the fastest growing region in terms of internet traffic in the next four years with the expectation being a growth equivalent to 527 times the volume of the entire internet in this region in 2005. The report by Cisco forecasts internet growth from 2015…
As a business owner, you may be questioning the legalities surrounding the use of CCTV surveillance in workplace disputes or as proof during a CCMA hearing or arbitration or any other legal matter. While many other countries have clear laws surrounding the use of video surveillance which makes it easy to set up and maintain…
In recent months we have seen more than one major service provider releasing integrated data products that include a VoIP component with a certain value of voice minutes being advertised as “free of charge” to clients. We first saw the release of this new integrated product with major VoIP provider VOX Telecoms and more recently,…
We previously highlighted a few of the benefits of leasing your business technologies rather than purchasing it outright which includes various financial benefits, keeping your business up-to-date and often-times offering an accompanied service level agreement to make maintenance and repairs easier and more inexpensive, To follow on, here is a list of the document requirements…
Buying business technologies often costs large amounts of money and results in businesses being left with outdated technology due to lack of funds which ultimately costs the company more in maintenance and repairs than necessary. The alternative to large capital expenditure and large maintenance bills due to outdated technology, is leasing your equipment through a…
You may think upgrading to an IP surveillance system when your current analogue CCTV solution is still in pretty good working order may be a tedious task but when looking at the vast number of benefits, the switch may not be as vacuous as you think and may in fact be a necessity for the…
The company has had a national footprint of installers for many years, making it possible to service clients in the greater Western Cape and throughout South Africa. Despite its national footprint of installers, the operation and sales side of the business has always been located at the business head office in Milnerton, Cape Town where…
The popular business technology news site MyBroadband recently released an article stating the increase in sophistication of cable thieves in South Africa that has seen Telkom experience over 6,000 incidents of theft across its copper network in the last year. According to the article, criminals have been targeting Telkom manholes armed with heavy-duty vehicles that…
When it comes to technology, it can be expensive, complicated and a massive pain to upgrade and as specialists in the technology field, we see business owners holding onto very outdated technology with the mantra of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, and it is hurting their businesses more than you’d think. Specialized Technicians…
Face-to-face meetings are often a lot more effective than a simple phonecall in many situations. Starleaf video conferencing units turn your calls into a face-to-face meeting with HD video calls between mutliple locations with features such as screen sharing making it possible to share information as if you were in the same room. Video conferencing…
