Broadband to drive ‘astounding’ change

Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – ICT, and broadband penetration in particular, will have a massive social impact over the next five years – and governments that don’t adapt quickly will get left behind. This is the...
Omni-channel drives IT in retail

Omni-channel drives IT in retail

By 2017, three times the current number of retailers will succeed in explicitly pinning their customer and operations strategies on 3rd platform technologies. This is one of the findings from an International Data Corporation (IDC) report “IDC FutureScape: Worldwide...

Mid-market business confidence soars

The top strategies for mid-market businesses over the next 12 months are increasing customer loyalty and reducing operating costs, according to new research from The Sage Group. As confidence for mid-market companies reaches new highs, businesses are planning for...

Cloud looms large in MEA

By 2018, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will have the second highest cloud workload growth rate in the world, with a CAGR of 39%, and will see data centre traffic reach 366 exabytes per year compared to 68 exabytes per year in 2013. This is according to the...

SA’s first Adwords judgement handed down

South Africa has seen its first Adwords decision, with Judge Nicholls of the Gauteng Local Division handing down judgment in the case of Cochrane Steel Products versus M-Systems Group on 29 October 2014.

Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...