Accounting for the value of data in business

While IT staff talk about “data as an asset” rather glibly in the boardroom, the value of digital information in an organisation is interpreted quite differently from the accounting department’s perspective, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data...

Telkom adds free social networking

Telkom Internet has launched free anytime data for specific social networking services. It has also announced free data for subscribers between 00:00 and 06:00 am daily, while the capacity of all Telkom Internet packages of 5Gb or more will be doubled at no additional...

Data must drive self-service strategies

Companies that want to drive the best possible results from electronic self-service channels such as the Web, mobile apps and kiosks should invest in the right tools to capture and analyse data about how customers are using these channels in real-life. So says Kevin...

Mobile phones drive data usage

Stockholm, Sweden – Consumers in sub-Saharan Africa are overwhelmingly mobile phone users – and they are using their devices for more data services than ever before. This is the word from Shiletsi Makhofane, head of marketing and strategy at Ericsson Sub-Saharan...

Data use just keeps on growing

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – The number of mobile subscriptions in the world already exceeds the number of people – a trend that is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. One of the major growth areas for new subscribers is Africa, which in...