SD-WAN market is a two-horse race

Consolidation and acquisitions are underway in the software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) market as vendors race to include SD-WAN technology in their offerings. Following Cisco’s acquisition of Viptela, VMware carried out its own acquisition of VeloCloud,...

What to do if you’re late with your tax return

24 November 2017 is the most important date on the calendar for taxpayers, as this is when most taxpayers have until to file their annual tax returns. And, each year, more than 2-million taxpayers leave filing their tax returns to the last minute and hope to get them...

Fleischer to leave Samsung SA

Samsung veteran Craige Fleischer, director of integrated mobility Southern Africa, will be leaving the company at the end of December to pursue new business opportunities. “Craige has been with Samsung for six years, during which time he has become synonymous...

Woolies taps online, mobile retail

The face of retail is evolving quickly, with online shopping experiencing exponential growth rates globally. Woolworths has experienced this first-hand with their online clothing sales increasing over 100% between July 2016 and June 2017. “Results such as this...

Ethiopian bank goes cloud for digitalisation

Cooperative Bank of Oromia has turned to IBM for the transformation of its core banking, middleware and database infrastructure to help manage its operations and fuel current expansion. The bank began operations in 2005 and now serves over 2,4-million customers, with...

What to expect in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean army is likely to negotiate a transitional power transfer to the ousted vice-president following yesterday’s palace coup. Theophilus Acheampong, country risk analyst at IHS Markit, analyses the situation. The military’s intervention follows the recent...