Computing SA staff

Oracle Corp. is showing its commitment to the South African government

Broadband wireless technologies will help bring the next five billion users to the Internet, an Intel Corp. executive explained at the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) annual symposium.

Acer Inc. expects its business in southern Africa to show rapid growth, following the finalization of the distribution agreement for the region between itself and Case-Tarsus Ltd.

Telkom SA Ltd. has won a 100 million Rand (US$14,208,178) contract from Johannesburg Securities Exchange of South Africa (SA)-listed fashion retailer, The Foschini Group (Pty) Ltd., to manage its Wide Area Network (WAN)

Acer Inc. has introduced the TravelMate C110, which it claims to be the first Centrino-based convertible tablet PC to debut on the world market.

Following the release of its customer relationship management (CRM) application, Microsoft Corp. has appointed IS Partners, a Microsoft Solutions Provider, as its first local certified CRM partner.

Internet Solutions (IS) says that it will be the first Service Provider to utilize the 155Mbps STM1 configuration.

International ICT consultancy, Global Bits, has opened Thuta, a new Oracle Corp. training company, in Somerset West near Cape Town. Thuta is an Oracle Approved Education Centre (OAEC), and will run curricula developed by Oracle University.