Boost for women in science

Five leading women scientists and 15 promising young researchers were honoured yesterday at the 18th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Ceremony at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris. Irina Bokova, director-general of Unesco and Jean-Paul Agon,...

Thin client sales down in 2015

The global enterprise client device market, composed of thin and terminal clients, ended the fourth quarter of 2015 (4Q15) with a 6,8% reduction in shipments compared to the same quarter one year ago, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
Virtual reality not mainstream yet

Virtual reality not mainstream yet

There’s lots of talk about the potential of virtual reality (VR) – but should we buy into all the hype? According to JP Gownder, vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester, the answer is no. “We’re hearing a lot about the promise of virtual...

Hyperscale data centres drive server spend

The EMEA server market continued to show moderate growth in the fourth quarter of 2015, reporting $3,9-billion in vendor revenue and 625 000 units shipped, for year-on-year growth of 5% and -1,6% respectively. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC)...

SA travelers opt for omni-channel booking

Research into the online and mobile travel behaviour of South African travellers reveals that, although they are increasingly turning to the Internet to book directly with service providers, they still value brick-and-mortar travel agencies. The Africa travel research...

SA gained 43 000 jobs in Q4 2015

The number of South Africans employed was up about 43 000 in the last quarter of 2015, and workers enjoyed average wages almost 7% higher than the year before. According to Statistics SA, there was an estimated 8 992 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural...