Jul 29, 2015
The ICT industry is particularly bad at using jargon that can confuse outsiders. Doug Crawford, manager: service delivery at Entelect, helps to decode technology buzzwords. Sometimes a buzzword emerges out of necessity – there simply is no other way to describe a new...
Jul 28, 2015
An incisive new report has found that 61% of senior executives in the consumer markets industry have cited building consumer trust as a core value; and 32% say trust is, and will continue to be, one of their biggest challenges over the next one to two years – second...
Jul 28, 2015
Mecer, one of South Africa’s best-selling desktop PC brands, has announced that three models of its Android tablets are now officially listed on the Google Play supported devices list. The models are the Mecer 101P51C, 800P31C, and TEI11011 – from the Mecer Xpress...
Jul 28, 2015
BYOD (bring your own device) threats are still often overlooked by businesses. Many small-business owners believe BYOD poses no threat to their company and have no interest in spending effort on mobile device security, while employees themselves think security is the...
Jul 28, 2015
South Africa needs more than 49 000 scalable SMEs, growing at a rate of 20% per annum, to create 11-million jobs by 2030 and meet the National Development Plan (NDP) target. This is according to Sean Jones, a co-founder and director of Artisan Training Institute...
Jul 28, 2015
The African financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of advancing technology which is fuelling innovation and growth in the sector. While the sector is mature in most developed countries, it is less saturated in Africa, therefore offering many...