Firms choose hybrid cloud

Firms choose hybrid cloud

Nearly half of large organisations will have hybrid cloud deployments by the end of 2017, according to Gartner. In the past three years, private cloud computing has moved from an aspiration to a tentative reality for nearly half of large organisations. Hybrid cloud...
Apple is new top global brand

Apple is new top global brand

Coca-Cola, which was the world’s most valuable brand for 13 consecutive years, has been bumped down to number three in the Interbrands Best Global Brands report – with Apple as the new top brand, followed by Google at number two. This year, the total value of all 100...
Mxit scores Jordaan coup

Mxit scores Jordaan coup

Mxit has scored a major coup with news that social media visionary Michael Jordaan, former CEO of First National Bank and recent recipient of the CNBC Africa Business Leader of the Year for Southern Africa award, will become chairman of the board. “I have been...
Curiosity finds water on Mars

Curiosity finds water on Mars

The first scoop of soil analysed by the analytical suite in the belly of NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the surface of the planet contain several percent water by weight. The results were published today in Science as one article in a...
The importance of broadband

The importance of broadband

Over the next 15 years, broadband’s contribution to sustainable development will only increase in pace with its growth globally. This is according to new report from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, and joint initiative of the International...
Acer in major commercial drive

Acer in major commercial drive

Kathy Gibson reporting from Amsterdam – Acer, possibly better known as a vendor of consumer notebooks, tablets and smartphones, is making a major investment in the commercial market. Speaking at a media and partner event in Amsterdam yesterday, senior corporate...