The intranet has evolved

The word “intranet” tends to bring to mind boring internal communications sites, used mainly by HR and marketing to disseminate documents and newsletters, says Peter Reid, SharePoint solutions head at Intervate, T-Systems company. This traditionally push...

Technology grows SME success

Margaret Sibiya, chief operations officer (COO) of ICT-Works, talks about the common pitfalls facing small and medium businesses on the continent, and provides insights on how technology can overcome this. Over the last two decades, the positive impact of SMEs on the...

The business value in SAP

It is a truth universally known that many companies find it difficult to keep up with the ever-changing needs and demands of today’s consumer, to say nothing of the challenges that lie in innovating ways to remain at the forefront of success.

The mine of the future will be digital

The future of the mining industry in South Africa is digital, says Dr Bekir Genc of the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, and information technologies will help the sector achieve its goals of better working conditions and improved...

Benefits of embedded computing

Embedded computing systems are nothing new. For decades, they’ve ensured that manufacturing and industrial production lines run smoothly with little maintenance or downtime, says Engela Minnaar, Intel IPC and embedded systems brand manager at Rectron. The fact that...

IT must secure #GenMobile

Do your security policies give employees the collaborative, open and creative environment they expect? If not, you might need to consider changing them. Here’s why, according to Matthew Barker, regional manager for sub-Saharan African at Aruba Networks. A guy named...