Copyright Amendment Bill – SA’s latest IP minefield

It is no secret that South Africa’s current copyright legislation is outdated and in dire need of an overhaul. So when news broke that government was set to publish a Copyright Amendment Bill in July this year, the IP fraternity was atwitter with excitement and...

Analytics gives banking a competitive edge

Differentiation and creating a competitive edge are critical to the success in today’s fast-paced, highly consumerised environment. However, achieving this can be a challenging task for any business, and the banking and financial services sector is no different,...

Jasco DataVoice delivers compliant voice recording for Netstar

When Altech Netstar, a sister company of Bytes Systems Integration (Bytes SI) and prominent internal customer within the Altron Group, required a new voice recording solution for compliance and training purposes in their contact centre, Bytes SI turned to Jasco...

Big data isn’t the problem – data copies are

In an age where big data is the mantra and terabytes quickly become petabytes, the surge in data quantities is causing the complexity and cost of data management to skyrocket. But it doesn’t have to be like that, says Harold van Graan, sales director of Actifio...

NetApp is fourth best place to work in the world

After taking first place in Europe as “Best Multinational Workplace” earlier this year, NetApp has also been recognised as number four of the Best Places to Work in the World.

Digital transformation – threat or opportunity?

The concepts of digitisation and digital transformation have been floated in endless conversations about the future of commerce. However, while we tend to refer to these concepts in abstract terms, the hard realities of digital disruption are starting to hit...