Traditional AD doesn’t migrate to mobile

The traditional methods used to define and develop desktop applications will not work with mobile application development (AD), according to Gartner. Gartner says that as demand from business units in enterprises puts increasing pressure on IT organisations to deliver...

SA sees decline in informal businesses

There has been a massive decline in the number of informal businesses in South Africa, according to the 2013 Survey of Employers and the Self-Employed (SESE).

Flash moves to the mainstream

Flash-based storage continues to move from being an expensive niche technology targeted at a few workloads to a more mainstream technology. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the broader availability of products, a growing level of familiarity with...

Finalists announced for R1m innovation prize

The South African Breweries (SAB) Foundation has selected the finalists in its fourth annual Social Innovation Awards 2014. They will compete for the R1-million first-place prize.

Treasury’s new plans for the Jobs Fund

The National Treasury and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have announced that, after three successful funding rounds, responsibility for management of the Jobs Fund will be transferred from the DBSA to the newly-established Government Technical Advisory...

Personal storage shipments, revenue grow

The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market was up by 1,5% year-over-year, with almost 17-million units shipped in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry Level Storage...