‘Phablets’ take centre stage in 2013

With their global shipments set to more than double this year, phablets are a hot product, as illustrated by their high profile at this month’s 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The “phablet” – a portmanteau of the words “phone” and “tablet”...

ICT critical to business survival in 2013

If users reflects on the progress made within the projects and portfolio management space, and the level of development and integration of solutions, it is clear that this area of ICT is set to play an increasingly important role in revenue generation and business...

The year ahead for CFOs

 This year, CFOs and CIOs will move to “zero capital” and transform the IT financial model. This is one of IDC’s top 10 predictions for chief financial officers. The others are: * By 2016, LOB execs will be directly involved in 80% of new IT investments; radical...

The year ahead for risk officers

IDC has highlighted its top 10 predictions for chief risk officers. The top 10 predictions are:  * The cost associated with risk technologies and operations across the global financial markets continue to accelerate, topping over $100-billion dollars in 2013; *...

WiFi trends to watch for in 2013

2012 was a great year for the WiFi industry, especially in the enterprise IT space. More businesses embraced the solutions WiFi had to offer and in the process improved on their internal processes and services to their customers, says Michael Fletcher, sales director...