Social business making massive changes

There has been a rapid change in terms of the way we work, collaborate and simply connect with our employees, customers, partners and suppliers. A core component of this is a new set of connected workers who have an growing requirement to access information for...

Healthy growth for desktop monitor sales

Global desktop monitor sell-in revenue rose 7% in the third quarter of 2014, as average selling prices (ASPs) rose just over 10%. According to a new report from DisplaySearch, now part of IHS, worldwide desktop PC monitor shipments declined just over 3%, to reach...

Direct Telkom billing for Galaxy apps

For the first time in South Africa, customers can securely and conveniently purchase apps and content from the Samsung Galaxy App Store using their Samsung devices and charge it directly to their Telkom mobile bill or airtime, thanks to Direct Operator Billing. This...

MEA PCs weather the storm, show growth

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market posted year-on-year growth in Q3 2014, spurred in large part by two significant education deals in Pakistan and the revival of the Egyptian market. The latest figures announced by International Data Corporation (IDC) show...

Strong server growth continues in EMEA

As reported in International Data Corporation’s (IDC’s) EMEA Server Tracker, in the third quarter of 2014 the EMEA server market has continued the strong growth seen in 2Q14 to report $2,99-million in vendor revenue and 541 400 units shipped. This equates...

2014 remembered for malware breaches

Malware continues to break records, with an average of 227 747 new samples created daily, according to PandaLabs figures for the third quarter of 2014. “We’ve seen 2014 fast become the ‘year of the breach’ as cyber-attacks have increased dramatically and a common...