Office changes entice users to cloud
South African ICT resellers will benefit from a streamlined stock-keeping unit (SKU) for the on-premise edition of Microsoft Office following the launch of Office 2019 on 2 October. Microsoft is releasing only a single SKU for the product that will support both Mac...
The testing of things
Has anyone thought about what happens after all the devices are connected to the Internet of Things (IoT)? By Mandla Mbonambi, CEO of Africonology Is your business driving change or being driven by it? This is the question that should be powering your business mindset...
Agile Africa 2018 on track
The JCSE's Agile Africa 2018 will be held on 1 and 2 October 2018 at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. This year marks the sixth-year of the Agile Africa conference, and it will feature Agile-related tracks, workshops, breakout sessions and lightning talks focusing...
IRESS opens software design to users
Financial technology business IRESS has announced a new initiative, IRESS Labs, whereby users of its software will be able to input directly into the design and development process and use future functionality in advance of general release. IRESS Labs is now available...
BBD partners with Ilion
Software development company BBD has taken a 51% shareholding in Ilion, a company specialising in data and financial risk solutions. Founded in 2018, Ilion integrates data with financial risk-adjusted performan¬¬ce, to deliver solutions that optimise the sustainable...
Low-code development enables business agility
Business agility refers to the ability of a business to rapidly respond to change by adapting its products and services, processes and technology to meet customer demands and increase its relevance and competitiveness. It's agility for the whole business, not just IT....
Drive innovation with progressive Java architecture
It's seldom that you're able to bring something fresh to a 30-year relationship and have both partners equally content with the outcome. But that's what BBD was able to achieve with a new Java development framework for one of its long-time clients in the fast-paced...
IQbusiness joins Scaled Agile partner network
Independent management consulting firm IQbusiness has joined the Scaled Agile partner network as a silver partner. The worldwide network includes transformation and platform providers who help enterprises facilitate and accelerate business results through adoption of...
Tailored change management takes Agile further
Agile is being picked up in software development but also other parts of the organisation, such as marketing, finance, and other divisions. This is according to Scott Ambler and Mark Lines, world authorities on agile development, at IndigoCube's Business Agility event...
How low code development helps your business
Low code development platforms make building applications quick and easy enough that even people without any coding knowledge can do it. By Ben Cilliers, applications development manager at IndigoCube They also make deploying to multiple platforms, such as tablets,...
IndigoCube aims to drive business agility
If your business is looking at tackling an agility project or programme might want to attend IndigoCube's Business Agility Conference in July, which will feature thought leaders on business agility like Scott Ambler, Mark Lines and Jaco Viljoen. The speakers have...
IBM debuts Blockchain Platform Starter Plan
What do you get when you offer easy access to an enterprise blockchain test environment for three months? More than 2 000 developers and tens of thousands of transaction blocks, all sprinting toward production readiness, as IBM found out. IBM has announced that the...