New role for the CIO
As the digital business becomes a reality, the CIO is having to re-invent his role in the business in order to remain relevant. This was the word from the Gartner Symposium held in Cape Town this week.
Apple enters the wearables fray
Apple has unveiled a wearable device, the Apple Watch, which features new technologies, and a user interface and design that honours watchmaking traditions. The device will enable you to communicate in new ways right from your wrist by sending and receiving messages, answering calls to your iPhone and monitoring something as personal as your own heartbeat.
New options for SMB growth
A new KPMG International survey has found that 58% of family businesses – a vital part of the economy – are currently seeking external financing to fund their investment plans, but finding the right strategic investment partner can be challenging. While...
PC decline halted in MEA
The Middle East and Africa PC market brought seven successive quarters of year-on-year declines to a halt in Q2 2014, posting long-awaited annual growth of 2,2% to total 4,5-million units. Compiled by global advisory and consulting services firm International Data...
SAP roll-out set to digitise Zambia
Zimbabwean value-added reseller Twenty Third Century Systems (TTCS) has signed the biggest-ever SAP public sector contract in Africa – to digitise many of the Zambian government’s functions.
SA slides in competitiveness
South Africa has once again slipped down the rankings in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015, attaining only 56th position this year.