AI PCs, commercial refreshes to drive PC growth in 2024
As the global economy nears recovery, so will the PC market with global shipments forecast to reach 265,4-million units in 2024, up 2% from the prior year according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....
Strong growth for African smartphone market
Newly released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's smartphone market saw shipments grow 12,5% year on year (YoY) in Q4 2023 to total 19,8-million units. Smartphone markets across Africa performed well due to the focus of...
Tips on planning a post-pandemic sales strategy
To effectively lead organisations through a successful recovery, chief sales officers (CSOs) must make proactive and methodical adjustments to their sales strategy planning approach for the years ahead, according to Gartner. "CSOs who assume that current conditions...
SA airports rank top in Africa
Airports Company South Africa's three international airports have secured the top positions for African airports in the 2021 Skytrax World Airport Awards. The World Airport Awards are the most prestigious accolades for the airport industry, voted independently by...
ESG regulatory requirements a growing source of risk and opportunity
Regulatory risk related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures has rapidly risen to the second overall position in Gartner's latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. ESG regulatory requirements present organisations with both notable risks and...
African farmers missing out on agritech opportunities
While there are a wide range of agritech innovations that could propel African farmers to profitability, only 23% of youth engaged in agriculture are using any form of agricultural technology - mostly because there is a lack of financing and training. A new 11-country...
Algorithms more trustworthy than politicians, say youth
Young people hold more faith in governance by robots than humans and view corruption, climate change and stale political leadership as the most urgent risks. These are among the conclusions from the Davos Lab Dialogues, where more than 2-million young people shared...
Government support, effective policies key for SME growth
New research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to recover, position for growth, and contribute to economic prosperity. In the inaugural...
Samsung debuts new foldable phones
Samsung has launched its new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G smartphones. The Galaxy Z Fold3 is a multitasking device with a 7,6-inch Infinity Flex Display, and the first ever S Pen support on a foldable device. The Galaxy Z Flip3 is compact and pocketable...
The changing world of marketing
South African marketers remain optimistic about their organisations' futures despite unprecedented change and challenges over the recent past. The seventh edition of Salesforce's State of Marketing report also reveals significant investment in the tools, technologies,...
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Metalogix StoragePoint from Soarsoft Africa
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Westcon Comztek offers Motorola scanner
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Big data and social business software
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Veeam boosts offsite backup times
Bandwidth constraints and costs are the single biggest reason many Africa-based organisations have avoided remote backups, choosing rather to store hard copies off site. But new technology from Veeam offers the ability to create offsite backups over a network, even...
HP announces Converged Storage innovations
HP recently announced new HP Converged Storage innovations that enable customers to maximise the return on investment (ROI) of their virtual infrastructure by lowering costs while increasing agility and capacity utilisation. Extending its six-year leadership in...
BYOD: securing the mobile business
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Companies require mobile strategies
It just cannot be ignored: mobile devices have drastically shifted the online landscape to the point where companies need to ensure that they are in a position to easily sell to mobile users – or else risk the chance of missing a fast-emerging market, says Derick...
VMware expands data centre portfolio
Addressing the needs of organisations to simplify IT, VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has at VMworld 2013 announced a wave of new products and services designed to help IT accelerate its adoption of a software-defined data centre...
Important protocols for automation systems
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eScan wins AV-Comparatives certification
eScan, one of the leading antivirus and content security solution providers, has been recognised for its world-class protection by bagging yet another prestigious award from AV-Comparatives during the months of March to June 2013. The test illustrates the overall...
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