Go digital or suffer losses

Go digital or suffer losses

While most businesses recognise the inherent benefits of “going digital”, most of them are hitting roadblocks that include lack of internal alignment, lack of adequate skills and plenty of cultural resistance. Coupled with technology constraints and an...

Smart technology is good for revenue

The majority of business leaders are already investing in, and benefiting from, the increased use of smart technologies in the workplace.  According to Avanade research, increased revenue is a major driver of their adoption, with business and IT leaders expecting up...

Massive new data centre for Western Cape

The Western Cape Government (WCG) is embarking on a new project to build a data centre in Cape Town. This is a joint initiative between the provincial government, the National Department of Science and Technology South Africa, the SKA SA (Square Kilometre Array), and...

New CEO for USAASA

The Universal Services and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) board of directors has appointed a new CEO Lumko Caesario Mtimde, who officially started working on 23 May 2016. The new CEO was appointed last month by cabinet following an extensive recruitment...

DA secures mobile messaging with CM Telecom

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has chosen CM Telecom’s Hybrid and SMS messaging solutions to interact with voters and campaigners, and to secure its IT infrastructure with one-time passwords through mobile messaging and push notifications. The mobile passwords...

SA payments firm signs up with Xero

Yoco, a South African payments company that officially launched in  October 2015, has announced its integration with Xero, a New Zealand-based cloud accounting software for SMEs. Yoco’s point-of-sale app and card readers enable SMEs in South Africa to accept...