IBM takes Cobol to the cloud

IBM has announced software to help organisations extend business applications running on System z mainframes to Web, cloud and mobile environments.  The software’s performance improvements will enable companies to significantly reduce operating costs while...

Altron to take over Altech

Altron has made an offer to acquire Altech. The amount payable by Altron to Altech shareholders will be settled with R47.50 in cash for every Altech share. Altech shareholders may elect to receive all or part of the consideration in the form of Altron participating...

Tarsus bombshell as Spies resigns

The local channel was hit by a bombshell this morning when it was revealed that one of its leading chief executives – Tarsus’ Pierre Spies – has resigned from the company after 21 years. While an official statement from Tarsus’ holding company MB Technologies is...

Flexible solar panels printed

In what could be a breakthrough in sustainable energy production, scientists have used a solar cell printer to produce large flexible solar cells made out of plastic. The printer has allowed Australian researchers from the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium...

Broadband to go live in Jo’burg

The City of Jo’burg Broadband Project, a fibre optic network covering all seven regions of the municipality, will go live on 1 July 2013 after a three-year build phase.  To be operated by BWired for 12 years, the network will immediately be able to offer key...

SA entrepreneurs soldier on

Vital for economic growth but facing serious challenges, South African small and micro businesses are displaying unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, according to new research commissioned by Regus. Even though some might have fallen into business ownership through...