FOCUS NEWS AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST
Issue 12, Oct/Nov
SYMANTEC BUILDS DATA CENTER FOR SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET
Symantec will work with Dimension Data subsidiary Internet Solutions to build a data center for security services in Africa.
Spam makes up 91.3% of all emails in South Africa, according
SAUDI ARABIA
A Saudi Arabia data center designed by the Edarat Group achieved the fi rst Tier III certifi cation from the Uptime Institute for the Kingdom. It has multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, is concurrently maintainable and can provide 99.982% availability. The Dammam Data Center is one of a handful of colocation
to a Symantec report, and one in 62.5 emails carries a virus. Symantec said the data center will help it counteract this, using Symantec’s security software.
Symantec Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa
facilities in the Kingdom. It is 1100 m sq and built in a dual purpose building with a N+1 confi guration and electro- mechanical infrastructure.
Web hosting company HostGee opened its fi rst data center in Jeddah, HostGee SA. It said Jeddah appealed because it is a “massive bandwidth hub”, positioned to help it meet demand
Jesper Frederiksen said the data center will also help companies feel safe moving into cloud computing. “Twenty-six percent [of businesses in South Africa] have already deployed a software- as-a-service security solution,” Jasper said.
from the Gulf, Asia and Europe.
AFRICA IBM signed a 10-year agreement with Bharti Airtel for the handling of its computing technology services for its mobile communications network covering 16 sub-Saharan nations in Africa. Bharti Airtel operates in 16 countries. IBM will be expected to consolidate the carrier’s
Internet Solutions will provide infrastructure around the continent for the delivery of Symantec’s security solutions in Africa.
IT operations and enhance network effi ciencies.
SOUTH AFRICA
South African bank Absa is spending US$1.13 billion on IT infrastructure and upgrades in the coming three years to meet new legislative requirements.
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