Could gas power SA growth?

A gas economy could significantly drive South African economic growth, and the discovery of substantial natural gas reserves in the Karoo would be akin to finding gold and sparking a new gold rush. Speakers said at the opening of the 4th annual Africa LPG Summit and...
SAP launches internal probe

SAP launches internal probe

In the wake of suggestions that SAP might have been involved in kickbacks, in the form or sales commissions, to Gupta-associated companies, the software giant has put its local management team on administrative leave as it initiates a corporate-led investigation. “SAP...

Huge iceberg breaks free

An massive iceberg, about the size of the state of Delaware, has split off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf. The calving of the massive new iceberg was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite, and confirmed by the...
SA IT set for 2,4% growth

SA IT set for 2,4% growth

IT spending in South Africa is forecast to total R266-billion in 2017, a 2,4% increase from 2016, according to Gartner. Software is predicted to be the best-performing segment, with a 13,2% increase year-on-year. “South Africa has traditionally underinvested in...

Infor introduces artificial intelligence

Mark Davison at Inforum 2017 in New York – In arguably one of the most significant announcements in its history, business software group Infor yesterday launched Coleman, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for its cornerstone CloudSuite applications. With...

Coleman honours unsung heroine

Mark Davison at Inforum 2017 in New York – IBM’s Watson may be named after the company’s first CEO and Google’s AlphaGo because, well, it could play Go. But in naming its first entrance into artificial intelligence Coleman, Infor has...