Triple Point acquires WAM Systems

Triple Point Technology, the leading global provider of cloud and on-premise commodity management software, has acquired WAM Systems, the premier provider of supply chain planning and optimisation solutions for process manufacturing industries including oil and gas,...

IT spend set for 2013/14 growth

Forrester is forecasting 5,4% growth (in local currencies) in global tech spending in 2013, with some geographies set for even better figures.  This is according to analyst Andrew Bartels, who says that – aside from Europe, which will grow minimally in 2013 as...

IT spending to trend upward

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 4,2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The 2013 outlook for IT spending growth in US dollars has been revised upward from 3,8% in the Q3 2012...

SA cybercrime set to soar in 2013

South African companies have been warned that cybercrime is set to increase in 2013 – placing their profitability, their competitiveness and perhaps even their existence at risk. An alarming fact is that South Africa hosts the third-highest number of cybercrime...