Six locals make Google competition semis

Google has announced the 20 innovative, entrepreneurial Web adopters from across sub-Saharan Africa who have made it to the semi-finals of Google’s Africa Connected competition. The competition was launched in August last year, calling entrepreneurs, creatives,...

BDS appoints strategic planning executive

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has appointed Koos Ligtenberg as strategic planning executive. Ligtenberg, who has a long history with the company, first became part of the team in 2003, when he launched Western Cape-based Xerox concessionaire Oxbow, which went on to...

Mitel completes merger with Aastra

Mitel Networks Corporation, a global leader in business communications, has completed its merger with Aastra Technologies. With $1,1-billion of combined annual revenue and 60-million customers worldwide, Mitel now has one of the largest global footprints in the...

Digital mastery key to success

The days of innovative, technology-focused start-ups being the only market disrupters and growing faster than their larger, more established competitors may be coming to an end. This is according to a new report by Accenture, which finds that large enterprises are...

Microsoft hit by phone scammers

Microsoft South Africa has issued a warning to local consumers to be cautious of a reoccurring phone scam. Cybercriminals and scammers make use of public phone directories to gather information on consumers, in an effort to convince clients that they can be trusted....