Intel turns in flat Q1 revenues
Intel has reported first-quarter revenue of $12,8-billion, operating income of $2,6-billion, net income of $2-billion and EPS of 41 cents. The company generated approximately $4,4-billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $1,1-billion, and used $750-million...Cyberoam wins security patent
Cyberoam has been awarded a patent for identity and policy-based network security and management by the US Patent Office. The technology, which was created and developed by the Cyberoam team in India, offers a capability to connect end user identity with network...Africa needs to move up the value chain
In order to succeed in the 21st century, African countries need to focus on cross-border trade while rising up the value chain. The 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA), Industrialising through Trade, was launched by Dr Ekow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of...
Curiosity finds water in Mars soil
Martian weather and soil conditions that NASA’s Curiosity rover has measured, together with a type of salt found in Martian soil, could put liquid brine in the soil at night. Perchlorate identified in Martian soil by the Curiosity mission, and previously by NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander mission, has properties of absorbing water vapour from the atmosphere and lowering the freezing temperature of water.
Gauteng workers are SA’s top earners
Salaries for workers in Gauteng are between 20% and 30% higher than for their counterparts in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. However, the gap only applies to certain sectors, says Paul Byrne, MD of CareerJunction. CareerJunction’s latest salary review, based on actual salary offerings on the Web site, indicates that these salary disparities are mainly felt by professionals in engineering; finance; administration, office and support; warehousing and logistics; and manufacturing and assembly.