SAP on track for $1bn in Africa
Enterprise software giant SAP is well on track to achieve its goal of $1-billion in revenue in Africa by 2016. Although yesterday’s quarterly results showed global double-digit growth for the company – the 13th consecutive quarter to do so – Africa led the charge with...Study challenges tech convention
A new study commissioned by Intel and conducted by Penn Schoen Berland examining global attitudes toward technology innovation, challenges existing perceptions on technology champions and hotspots. The research reveals millennials (ages 18 to 24) are the least...Government spend to boost IT
Overall IT spending in South Africa is set to increase 6,3% year-on-year in 2014 to total $14,59-billion, according to the latest forecast from IDC. Referencing its recently released South Africa Vertical Markets 2013–2017 IT Spending Forecast report, IDC anticipates...Execs leverage mobile working
Business travellers are increasingly becoming mobile “just in time” workers, with more than nine out of every 10 completing preparation for meetings during their journey, according to new research from HP. The survey of regular business travellers in Europe and South...Credit card data breach addressed
Following the discovery of what is already being described as the country’s biggest breach of credit card data, the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has reacted swiftly to reassure cardholders that they “have no need for concern”. PASA says that...