What has happened in the IT world this past month?
Latest rating on ISP’s -
The lowest rated ISPs were Telkom Internet with an average score of 5.59 out of 10 and MTN Business with 5.67. Telkom Internet was also rated the worst ADSL ISP in 2007 and 2008.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/ADSL/9599.html
Winston the pigeon -
New satirical website aims to shed light on data transfer speeds in South Africa
A new project called Pigeon Race 2009 aims to highlight the inadequate data transfer speeds over fixed lines in South Africa. The website http://pigeonrace2009.co.za/ states that “The Unlimited faces great challenges in getting data from its locations across KZN back to its central location for storage. These are large files, and it was postulated that a pigeon could do this faster than a normal landline could.”
The company behind the Pigeon Race 2009 is The Unlimited World describing themselves as a “dynamic company that is Making a Difference in South Africa.” The company offers insurance and lifestyle products including 911Assist, Motor Assist and SOS Assist.
The Pigeon Race project could be viewed as a viral campaign which is mainly aimed at promoting The Unlimited World brand and giving the company additional exposure through an innovative online advertising campaign.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/ADSL/9510.html
Warning to all -
A warning to people thinking of buying soccer World Cup tickets on the Internet was circulated on Thursday by Project 2010, a web-site promoting the competition.
The warning originates with Symantec, the Internet security firm, which said it expects a huge rise in World Cup-related spam and phishing attacks in the run-up to and during the football finals.
Symantec urged web users to purchase tickets only from FIFA registered sellers and avoid deals that sound too good to be true, as they probably are.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Internet/9665.html