HP turnaround progress detailed

HP turnaround progress detailed

HP’s turnaround strategy is on track, according to president and CEO Meg Whitman, giving delegates to HP’s 2013 Securities Analyst Meeting an update on the company’s progress executing against its turnaround plan and future strategy. Whitman reviewed the...
Survey aims to define skills gaps

Survey aims to define skills gaps

It’s well-known that there are major skills shortages in South Africa but, as the country is about to embark on a massive infrastructure build, it’s vital to understand exactly what skills we have, and where the gaps are. The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)...
SA scientists reveal comet

SA scientists reveal comet

The first-ever evidence of a comet entering Earth’s atmosphere and exploding, creating a shock wave of fire which obliterated every life form in its path, has been discovered by a team of South African scientists and international collaborators, and will be presented...
Broadband access for all?

Broadband access for all?

A diverse group of private and public sector players have come together to launch the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), a coalition to lead policy and regulatory reform and spur action to drive down artificially high Internet prices in developing countries. By...
Enterprises must revisit security

Enterprises must revisit security

Kathy Gibson reports from London – The information security measures that companies used in the past won’t work in the future, and organisations are increasingly going to have to make informed compromises about their security. This is according to Neil...
What’s your online persona?

What’s your online persona?

Is there such a thing as an online persona? According to a new global study from MasterCard, the answer is yes. The Digital Sharing and Trust Project shows that consumers actually shed their “real-world” identities when they go online to assume “digital personas” that...