IBM invests R700m in Jo’burg lab

IBM today unveiled plans to invest R700-million over the next 10 years in an expansion of IBM Research – Africa with a new laboratory in Johannesburg. The announcement was made this morning by Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor and Dr John Kelly, senior...

Lack of trust stifles app use

Almost half of all consumers say that a lack of trust limits the amount of apps they download, compared to 37% in 2013.This is according to results from MEF’s third annual Global Consumer Trust Report. The report, supported by AVG Technologies, analyses data from...

ICT vital for service delivery

Governments in the 21st century cannot deliver services effectively without proper technology support. This is among the conclusions from a research study, “The potential use of cloud computing in the South African government environment” conducted by the research...

First decline seen in tablet sales

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the first time since the market’s inception in 2010. Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices reached 76,1-million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) for -3,2% growth, according to...

IT still the job to have

IT is still one of the industries that is booming for employees and job seekers. This is one of the findings from CareerJunction’s 2014 annual job review, which found that IT saw an increase of 37% in job openings during 2014. IT came in behind the motor industry,...

The future of the mobile worker

As mobility becomes more important for workers, they tend to use more than one device in order to get their jobs done wherever they are and whenever it’s relevant. These are among the findings from the second Global Evolving Workforce Study by Dell and Intel, which...