Cannibalisation slows global IT spend

IT spending was slightly below expectations in the second half of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, with economic uncertainty surrounding the US government sequester, European debt crisis and weakening GDP in China resulting in volatile spending patterns across most...

Teen creates Springbok selection site

A rugby-mad 13-year-old girl, with support from her brother, has turned her dream of selecting the ideal Springbok dream team into reality with a new Web site. Rouxve Meyer, a Grade 8 learner from Parel Vallei High School in Somerset West, thought it would be fun to...

Cloud should improve the business

Organisations are looking to the cloud to change not only how they buy and consume IT, but also how the cloud actually impacts the business. In fact, one of the main drivers for organisations deploying cloud applications is to improve operational agility and...

BB10 still strong in enterprise

A number of North American enterprises across a diverse range of sectors, including technology, banking, retail and government, have adopted BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 as part of their mobile strategy.  The growing number of organisations...

Absa launches multi-currency card

Absa Bank has launched a multi-currency cash passport, which it believes to be South Africa’s first reloadable prepaid multi-currency travel card.  The card allows cardholders to load multiple currencies on the same card with global reach of MasterCard, which is...
Broadband to go live in Jo’burg

Broadband to go live in Jo’burg

The City of Jo’burg Broadband Project, a fibre optic network covering all seven regions of the municipality, will go live on 1 July 2013 after a three-year build phase.  To be operated by BWired for 12 years, the network will immediately be able to offer key...