Genesys to acquire SoundBite

Genesys, a leading provider of customer engagement and contact centre solutions, has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire SoundBite Communications for a price of $5.00 per share. SoundBite delivers cloud-based proactive collections, payments, and...

DiData achieves Symantec specialisation

Dimension Data South Africa has announced that it has achieved Symantec Specialisation in the area of Data Protection with NetBackup. Symantec Data Protection Specialisation recognises technology partners with a proven track record and expertise in Symantec’s...

Licensed software will drive growth

Increasing the use of properly licensed software would have a greater impact on the economy in South Africa than allowing similar growth in the use of pirated software.  This is according to new study from the BSA/The Software Alliance and business school INSEAD,...

Google most popular with IT students

South African IT students would love to work for Google or Microsoft, but would also be happy with one of the telecommunications companies.  This is one of the results from Universum South Africa’s annual survey of more than 16 900 tertiary students from all 23...