Esquire launches its own courier company

Distirbutor Esquire Technologies has launched its own courier company in order to cut costs for clients making use of the company’s online ordering process. The solution is also aimed at benefitting Esquire’s Virtual Reseller Network, which boasts more...

Infrastructure for big data set to triple

Big data-related server shipments will increase from 6% of all servers shipped in EMEA in 2015 to 16% by 2019, and server values from $1-billion in 2015 to $2,7-billion by 2019. This is among the findings from and International Data Corporation (IDC) market sizing of...

A step closer to a polio-free world

Rotary has made $35-million available in grants to support the global effort to end polio, including $15-million to support polio eradication efforts in five African countries. In 2015, Africa proved a hub of historic progress against the paralyzing disease. Nigeria...

Absa rolls out ReadytoWork in SA

Absa has announced the launch in South Africa of ReadytoWork, an employability initiative that helps to train and equip young people for the world of work. This follows the successful roll-out of the initiative in six of the countries in which Barclays Africa operates...

Back-up appliances in decline

EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) vendor revenues decreased 4% year over year to reach $217,5-million in the third quarter of 2015, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance Tracker....
IoT, M2M to mature in 2016

IoT, M2M to mature in 2016

The market for Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions is set to mature markedly this year, as some of the key questions facing operators around technology, use cases and opportunities will be resolved. This is according to research company...