Inter-Active expects 2013 growth

Call centre and communications company Inter-Active Technologies is looking at consolidating on its 2012 successes by focussing on the expansion of its products and services for its clients based in Africa and beyond.  Inter-Active Technologies CEO Brendan van Staaden...

In-memory market set to reach $1bn

The rapid maturation of application infrastructure technologies and a continued dramatic decline in the cost of semiconductor technologies are paving the way for mainstream use of in-memory computing (IMC). Gartner says that, although the key in-memory data grid...

Banks move to serve multi-channel users

Responding to the growing number of consumers who interact with their bank regularly via more than one channel, retail banks are developing new strategies and planning to invest more resources toward meeting these multi-channel demands.  This is according to the...

Chip revenue set for second quarter growth

Semiconductor inventory and revenue won’t see an increase until the second quarter, when demand returns and fuels growth. According to an IHS iSuppli Supply Chain Inventory market brief, revenue within the semiconductor supply chain is forecast to rise 3,7% in the...

Efficiency vital as healthcare spends drops

As a direct consequence of the economic and financial crisis, governments in Western Europe have been looking to curb healthcare expenditure, which represents one of the most substantial items in their budgets.  Consequently, hospitals and healthcare services have...
IT spending set to pick up

IT spending set to pick up

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,8-trillion in 2013, a 4,1% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Currency effects are less pronounced this quarter with growth in constant dollars forecast at 4% for...