Avaya joins 2014 Olympic team

Avaya has been named by the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee as the official supplier of telecoms equipment for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The agreement was signed yesterday at the annual Sochi 2014 Marketing Club meeting headed by Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of...

Shortage of big picture thinking skills

While catchphrases such as cloud, mobility and big data are commonplace, and rapidly emerging as key trends within the consumer sector, not all enterprises are aware of what it takes to truly capitalise on these disruptive technologies – and the skills involved...

Resources could boost African growth

Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013. The report is produced annually by the African Development Bank...
Is the $200 PC in reach?

Is the $200 PC in reach?

Can PC makers produce ultrathin, touchscreen PCs that are appealing to consumers – and that are priced at just $200? The answer could be yes – if microprocessor vendor Intel is willing to cut the price of its semiconductor components to PC makers,...

CFOs drive change in organisations

Chief financial officers (CFOs) have become more influential over the last three years, and now have the potential to drive change across the whole organisation rather than just the financial function. This is one of the findings from research co-sponsored by Oracle...

Cape Town takes on the world in BPO

The Cape Town CBD has emerged as a consistent global contender in terms of offshore and local business process outsourcing (BPO), of which call centres are a big part. BPO involves a company contracting the operations and responsibilities of specific business...