Linking technology spend to business performance
The phrase technology expenditure often finds its way towards the top of the company income statement. It's a phrase used by many but understood by few. It's a phrase often targeted when it comes to cost reduction, but conversely targeted when there is a need to...
Vox streamlines communications with automated SMS
Vox has announced that it will be providing its customers, running Microsoft Dynamics NAV with automated SMS sending functionality. This feature is as a result of a collaboration between Vox and Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox. "Having to...
Vodacom uses technology to help fight rhino poaching
According to a recent report released by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), 508 rhino were poached in South Africa in 2018. In response to this scourge, and in an effort to help combat this challenge, Vodacom and Celcom have thrown their weight behind the...
How to bridge the disconnect between work and productivity
The challenge of measuring productivity has taken on a new twist in the digital age. One company has tackled the challenge and come up with new ways of solving an ongoing problem. Kathy Gibson found out more As the Fourth Industrial Revolution becomes a reality, the...
Are we entering a world of edge computing?
Despite what all the hype about cloud may lead you to believe, it's about enabling business outcomes, not necessarily the concept of cloud computing. When we speak to clients, they only care about how cloud can enable their applications, which in turn, enable their...
Farmers will benefit from agritech disruption
Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs and streamline activity across the entire agricultural value chain to help ensure that long-term food security is maintained. Termed 'disruptive technologies'...
Kerio Control v9.3 released today
Kerio Control v9.3 was launched today (9 April 2019), with high availability and fail-over production. Improvements to the platform also include a new VPN (virtual private network) encryption key with AES, more than 40% VPN speed improvements, and improved IPS...
Check for business case before jumping into IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers numerous potential opportunities for businesses to improve operational efficiencies, generate new products and implement new ideas. However, it is important to bear in mind that many applications for IoT are still largely...
Drones in business – proactive, productive, powerful
The socioeconomic challenges faced by businesses across all sectors continue to multiply, whether it be the agricultural sector plagued by uncertain crop yields as a result of global warming, or storage facilities that find themselves at the mercy of increasingly...
Why buy when you can rent?
The creative destruction of the access economy is disrupting traditional industries and creating new opportunities, writes Refilwe Maluleke, MD of Yellowwood. The rent or buy conundrum is one usually faced by prospective home-owners but it is increasingly applicable...
Rentokil Initial achieves cost savings with Saicom
The implementation of a host of services from local supplier Saicom has provided significant performance improvements and cost savings to business services specialist Rentokil Initial in its sub-Saharan region. According to Tashwill Carelse, Rentokil Initial's IT...
Earthmoving equipment provider keeps drivers safe with MiX Telematics
MiX Telematics, a global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, will be providing an earthmoving equipment provider with a telematics solution to help improve the efficiency of their vehicles and the safety of their customers' drivers. Operating...