Aug 27, 2013
Four decades ago, building automation comprised of simple control panels with switches and timers. By 2003, industry standards were being established, says Neil Cameron of Johnson Controls System & Service Africa. More than 10 such standards, each supporting...
Aug 15, 2013
Earlier this year, search engine giant Google teamed up with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to launch a pilot project using TV “white space” technology. The aim of this test is to demonstrate that the white spaces spectrum – which is...
Jul 16, 2013
While telecommuting is nothing new to European and American markets, many companies in South Africa have viewed it with a fair degree of scepticism. However, innovations in technologies are seeing more decision-makers changing their attitudes towards employees working...
Jul 15, 2013
Storage and networking technology vendor Cisco estimates that global cloud traffic will grow 45% annually until 2016. With such stupendous content proliferation, demand for translation services is growing at around 15% to 20% per year, according to Common Sense...
Jun 20, 2013
In an era of disruptive technologies and pervasive business intelligence, one of the biggest organisational pressure points lies in the development of innovative processes. Showcasing a practical, real-world example of innovation, SABMiller and triVector have...
Jun 20, 2013
Video conferencing (VC) is without a doubt a valuable asset for today’s business, as it enables face-to-face interactions across geographic boundaries without the need for costly and environmentally unfriendly travel, among other benefits. However, given the sheer...
