Massive cloud uptake in Africa

Massive cloud uptake in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom, Cape Town – Africa is about to see a massive explosion in cloud usage as companies get over their fear of security and reliability to implement cloud services as soon as next year. New research from World Wide Worx,...
Nashua stalwart Coutinho resigns

Nashua stalwart Coutinho resigns

After more than 25 years at the company, Nashua MD David Coutinho has resigned to “pursue other interests”. Coutinho joined Nashua in the late 1980s as national sales manager under then-MD Jac Moolman. He later succeeded Chris Scoble as MD of the company. In a brief...
AxizWorkgroup is tops again

AxizWorkgroup is tops again

AxizWorkgroup has once again scooped the prestigious Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award, having been voted by resellers as their favourite distribution partner for 2013. The distributor swept the boards, winning no fewer than five out of eight category awards:...
Olympic torch back from space

Olympic torch back from space

The Olympic torch that will be used to open the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, has completed a sojourn in space and this morning landed back on Earth. The torch arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and was...
Local learning platform debuts

Local learning platform debuts

Intel yesterday launched a new education platform designed specifically for African learners. The South African portal offers textbooks worksheets and interactive learning materials tailored to the South African curriculum and available for free on all Intel-based PCs...
7% wage rise for workers expected

7% wage rise for workers expected

Employees in South Africa can anticipate 7% salary increases in 2014, according to results from the latest Salary Trends survey by ECA International. Once predicted inflation figures for 2014 are factored in these increases are likely be approximately 1,5% in real...