Why some mobile operators are successful

May 6, 2015

With traditional revenues under pressure and mobile data use soaring, operators have been forced to evolve both their networks and their business models. Some have been more successful than others, and a study from Ericsson, in collaboration with Ernst and Young, has...

Digital banking takes off in SA

May 6, 2015

The extent to which South Africans are embracing digital banking technology has become clear through recently-released Standard Bank statistics which show that customers conducted digital transactions worth more than R4,5-billion a month using bank-driven Internet and mobile banking applications during 2014. To do so, the average user logged on about 20 times each month.

MB rebrands as Tarsus Technology Group

May 6, 2015

The MB Technologies group has rebranded itself as the Tarsus Technology Group, leveraging the brand recognition enjoyed by the Tarsus distribution company. Significantly, the organisation also turns 30 this year, having recently completed a business strategy process...

Industrial espionage on the rise in SA?

May 6, 2015

Industrial espionage – stealing trade secrets, theft of intellectual property and databases, leaking confidential information – is a very real threat for South Africa companies. Alan Carey, operations director of private investigation company Justicia...

More holistic security models are needed

May 6, 2015

Both the private and public sector must engage out-of-the-box complex systems thinking and more holistic security models to stave off the increasing threat posed by online and cyber-related crimes. That’s the view of Michiel Jonker, director: IT Advisory at Grant...

Windows 10 updates, new SDKs debut at Build

May 6, 2015

Microsoft has announced new features in Windows 10 and unveiled a set of software development kits (SDKs) to help developers bring their code for the Web, .NET, Win32, Android and iOS to Windows 10. At the company’s annual Build developer conference, Microsoft also...