SAIPA welcomes new school pass requirements

The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) has welcomed government’s decision to raise pass requirements for Grades 7, 8 and 9. SAIPA says the move will improve the quality of learners entering the Further Education and Training (FET) phase, thus...

CIOs neglect infrastructure health

European CIOs and IT managers lack the technical capabilities to administer infrastructure performance management across their data centres. This is one of the findings from a survey of European IT decision-makers carried out by infrastructure performance management...

Cars will get more on-board displays

With more safety features requiring a greater level of driver monitoring, demand for multi-function TFT-LCD panels in the automotive instrument cluster are accelerating. In fact, TFT-LCD shipments for the instrument cluster in automobiles are expected to grow 48% to...

HP’s revenue down, turnaround on track

HP has announced that its net revenue for the full year ended 31 October 2014 was down 1% on the previous year, at $111,5-billion. Fiscal 2014 non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share were $3.74, within the previously provided outlook of $3.70 to $3.74 per share....

Huge Group raises interim earnings

The Huge Group has announced that EPS and HEPS increased by 128,8% and 51,5% respectively for the six months ended 31 August. During the same period, net asset value has increased by 39.92 cents per share, from 238.63 cents per share to 278.55 cents per share, while...

Foschini goes omni-channel with Oracle

TFG (The Foschini Group) is investing in omni-channel retailing technology from e-commerce market leader Oracle ATG, to provide customers with an integrated, seamless shopping experience. The retail giant will kick off its redeveloped system with the launch of its new...