Smart card shipments to rise by 2,1bn

Global unit shipments of smart cards are expected to rise by 2,1-billion from 2014 through 2019 – about equal to the combined populations of China, the US, Indonesia and Brazil, according to HIS Technology. Smart card shipments in 2019 will rise to 10,9-billion...

Mustek reports increased revenue of R4,76bn

Mustek has reported that revenue from continuing operations is up by 13,4% to R4,76-billion from R4,2-billion in 2013, for the year ended July 2014. The Mustek Group, which wholly owns the Mustek and Rectron companies, also reported headline earnings per share (HEPS)...

Businesswoman of the Year winners

The Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa has announced that Roswitha Becker has scooped the award in the corporate category of the 2014 Businesswoman of the Year awards, while Nombulelo “Bea” Hackula walked away with the award in the government category. The...

Ricoh SA commits to services-led strategy

Ricoh has globally committed to becoming a services-led organisation following commoditisation of the imaging device industry, with managed document services (MDS) taking the lead in the new strategy. Jacques van Wyk has been appointed as Ricoh SA’s new chief...

FNB offers tablet for less than R100

As part of its smart device range, FNB is offering a tablet to its customers for R99 per month. The Lenovo Ideatab, which comes with a free protective cover, includes all the features one would expect from an android tablet, such as 3G and WiFi Internet connection, a...