Nanotechnology gets local boost
South African scientists are responsible for new technology that will soon allow food and medicines to be constantly monitored to ensure proper temperature control. A printed temperature sensor developed by PST Sensors, a nanotechnology company started by two...Massive cloud uptake in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom, Cape Town – Africa is about to see a massive explosion in cloud usage as companies get over their fear of security and reliability to implement cloud services as soon as next year. New research from World Wide Worx,...Nashua stalwart Coutinho resigns
After more than 25 years at the company, Nashua MD David Coutinho has resigned to “pursue other interests”. Coutinho joined Nashua in the late 1980s as national sales manager under then-MD Jac Moolman. He later succeeded Chris Scoble as MD of the company. In a brief...AxizWorkgroup is tops again
AxizWorkgroup has once again scooped the prestigious Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award, having been voted by resellers as their favourite distribution partner for 2013. The distributor swept the boards, winning no fewer than five out of eight category awards:...Olympic torch back from space
The Olympic torch that will be used to open the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, has completed a sojourn in space and this morning landed back on Earth. The torch arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and was...