SA push to professionalise ICT

SA push to professionalise ICT

Mar 25, 2015

ICT is immensely important to all businesses around the world – and yet the people who work in ICT do not have professional status. Ulandi Exner, director and vice-president of the Institute of IT Professionals SA, points out that the ICT industry has evolved significantly, to the point where it is worth R109-billion this year – and is still growing. Kathy Gibson reports from the IDC CIO Summit in Sandton.

Global thin client market declines

Mar 25, 2015

The global thin and terminal client market deteriorated during the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), declining -12,4% year-over-year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker. This followed a strong first...

The Extension boosts business incubation

Mar 25, 2015

The costs associated with setting up an office, in the right location, are often too steep for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. Infrastructure and rental costs can be crippling for small companies and individuals wishing to start a new business. Simon...

Gojimo education app to launch in SA

Mar 25, 2015

One of the world’s youngest successful entrepreneurs, George Burgess, has launched a revolutionary education app that assists students in revising for their school exams. The app Gojimo, which is already incredibly successful in the UK and the USA, is now...

UCT, Groote Schuur partner on neurosciences

Mar 25, 2015

A major neurosciences initiative has been launched at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, in partnership with the Groote Schuur academic hospital complex. The initiative will bring together clinicians and researchers from a wide range of...

Online sales boom in South Africa

Mar 25, 2015

Online transactions have seen a marked growth in South Africa in the last few years, pointing to the fact that consumers are becoming more familiar and comfortable with online processes, and are becoming more positive about partaking in an interactive online space....