Seacom expands European connectivity

Seacom has added the Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange (DE-CIX) in Frankfurt, Germany to the growing list of European Internet exchange points at which it peers. This new peering agreement will mean that Seacom clients will enjoy better performance and less...

Africa has never looked better

Africa is on the up-and-up. According to Louise Robinson, sales director at CG Consulting, Africa has the necessary elements to be a dominant, global, economic region. The continent’s economy is the fastest growing, and it will soon boast the world’s biggest workforce...

Digital key to hospitality’s future

South Africa’s leading hotels are expected to digitally change the way in which guests can check in to hotels in the near future. New programmes and technologies will help speed up – or do away with – the check-in process, says PwC’s Hospitality &...

Gap between customer, employee experience

Providing a consistent experience across multiple engagement channels is a key focus for companies. It is also a way to ensure that employees, business partners and suppliers have a unified view of interactions. Customer experience has been the most visible and important “experience” initiative to date. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) 2015 Experiences survey, 81% of respondents use customer satisfaction surveys to measure the customer experience with their company.

BCX tops in mining, manufacturing awards

Business Connexion has been named as one of the Top 5 Wonderware Top System Integrator Award winners for the third year in a row. The X-Change User Conference, hosted by Wonderware and Schneider Electric, has established itself over the past two decades as the...

Tablets take off for commercial use

The latest International Data Corporation (IDC) study on tablets in enterprises reveals that tablet penetration is accelerating in companies in the UK, France and Germany, and is expected to reach more than 15% of the total client device base by 2018, up from 6% in...