SA economy battling to bounce back

South Africa will enter its fifth season of national elections with an economy that seems to lack the resilience to significantly bounce back after the recent strike action, and to create the kind of growth that will address poverty and job creation. This is according...

3D value chains to the fore in 2014

IDC Manufacturing Insights has released its top 10 predictions for the year ahead. They are: * Manufacturers begin to build 3D value chains. * Operational, information, and consumer technology converge to reshape approaches to technology management. * Operational...

Big increase in document scanner sales

The overall document scanner market increased year-on-year by more than 30% to approximately 83 000 shipments in Western Europe in 3Q13, according to the latest Western European Quarterly Document Scanner Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). “Cost...

MTN opens up feature phones to the Internet

MTN has introduced MTN SurferLite, a pilot project that promises to provide customers with feature phones access to Internet at minimal cost. The MTN SurferLite platform is another innovative solution that allows customers easy access to relevant digital information...

Don’t let cyber-crooks ruin Christmas

Christmas is a great time for cybercriminals to take full advantage of online shoppers with new and improved ways of stealing users’ confidential information. While it’s convenient to shop online, it’s also easy to fall victim to an attack – even by visiting a...