Wine-making machine a sensation – and fake

Internet sensation the “Miracle Machine”, the first affordable wine making-device for the home, is not a real device – it is just a piece of wood. The fictitious miracle, fronted by wine entrepreneurs Kevin Boyer and Philip James of CustomVine, has...

New CFO for Gijima

Gijima has announced the appointment of Ernst Röth as its chief financial officer (CFO), effective from 1 April 2014. Ernst Röth, has for the past seven years been the CFO of JSE-listed companies Mvelaphanda Group (2007 to 2010) and Mvelaserve Limited (2011 to 2013)....

HDS completes Shoden integration

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is embarking on an aggressive growth strategy across sub-Saharan Africa, following the full integration of Shoden Data Systems into Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. Shoden was acquired by Hitachi Data Systems Corporation in February 2012,...

Supply chain key to consumer product growth

Revenue growth for the consumer products (CP) industry continues to be challenging as CP supply chain leaders saw a decline in revenue growth over the last two years, according to Gartner. The need to find revenue growth is driving CP organisations to rethink how they...

Logikal scoops IBM Partner of the Year

Logikal Consulting, an IBM premier partner, has scooped the coveted IBM Software Partner of the Year award for 2013. The accolade recognises partner performance across IBM’s software solutions portfolio. Logikal provides a broad range of IT consulting, systems...