Technology at work in Africa

While nearly 87% of African IT leaders rank new technologies such as analytics, cloud computing, mobile and social media as being critical to business success, only 53% are pushing forward with adoption. These are among the findings of a new IBM study, Setting the...

The Internet empowers people

A new global survey of Internet users reveals distinct regional findings and differing viewpoints between the developed and developing world. However, overwhelmingly the more than 10 000 people surveyed from 10 nations said they embrace personal technology,...

BYOD takes over factory floor

The bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon that has been reshaping IT in business offices is now spreading to the manufacturing sector, with employee-owned smartphones and tablets playing an increasingly important role in manufacturing settings for 2014 and beyond....

SA stands to gain from IoE

The Internet of Everything (IoE) could generate R152,58-billion ($14,3-billion) in value for South Africa’s public sector over the next decade, according to a new study released by Cisco. The IoE can help the South African government create value by saving money,...

The mystery of the Mars rock

NASA’s Curiosity rover has pictured a rock on the Mars surface – on a piece of ground where a previous photograph showed nothing. Before-and-after pair of images of the same patch of ground in front of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 13 days apart...

Emerging markets to slow

“Dull and old” economies will have their strongest performing year since 2010 and will drive the global recovery in 2014, according to Dr Nariman Behravesh, chief economist of information and analytics firm IHS. Ahead of the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos,...