May 9, 2014
Tech-savvy SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) perform better and employ more people than their non-technical counterparts. This is one of the findings from research commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by global management consulting company Boston Consulting...
May 8, 2014
As fraud and corruption in the ICT industry reach endemic proportions, there are calls for an independent body to bring stakeholders together in a bid to chart how widespread the problem is, and to thrash out a solution. That corruption is a problem is, sadly, beyond...
May 6, 2014
Contrary to popular belief, only a minority of consumers are openly disposed to the “give to get” exchange of private information need for retailers to give relevant guidance to customers. New research shows that 14% are privacy spenders and 15% are open...
May 5, 2014
South Africa’s Robert Enslin has been appointed to SAP’s executive board, along with Bernd Leukert, as the company announces that Dr Vishal Sikka, executive board member for products and innovation, is to step down for personal reasons, effective immediately....
May 2, 2014
IBM and HP veteran Oliver Fortuin has taken up the reins at BT, heading its operations in sub-Saharan Africa. Fortuin will be in charge of growing BT’s business and leading the regional management team. Best known as country manager of both HP and IBM, and a long-time...
Apr 30, 2014
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered what appears to be the coldest “brown dwarf” known – a dim, star-like body that, surprisingly, is as frosty as Earth’s North Pole. Images from...
