Server revenue sees healthy growth

The worldwide server market continued to grow through 2018 as worldwide server revenue increased 17,8% in the fourth quarter of 2018, while shipments grew 8,5% year over year, according to Gartner. In all of 2018, worldwide server shipments grew 13,1% and server...

Users happy with channel shift – on their terms

As new methods of interaction such as webchat and chatbot-based communication in customer service become more and more commonplace, new research by Aspect Software has found that two-thirds of consumers (67%) are comfortable with moving beyond traditional channels of...

Independent SUSE commits to open source community

SUSE has announced the creation of the largest independent open source company following the completion of its acquisition by growth investor EQT from Micro Focus. With its ongoing momentum, portfolio expansion and successful execution in the marketplace, as a...

SqwidNet challenges students to embrace IoT

SqwidNet has launched the second round of its IoT SA University Challenge. The nationwide technology competition is aimed at getting university students to solve real-world challenges using the Internet of Things (IoT). “We developed this initiative in...

Ford integrates Waze for hands-free navigation

Waze users in South Africa can now project the app’s real-time traffic and navigation service on to the touch screen in Ford vehicles via SYNC 3 AppLink and control it through voice command. For owners of Ford SYNC 3-equipped vehicles, this allows easier access...

STOA buys into SA’s Metro Fibre Networx

STOA Infra & Energy has acquired a significant minority equity investment (23,08%) in South African open access fibre network operator, Metro Fibre Networx. Metro Fibre is a high growth emerging player in South Africa’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and...