SA will benefit from investment in children

Better school results, increased productivity, long-term economic growth and social cohesion are some of the benefits that South Africa can gain by investing in its children early. These can be achieved by improving maternal and child health and nutrition, supporting...

Citrix invests R25m in the channel

Citrix has announced a R25-million investment initiative to train key channel partners and systems integrators in South Africa. There are already over 100 sales professionals and systems engineers undergoing training with more expected to begin training in the next...

Oracle seeks to invest in emerging markets

Mark Davison at Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco – Oracle president, Mark Hurd, revealing that the company had more than $39-billion in cash after its first quarter, hinted that Africa could well be on its radar for future investment. Answering questions at a...

IBM commits $1bn to Linux

IBM has announced plans to invest $1-billion in new Linux and open source technologies for IBM’s Power Systems servers. The investment aims to help clients capitalise on big data and cloud computing with modern systems built to handle the new wave of...

Cell C ploughs R200m into Gauteng network

Cell C will roll out an additional 100 sites in Johannesburg over the next three months to increase network capacity and improve quality. The first 19 will be on air by the end of August. This is in addition to the existing 959 sites in Johannesburg. Some of the areas...