MAP grows SA tool, die and mould industry
For many years, the South African tool, die and mould making (TDM) Industry, represented by the Tool Making Association of South Africa (TASA), struggled to defend its market share with increased competition from low cost imports. However, after signing an agreement...African milestone for Internet Solutions
In a first for the African continent, Internet Solutions (IS) has deployed the Infinera DTN-X platform across the company’s South African long distance fibre network, heralding its first entry into the “Terabit Era”. The company says the new platform will deliver...Arctic ice is under pressure
The length of the melt season for Arctic sea ice is growing by several days each decade, and an earlier start to this period is allowing the Arctic Ocean to absorb enough additional solar radiation in some places to melt as much as four feet of the Arctic ice cap’s...Global IT on track for modest growth
With the global economy showing signs of a gradual recovery, worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3,8-trillion in 2014, a 3,2% increase from 2013 spending, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Globally, businesses are shaking off their malaise and...