Tablets the winners in Xmas sales
Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 76,9-million units in the fourth calendar quarter of 2013 (4Q13) according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The total represents 62,4% growth over the previous...Firms look to appoint chief data officers
Organisations are creating, accessing and using more sources and types of information than ever before. This trend, combined with the increasing need to understand how data is being used within a company, is driving the need for chief data officers (CDOs). Gartner...Orange Top-Up goes across borders
Orange has announced the launch of Orange Top-Up, an online solution that enables people to remotely top-up mobile credit for customers of over 350 operators in the world. To send mobile credit to a contact, users simply have to enter the mobile number to be credited,...South Africans had a meagre festive season
It seems as though South Africans had to sit and watch the world go by over the December festive season, as consumers spent a meagre 1,4% more on average per transaction at the tills year-on-year. This is according to the latest figures released by BankservAfrica, the...