Realtime analytics comes to the fore

Gartner says that, by 2016, 70% of the most profitable companies will manage their business processes using realtime predictive analytics or extreme collaboration.  Seventy percent of high-performing companies will manage their business processes using realtime...

Optical networking spend declines

Global optical networking (ON) spending versus the year-ago quarter receded for the fourth consecutive quarter in 4Q12, finds Ovum.  While some pockets of growth remain, spending in 4Q12 versus the year-ago quarter was down in every region, and the market remains...

Otel relocates to Teraco data centre

In response to growing demand for its VoIP and broadband infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Otel Telecoms has relocated flagship LiTE service, which hosts the 1Cloud Hosted PBX and SIP Trunk product, to the secure and vendor-neutral Teraco data centre. Extending the...

Carbon tax and the 2013 budget

Minister Gordhan announced in this week’s budget speech that South Africa will start paying a carbon tax on 1 January 2015. Robbie Louw, a director of carbon advisory firm Promethium Carbon, comments on the announcement: “With one exception, the announcement holds no...

iPad sales slower, says retailer

The Notebook Company reports that sales of iPads are down 40% for the first two months of the year when compared to the same period last year.  MD Christopher Riley says he had predicted the drop in iPad sales as consumers had over-spent over the festive season and...

NFC comes into its own

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 has shown that innovation in the mobile space is fostering new discoveries and development. From contactless payments to embedded devices and connected cities, it is evident that mobile technology is changing the landscape. This...