Addressing SA’s IT skills gap

The data scientist is a key factor in enabling competitive advantage today and in the future. But businesses must move fast. Across southern Africa there is currently a big data skills gap that must be addressed if businesses are to have the appropriate resources in...

FNB eWallets reach R10bn milestone

More than R10-billion has been sent to South African recipients via FNB’s mobile money solution, eWallet, since its inception. During the last year alone (May 2013 to April 2014), 53% (R5,3-billion) of that R10-billion was sent – indicating that mobile money is fast...

Internet governance commission meets

The Global Commission on Internet Governance, chaired by Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, has held its first in-person meeting to discuss key issues of Internet governance. Held this week in Stockholm, Sweden, the meeting consisted of a fruitful discussion on a...

Healthy growth for world WLAN market

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 7% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). According to the preliminary results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

Server revenues down, says IDC

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market decreased -2,2% year-over-year to $10,9-billion in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). This is the fifth consecutive quarter that the...

New trading statement from Telkom

Telkom SA has issued a trading statement informing shareholders that earnings per share will be higher than last year. On 18 March, the company issued a trading statement advising shareholders that results to be reported on for the year ended 31 March 2014 would be at...