Samsung, Vodacom team in the enterprise

Samsung Electronics South Africa and Vodacom Business Services have entered into an agreement that will see the two companies collaborate on a programme aimed at developing solutions that will leverage their respective expertise on mobile devices and network...

Push for tablet-based banking

There is a growing user acceptance of “push” mobile banking, and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional tablet banking services to almost 200-million in 2017.  This will represent approximately 19% of total mobile banking...

Low-cost devices drive tablet surge

A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190,9-million, up from its previous forecast of 172,4-million units.  Increases in...
Flat forecast for SA job growth

Flat forecast for SA job growth

South African employment prospects remain flat for Q2 of 2013, with job seekers in the wholesale and retail and the transport, storage and communication sectors likely to benefit from the most opportunities.  According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey...

West African data centre market grows

The data centre market in Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal is still in the nascent stage, with only a handful of market participants. Unlike South Africa, there are no international vendors rendering data centre services to businesses in these three countries. The market is...

ISPA waives Durban port fees

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) has announced it will extend its existing waiver of port fees for the Durban Internet Exchange Point (DINX) until the end of June 2013. This move is intended to further strengthen the use of the...