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PwC partners with Unicef on youth employment
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Data ethics set to have major marketing impact
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Virtual celebrations for Wozniak’s 70th birthday
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Mixed results for US smartphone sales
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IT industry digs deep
The IT industry has raised a massive R60 606.11 for the Sandton SPCA in the A-Plus Channelwise Women's Day Challenge. This is made up of R55 606.11 raised via direct donations through the 101 Donations page on Back-a-Buddy and an additional R5 000.00 bid in the online...
Digital transformation key to remote working success
The shift to remote working has led to improved productivity for 29% of organisations, with that figure leaping to 70% for companies that had implemented digital transformation before the pandemic struck, These are among the findings from the study "Remote Working in...
Banks face up to harsh choices
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Which content do users want to unblock?
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The TCO of a communications solution
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The Notebook Company opens new division
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Itec grows joBerg2c support
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No blanket approach to risk management
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The impact of a virtualised business market
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Planning tools reduce mining complexity
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Hospitals, clinics benefit from WebFOCUS
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Nashua offers ProAct monitoring solutions
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Avoid pitfalls of enterprise mobility apps
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