Cloud is viable, but not a top CIO priority

Cloud is now a viable option for many IT projects, requiring infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to expand the scope of systems as they actively consider those that are cloud-based, according to Gartner. This is the first of four major I&O impacts...

Ricoh helps to save pre-tsunami memories

Ricoh has successfully returned almost 90 000 photos through its Save the Memory Project, which it has been carrying out as part of its reconstruction support activities after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in August 2011.  The aim of the project it to...

Network security market saw 2014 growth

Global network security appliance and software revenue climbed 6% in 2014 to reach $6,9-billion, as enterprises and network operators deployed security solutions aimed at protecting data and network infrastructure. This is according to the Q4 and year-end Network...

Gartner wants to showcase African innovators

Gartner is looking for Africa’s top innovative start-ups to enter the Aspiring Innovators programme being run as part of the Cape Town leg of the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Africa 2015, taking place from 28 to 30 September 2015. “This year we’re calling on African tech...

Spies is CEO-designate at Pinnacle

Pinnacle Holdings has announced the appointment of Pierre Spies as deputy CEO, with a view to assuming the CEO position when incumbent Arnold Fourie retires. The move, effective from 1 July 2015, will leave Spies’ previous position of CEO of AxizWorkgroup vacant....

Keeping unqualified drivers off the roads

South Africa has the second-highest road accident fatality rate in the world, and yet information from the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) indicates there could be almost 500 000 professional drivers working without proper documentation. By Jenny Reid, MD...