M-health apps on track for $26bn

Smartphone applications have begun to enable the m-health industry to successfully monetise their services. The market for m-health services has now entered the commercialisation phase and will reach $26-billion globally by 2017. These are among the findings of the...

SA drops in cloud policy competitiveness

A new study ranks South Africa 20th out of 24 leading IT economies as regards the international policy landscape for cloud computing, a sign of erosion from its starting position of 18 only a year earlier.  BSA | The Software Alliance evaluated national laws and...

MTN gives prepaid users one price

MTN’s One4ALL price plan is the company’s latest price plan offering to its prepaid market, with customers guaranteed to pay just two cents per second on any local call, to any network. Customers can make calls for two cents per second at all time periods (peak and...

Big drop in EMEA server revenues

Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $3,8-billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, a decrease of 7,4% when compared with the same quarter of 2011, according to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC).  This rate of decline...

Auto infotainment set for growth

Despite relatively soft growth this year, automotive infotainment is set for continued expansion well into the future – fuelled by major technology improvements that not only increase the functionality of cars but also improve the overall driving experience,...