Dec 6, 2013
Former president Nelson “Madiba” Mandela died last night at his Houghton home at the age of 95. Known globally as the father of democracy in South Africa, Mandela was at the forefront of the anti-apartheid struggle. In 1962 he was arrested by the...
Dec 5, 2013
The 3rd Platform – the industry’s emerging platform for growth and innovation built on the technology pillars of mobile computing, cloud services, big data and analytics, and social networking – are major influencers in the International Data Corporation...
Dec 4, 2013
The mobile phone is the most important piece of technology for 73% of mobile users in sub-Saharan Africa. Ericsson has released its first regional consumer insight report focusing on trends and analysis of the mobile ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa. The report...
Dec 3, 2013
Attracting and retaining the right employees will be a top priority for mid-sized companies in the coming months. This is according to Sage’s annual Business Index, which surveyed nearly 2 000 medium-sized businesses in 17 countries. The survey showed that the war for...
Nov 29, 2013
By Mark Davison – After more than six months in the wilderness, one of the local IT channel’s most respected executives, Pierre Spies, is returning to the realm he relishes – as CEO of one of the country’s biggest distributors. Following lengthy negotiations,...
Nov 29, 2013
Comet ISON is not thought to have survived its brush with the sun yesterday. The comet, which has been travelling from the edge of the solar system for the last 5,5-million years, yesterday passed within 1,2-million km of the sun – and disappeared. Watched by a number...
