Weak storage demand drives revenue fall

Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues fell -1,4% year-over-year to nearly $5,9-billion during the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14). This is according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. For the...
PC decline halted in MEA

PC decline halted in MEA

The Middle East and Africa PC market brought seven successive quarters of year-on-year declines to a halt in Q2 2014, posting long-awaited annual growth of 2,2% to total 4,5-million units. Compiled by global advisory and consulting services firm International Data...

Mxit first to launch Oju Afro Emoticons

Oju, the world’s first black emoticons, will be available for the first time in Africa on the Mxit platform. Oju means “faces” in Yoruba. The full range of Oju Afro Emoticons were revealed at the global launch for the brand in April 2014.

John Craig rolls out network in three weeks

Menswear retailer John Craig has rolled out a new communications platform from Metacom to 85 stores in South Africa in just three weeks, providing increased reliability at lower cost.

Massive growth for business intelligence

The broader business intelligence market has seen a 50% growth rate to reach $60-billion – an amount that brings it on par with the electronic gaming industry. Within the more “traditional” definition of the market research industry, the global size...

Travel e-tailer FlightSite wins top honours

Online travel agency, FlightSite, has been named Africa’s Leading Online Travel Agency for 2014 at the World Travel Awards. The win was announced on Friday (5 September 2014), and was voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide. The e-tailer has...