Microsoft’s Surface tablet ‘coming soon’

Microsoft TechEd, Durban – The long-awaited Surface tablet from Microsoft will hit South African shores within the next couple of months. This is the word from Microsoft’s Colin Erasmus, speaking during a session on consumerisation at TechEd this morning....

HP redefines server market

HP has launched its Moonshot server, the first software-defined server that uses 89% less energy, 80% less space and saves up to 77% of the costs. The company believes the server is more than an update to the traditional server world, but calls it the first in a new...

Consumers lose out with lost cash

People lose an average of $365.00 (R3 373.00) every year because of cash left forgotten in the house or car, or unused foreign currency from a holiday or business trip. A Visa Payment Attitudes Study shows that busy lifestyles mean consumers often lose track of the...

IT firms not the most desirable employers

Google, Microsoft SA and MTN were the only technology companies named in the latest rankings of South African employers in 2012 as voted by tertiary students, MBAs and professionals. The 2011 – 2012 Universum research cycle of IDEAL Employers polled over 16 900...

STI still closed to SA women

  The numbers of women in the science, technology and innovation fields (STI) are alarmingly low in the world’s leading economies – and are actually on the decline in many, including the US. For South Africa, results show that women have more opportunities...