Vigo aims to pick up Woza Online SMEs

South African tech start-up Vigo says it is ready to provide a Web site solution to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups after Google SA announced the shutdown of its free Web site tool, Woza Online, leaving a large number of SMEs without an online...

Eskom disappoints Earthlife

Yesterday’s State of the Power System briefing from Eskom left a lot to be desired, says Earthlife Africa. The group comments that, besides issues on financial and environmental sustainability barely being addressed, what was really missing from the briefing was an...

Sterling 2014 performance from Intel

Intel has reported full-year revenue of $55,9-billion, operating income of $15,3-billion, net income of $11,7-billion and EPS of $2.31. The company generated approximately $20,4-billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $4,4-billion, and used $10,8-billion to...

Obsidian buys up 25% of GuruHut

Obsidian Systems, a local open source software specialist, has acquired a 25% stake in GuruHut, a software development house that applies agile methodology to roll out enterprise solutions. The two companies have already formed a strong alliance. In October last year,...

Swift expands in sub-Saharan Africa

Swift will open two new offices in 2015 – in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya – as a crucial part of its pan-Africa growth plans. From these offices, Swift will manage an expanded presence across the West and East Africa regions. Christian Sarafidis, deputy chief...