Van Lier to head up Samsung’s CE business

Samsung Electronics South Africa is reorganising its local operation, creating four new business units under consumer electronics (CE) division, which will be headed up by director Mike van Lier. These four pillars will focus on sales, product management, commercial...

Server spending shows sharp decline

International Data Corporation’s (IDC) EMEA Server Tracker shows that in the fourth quarter of 2016 the EMEA server market reported a year-on-year (YoY) decline in vendor revenues of 12,9% to $3,4-billion and a YoY decrease of 4,7% in units shipped to just under...

Ansys wins Premier’s Special Award in Gauteng

AltX-listed engineering group, Ansys has been presented with the 2017 Premier’s Special Award by Gauteng Premier, David Makhura. The annual Premier’s Service Excellence Awards programme recognises individuals, companies and institutions that have made a...

MEA tablet market follows global decline

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market declined 24,2% year on year (Y-o-Y) in the final quarter of 2016 to total 3,07-million units, according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global IT research and consulting...
What’s wrong with the Web?

What’s wrong with the Web?

The World Wide Web, which turned 28 yesterday (12 March), is showing worrying trends towards abuse of personal data, a proliferation of fake news and misleading political advertising. World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has highlighted these three concerns in...

MEA PC market gears for post-2017 growth

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market experienced a mild decline of 1,8% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in Q4 2016 to total 3,2-million units, according to global technology research and consulting firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The decline stemmed from the...