Software projects versus software products
When building software solutions, whether internally or outsourced, much of the focus is often on enforcing budget and deadlines, or on risks, such as choosing and implementing the right methodologies, technologies and platforms. Included in this list of pitfalls is a...
Time is running out to get agile in Africa
The Jo'burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University is gearing up for its third annual Agile Africa conference on 24 to 26 August 2015. With headline speakers including renowned Agile expert, Kent Beck, ThoughtWorks CTO, Dr Rebecca Parsons, and...
IQ Logistica wins OutSystems award
Local systems integrator IQ Logistica has won the OutSystems International Innovation Award for Best Deployment Speed. The programme recognises those enterprises using the OutSystems Platform to transform IT and drive innovation, efficiency and productivity in the...
DVT launches global software testing hub
Software and services specialist DVT has launched a new software testing hub in Cape Town, with the goal of creating the largest facility of its kind in Africa for local and international clients. Using a customised DVT-developed software testing framework, the DVT...
Stop wasting money on failed projects
Innovating should be a priority for all businesses, yet too often, businesses approach innovation with a traditional mind-set: they write a business plan, secure investment capital, and then spend months or years developing the idea without knowing if it will work,...
Ensuring that agile delivers quality
As the agile revolution continues to sweep South Africa, it’s clear that many companies are finding that quality issues are creeping into their development environment. Some even start to question whether agile has some inherent incompatibility with quality. Nothing...
Actifio automates DevOps
Copy data virtualisation company Actifio has announced a series of new features and functional enhancements aimed at better supporting the growing number of customers leveraging its patented Virtual Data Pipeline (VDP) technology in support of DevOps use cases. Large...
Decision Inc. integrates Concero IT
South African-based information management solutions specialists Decision Inc. has announced that it has further strengthened its Microsoft SharePoint expertise through its integration of Concero IT, a Microsoft SharePoint development company. Concero IT is a...
OutSystems unveils Platform 9 Amsterdam
OutSystems, the enterprise Rapid Application Delivery (RAD) provider, has announced a new release of OutSystems Platform, making it dramatically simpler for companies to achieve their business needs through custom-developed applications. The new OutSystems Platform 9...
Four trends shaping the UX design space
We’re all attracted to products and services that are easy to use, bring us enjoyment and improve our lives. We can’t explain why a product is well designed or why we like to use it – it just is and we just do. It’s a decision we make subconsciously without realising that a lot of thought and research went into the product – through a processes known as customer-centric design, says Reynhardt Uys, associate consultant, Customer Experience and User Experience, at BSG.
Standardise platforms for digital change
Organisations today are faced with the need to engage with customers in realtime and develop products and solutions dynamically to meet changing requirements, says AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: Data Centre Services at T-Systems in South Africa. The challenge lies...
Five tips for creating apps
Today’s business environment is recognising that communication is key to driving business performance. While marketing is still perceived as advertising and branding and so on, communication has evolved to include technological software developments that gather...