Mobile payments set to get more complex

Continued technology and service innovation, notably around location-based applications, is expected in the mobile payments space in 2014. However, there will be increasing complexity within the mobile payments ecosystem this year, and on-going challenges around the...

Dell innovates to address tech challenges

Dell Software has announced technology innovations that address a host of pressing IT challenges. New solutions and technology integrations within Dell’s mobility/BYOD offerings provide customers the tools to increase workforce productivity, while also ensuring secure...

Contact centres need innovation boost

With some local contact centres still resting on technology nearly a decade old, it’s time for contact centres to embrace innovation or face being left behind, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. Across the world, the fastest-growing...

Lightie scoops innovation prize

Michael Suttner has been awarded the R50 000 first prize in an innovation seed funding competition sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, at the CLIPCD Conference in Durban, for his affordable lighting innovation. His invention, for which he is now trying to raise...

Design has a role in business growth

Companies like BMW, Alessi and Apple use design to differentiate their products, but design is not just for luxury goods and elite products; there is considerable evidence for it acting as a mechanism for business growth and innovation. But how do companies utilise...