Moderate growth for Ethernet switches, routers

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded revenues of $7,07-billion in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), an increase of 4,8% year over year. Meanwhile, worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues grew 3,4% year over...

The robots are coming to rAge 2019

Vodacom rAge 2019 has added another first to its growing list of exciting attractions. For the first time, The World Robotic Olympiad SA (WRO SA) will set up shop at Vodacom rAge 2019 host their top teams. The World Robotic Olympiad (WRO) is a global event that brings...

Swift adds new API

Swift has published a new API standard for the pre-authorisation of funds, paving the way for open banking. The new standard allows a payer’s bank to earmark funds for a purchase in advance, guaranteeing that the future payment will be honoured. It is the second...

Increased revenue, profit for Mustek

Mustek has increased its revenue, profit and earnings for the year ended 30 June 2019. In a short-form announcement, the group announced revenue of R5,85-billion, up 3,1% from 2018’s R5,67-billion. Operating profit was up 33,4% to R217,53-million compared to...

Enterprise external OEM storage declines

Vendor revenue in the worldwide enterprise external OEM storage systems market decreased 0,8% year over year to $6,3-billion during the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems...

Almost half of product launches delayed

Only 55% of all product launches take place on schedule, according to the 2019 product manager survey from Gartner. Product managers who typically launch on time are more likely to meet their internal targets within a year of launch. For the 45% of product launches...