Vox extends digital portfolio with Everlytic

Vox Telecom has concluded a deal that makes it the majority stakeholder in enterprise level cloud tech company, Everlytic. “The addition of Everlytic completes our portfolio of products and solutions that allow customers to communicate via any delivery channel...

On the lookout for aspiring innovators

After a successful launch year, the Aspiring Innovators Programme will once again take place at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Africa 2016.  It will highlight interesting African startup technology companies who have something unique to offer enterprise organisations....

Prof Von Solms marks 45 years at UJ

Prof Sebastiaan Hendricus (Basie) von Solms is the longest serving University of Johannesburg (UJ) employee – with four and a half decades (45 years) of IT innovation. Prof von Solms will be awarded a certificate of long service, together with other UJ employees...

Smartphones top sellers over Xmas

Smartphones have once again moved into the top selling positions, according to fourth quarter statistics on the best-selling products from Orange’s online store in South Africa. “The holiday period between November and January traditionally results in a...

Gender parity is a men’s issue too

In a session on gender parity at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, government and business leaders agreed that to make meaningful progress in narrowing the gender gap requires abandoning set expectations for the roles of men and women, recognizing the...

Which way is the wind blowing?

Talk of market disruption is generally characterised in terms of David toppling Goliath: agility and flight of foot trump sheer heft.  While the analogy has some appeal it misses the point that these “disruptors” are probably winning because they are...