Winds of change at SITA

Winds of change at SITA

Although the State IT Agency (SITA) is behind in implementing its turnaround plan, there is a new spirit of innovation and partnering at the organisation. With a new board and new CEO having taken over recently, the original turnaround plan can be said to have...

Telkom CFO suspended

The board of Telkom has suspended the company’s chief financial officer, Jacques Schindehütte, pending a disciplinary process. The board was recently made aware of certain allegations and appointed an independent law firm to investigate them. The results of the...

African smartphone shipments set to double

Smartphone shipments to Africa were up 21,5% year-on-year for Q2 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its most recent Middle East and Africa Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the leading global market intelligence...

Channel key in mid-market

Mark Davison at Dell’s Technology Camp, Paris – While Dell’s direct model in South Africa will continue to play a crucial role for the company, it is looking to involve the local channel in more aspects of its business. John Coulston, director of Global Commercial...

Dell addresses today’s security ills

Mark Davison at Dell’s Technology Camp, Paris – It wouldn’t be a technology camp without new technology and Dell has used the opportunity in Paris this week to launch a slew of new products as it looks to transform, connect, inform and protect customers. One of the...

10m Android users download BBM

In just 24 hours BBM was downloaded over 10-million times by Android and iPhone users, one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app to date.  BBM, the private social network from BlackBerry, is available for free in the App Store and Google Play for immediate...