The BYOD compromise
When mobile devices entered the world - first laptops, then early smartphones like the BlackBerry - the IT departments of large companies were the first to adopt them. Today, consumers drive adoption, purchasing cutting-edge technology with their own money for their...
Konica Minolta launches mobility offering
Konica Minolta South Africa clients across the country can now enjoy an entirely new and exciting aspect to the company’s service delivery, as it launches its innovative mobility project, which is comprised of two complementary systems – vCare and mobile. vCare is a...
Debunking myths about content charges
Continuing its campaign to promote responsible cell phone use, VAS aggregator Mira Networks, has set about dispelling some common misconceptions about mobile content charges. Explains Deon Odendaal, GM of Mira Networks: “Carrier billing or premium SMS, is a convenient...
Tablet PCs drive business innovation
Tablet PC sales continue to grow and it’s not just consumers that are buying. Businesses are increasingly recognising tablet PCs as a platform for innovation. New specification tablet PCs – which now combine portability with the power of a laptop and experience of a...
Reasons for start-up failure
While the small business sector is a rapidly growing sector in SA, unfortunately very few start-ups make it beyond their first year - and of those that do, only 50% survive past year three, says Darlene Menzies, CEO of SA developed business software product SMEasy....
Bring your own ‘anything’
Wearable technology is one of the next great frontiers of innovation, writes Saurabh Kumar, MD South Africa and Global Sales Head, In2IT Technologies South Africa. Starting with things like wristbands, watches and glasses, this emerging domain seems set to evolve over...
Mobility key to realising technology
Nobody can doubt that technology has become the platform on which business runs, and thus that business executives are watching technology trends with increasing attention. But it’s important to see the trends in context - often the real business benefits area...
Enterprise mobility transforms business
Enterprise mobility is shifting the parameters of the organisation, changing the way content and data are managed and how employees interact with the business.
It’s all about the apps
For a generation or more, IT has thought about end-user computing in terms of a Microsoft Windows desktop, says Arthur Dell, director technology and service, Citrix. Ask people what really matters to them now, and you’ll hear them talk about the applications they rely...
Tablets are not just for consumers
Mobility and always-on connectivity are increasingly taken for granted, and sales of tablet PCs reflect this growing trend, says George Lodewick, Dell Commercial product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. In fact, according to recent statistics released by Dell,...
Don’t forget the SMS
With the proliferation of BBM and WhatsApp, It’s easy to imagine that instant messaging is overtaking SMS. But this perception can be halted due to one simple statistic. The average open rate for SMS message is a massive 98% In a world where social and digital media...
Protecting the mobile workforce
Not too long ago, many organisations were dismissing the bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon as being of no consequence. However, nowadays they realise that BYOD can have serious implications for the business, and are putting policies in place and implementing...