‘Smart’ connections will affect business

By 2019, 65% of South African mobile connections will be “smart” connections. This is according to the latest annual update of the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast 2014 – 2019. The significant growth in mobile connections and traffic is...

Altron marks 50 years in business

Craig Venter, group executive: Altron TMT /CEO of Altech, has congratulated Altron on the milestone of achieving 50 years in business having first opened its doors in April 1965. “Successfully staying in business for more than a few years is an achievement in any...

Why mobility no longer scares us

Enterprise mobility strategies have dramatically changed during the last few years and as a result, the IT industry’s perception of mobility is significantly more positive, says Chris Buchanan, director of End user computing at Dell South Africa. But what is...
Acer on the rebound

Acer on the rebound

Acer has quietly turned its business around in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The company has settled down into a strong and consistent execution mode, says MEA director David Drummond, and recently posted a profit after some years of losses. “2014 was a...

NAPAfrica peering boosts business

Africa’s largest Internet exchange(IXP), NAPAfrica says that the digital divide still exists and new innovative approaches such as peering should be better utilised if Africa is to ever have full access to critical information. While growth is evident, NAPAfrica says...