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...
Nov 28, 2013
IBM inventors have patented a technique for combining big data from distributed cloud services with data stored on local IT systems, to gain new insights that can enable businesses to more efficiently and effectively market and serve their customers. The cloud...
Nov 27, 2013
As Comet ISON races towards the sun, scientists are watching to see if it will survive the journey to become a bright and beautiful feature in the northern skies, or if its 5,5-million year journey will end with it being pulled apart. The comet will pass within 730...