Glocell gets go-ahead to buy Autopage’s Cell C users

Seventy2 Telecommunications, incorporating GloCell Retail as a licensed brand, has been appointed as a new service agent for Cell C, and will service the customers being transferred from Altech Autopage, following approval and transfer of these customers by Altech....

Going digital vital for mining companies

Mining companies must differentiate their operational effectiveness through their use technology, or risk being left behind. Current economic conditions is challenging companies to recognise the role that technology and data must play in their operations, according to...

The four types of chief data officer …

The rapid adoption of the chief data officer (CDO) role — from 400 in 2014 to 1 000 in 2015 — raises important questions about the structure and positioning of the office of the CDO in organizations. There are four organizational design principles that CDOs should...

Land water has mitigated sea level rise

New measurements from a NASA satellite have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected the rate of sea level rise. A new study by scientists at NASA’s Jet...

Integrating Netflix benefits pay TV operators

Integrating Netflix into traditional pay TV services, such as Virgin Media and BT TV, has had a net positive impact on these operators’ performance. This is one of the findings from a new report from IHS Technology entitled “Netflix on Pay TV: A Marriage of...

Storage volumes, revenues down sharply

Worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments totalled 68,5-million units in 2015, representing a decline of -9,2% from a year ago, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry-Level Storage Tracker. Annual shipment...