mapIT brings deCarta L2 to SA
mapIT, a digital mapping partner, has introduced deCarta, the leading independent, global location-based services (LBS) technology company’s third generation local search technology, the L2 Geospatial Search Engine to South Africa. L2 is a high performance, scalable...
Software AG mobilises user intelligence
The Software AG Technology Community has merged with the webMethods user platform, wMUsers, and now offers access to the world’s largest webMethods knowledge base with over 140 000 posts. Members of the Technology Community value the rapid networking, topic-specific...
MicroStrategy 9.3.1 released
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) and mobile software, today unveiled MicroStrategy 9.3.1, the latest version of the Company’s core enterprise analytics platform. MicroStrategy 9.3.1 breaks new ground by combining...
Mobile to drive BI this year
Mobile is top of the big four influencers of BI change across Africa this year, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. The massive growth in mobile across Africa is driving resurgence in BI growth, as executives across the...
2013 BI game-changers
Sean Paine, chief operating officer, EnterpriseWorx, sees significant changes afoot in BI this year. Business intelligence (BI) has been steadily evolving to adapt to numerous technology landscape changes in recent years – for example, mobility, big data and the rise...
Get maximum ROI with predictive analytics
Although predictive analytics is currently a hot topic, many companies are failing to realise maximum benefit and return on investment (ROI) from predictive analytics projects and implementations, says David McWilliam, director at Cortell Corporate Performance...
The role of social business intelligence
One of the most important things all organisations need to remember is that a business is only as good as its people, says Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA. So, how can users make sure they are getting the most out of their people? Well, it could equally be said that...
The big BI game-changers in 2013
Sean Paine, chief operating officer, EnterpriseWorx, sees significant changes afoot in BI this year. Business intelligence (BI) has been steadily evolving to adapt to numerous technology landscape changes in recent years – for example, mobility, big data and the rise...
Engage customers with social networking
Technology has made customers much more discerning and savvy than they used to be. Nowadays, consumers go online and read product or service reviews before making a purchase, use mobile apps to compare prices and visit a brand’s Web site or engage with other consumers...
Video synopsis versus video analysis
CCTV cameras and surveillance have become an essential element of modern security solutions, as they deliver the ability to monitor areas of operation, provide evidence in case of an incident, and often simply act as a deterrent to those with malicious intent, says...
Huawei debuts industrial switching router
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled its first industrial switching router AR530, boosting enterprises’ management efficiency and accelerating the development of the machine-to-machine (M2M) industry...
Obtaining executive buy-in for data quality
In today’s information-driven business world, where business intelligence and the ability to accurately conduct predictive modelling and forecasting offers a significant competitive advantage, data quality has become a business imperative. After all, if analysis is...