Successful analytics rests on good partners

Decision-makers need to be able to spot and analyse trends, patterns and anomalies. Plan, budget and forecast resources. Compare what-if scenarios. Predict threats and opportunities. Identify, measure and manage risk exposure. IT systems and software must support...

Huawei promotes trunking standardisation

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, and a member of Working Party 5A (WP5A), a subordinate working group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio communication Sector (ITU-R), joined hands with...

Mobile communications to grow in 2013

2013 will see the growth of WiFi in the enterprise environment, mobile roaming on WiFi for cellular subscribers and WiFi becoming just another RAN technology. This is according to Derick Roberts, CEO of wireless specialist, TruTeq Devices. Roberts says as much as 57%...

Cheaper smartphones improve lives

While the South African mobile telecommunications sector continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the country, the market is still dominated by feature phones. “Over the next two to three years we hope to see cheaper smartphones coming to the market...

Cashbuild improves visibility with QlikView

Making sense of change In the midst of a massive conversion to a new retail POS system and ERP suite in 2012, leading building materials retailer Cashbuild turned to QlikView to provide management information visibility. Andre van Onselen, operations director, says...

Samsung simplifies digital signage

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the Samsung Smart Signage Platform (SSSP) that incorporates a media player as a system-on-chip on the same board as the display chipset, eliminating the need to have external media players for customised content on large...