IBM reports revenue, earnings decline

Jan 21, 2015

IBM has reported that net income from continuing operations for the 12 months ended 31 December 2014 was $15,8-billion, compared with $16,9-billion in the year-ago period – a decrease of 7%.  Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $15.59, up...

Contact centres will become profit centres

Jun 27, 2014

Technology investments, particularly those that are supported by a strong business case, have quantifiable benefits, and a quick return on investment, are on the rise, says Cecilia Jofré, business development and account management executive of Intuate Group....

Oracle grows its cloud business

Jun 20, 2014

Oracle has reported that fiscal 2014 Q4 total revenues were up 3% to $11,3-billion. Software and cloud revenues were up 4% to $8,9-billion.

Analytics to improve banking, profitability

Jun 5, 2014

Predictive analytics is poised to make banking more client-centric, profitable and streamlined, says IBM. Lesley Plaistowe, partner and head of financial services at IBM South Africa, says predictive analytics is set to revolutionise banking on several fronts....

Oracle announces Q3 results

Mar 24, 2014

Oracle has announced that 2014 Q3 total revenues were up 4% to $9,3-billion. New software licenses and cloud software subscriptions revenues were up 4% to $2,4-billion. Software license updates and product support revenues were up 5% to $4,6-billion. Hardware systems...