A cross-section of HR in the cloud

Small, medium and large businesses across virtually every sector are realising the potential of cloud computing within their HR functions. This is according to HR software start-up Piilo Software’s CEO Phil Lötter. “Since the official launch of Piilo in May, our...

Navigating the complex hosted market

The call centre industry is changing at a faster rate than it has for years. The introduction and widespread adoption of cloud computing, improving infrastructure, rising customer support costs against the backdrop of the global recession and the age of the connected...

The motivation behind a cyber-attack

Being aware of who your enemy is, and what they are after, is the first step towards a successful cyber defence. “Understanding the tools the attacker is using is no longer good enough. Businesses need to understand the motivation behind the attacks,” says...

Dangote grows SAP relationship

West African-based industrial conglomerate Dangote Group has extended its relationship with SAP, market leader in enterprise application software, by signing a deal to use SAP’s OpenText ECM (enterprise content management) and Invoice Management offerings on top of...

SMBs are easy targets for hackers

For the average small to medium sized enterprise, which faces the exact same IT security challenges as large enterprises, buying and maintaining countless point solutions to address security threats in what is really a reactive patchwork manner is an expensive...

Children’s home gets wireless security

Founded in 1959, Abraham Kriel Children’s Home in Nylstroom has been caring for children that have been orphaned or taken out of environments where they were not being cared for properly. Situated on 20 hectares of ground donated by the municipality, the Children’s...