Global server revenues up 2% in Q2

Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased by 2,5% year-over-year to $12,6-billion in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. Server unit shipments improved 1,2%...

EMEA server shipments finally show growth

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), server shipments in the second quarter of 2014 grew for the first time in 11 quarters, by 0,8%, according to Gartner. Server revenue also grew in the second consecutive quarter of 2014 after 10 previous quarters of...

Data cannot work in isolation, says KPMG

The proliferation of connected devices has resulted in the exponential increase of realtime data. But data on its own means very little if proper analytics does not take place. Frank Rizzo, data and analytics leader for KPMG South Africa, discusses the importance of...

Smart card shipments to rise by 2,1bn

Global unit shipments of smart cards are expected to rise by 2,1-billion from 2014 through 2019 – about equal to the combined populations of China, the US, Indonesia and Brazil, according to HIS Technology. Smart card shipments in 2019 will rise to 10,9-billion...

Businesswoman of the Year winners

The Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa has announced that Roswitha Becker has scooped the award in the corporate category of the 2014 Businesswoman of the Year awards, while Nombulelo “Bea” Hackula walked away with the award in the government category.