SA companies place IT budget over user value

In spite of the fact that consumers now drive technology choices, most South African organisations are still designing software from their own perspective and ignoring the context in which their users will interact with their software. So says ThoughtWorks user...

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...

ZACR highlights dotAfrica value proposition

The 10th annual Innovation Africa Digital Summit was recently concluded in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. One of Africa’s largest ICT gatherings, the summit’s goal is to promote digital connectivity across all spectrums to the benefit of Africa as a whole. It...

The value of BI in contact centres

Opportunity costs and inefficiencies are the certain lot of contact centres that do not have an integrated, realtime interrogative view of customers and business flows, and cannot trace the link of these variables to sales, service and, ultimately, profitability....

Apple loses most valuable title

Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company. On Friday, Exxon Mobile overtook Apple to once again claim the top spot. Apple’s shares dropped 2,4% on Friday, following disappointing financial results earlier in the week. This lowered its market capitalisation...