SAP celebrates quality implementations

SAP Africa last night singled out the top quality implementations in Africa, acknowledging customers for quality excellence in innovation, rapid development and business transformation. The SA Quality Awards are made for SAP implementations that adhere to SAP’s 10...

The top IS channel partners are …

Internet Solutions (IS) awarded its 2014 top performing regional and national partners at the annual IS Channel Partner Awards ceremony held last night in Johannesburg. The channel partner awards recognise IS partners for their contribution and achievements made...

African gambling revenue subdued

Gross gambling and casino revenues showed subdued growth in 2013 in the wake of a faltering economy. Gross gambling increased only 4,3%. The slowdown in gross gambling revenue was centred on casinos: the largest category at 76% of a market at R16,5-billion. Some...

Trust holds back mobile commerce

Global mobile content and commerce activity grew slightly from 65% to 66% in 2014, fuelled by strong gains in growth markets – but a lack of trust remains the industry’s biggest obstacle, increasing from 30% to 34% year-on-year. These are among the results from MEF’s...

MTN Uganda goes for Ericsson mobile wallet

MTN Uganda has deployed the Ericsson Converged Wallet platform, enabling the operator to quickly introduce relevant, new and differentiated mobile financial services offerings for 7-million MTN Uganda mobile wallet users and 50 000 agents. MTN Uganda is part of MTN...

OpenWeb offers 1Tb free data

OpenWeb has announced that all Capped Unshaped ADSL clients will receive 1Tb of data until the end of November. All Capped clients will get 1Tb of free data to use between 00:00 and 06:00. OpenWeb CEO Keoma Wright says OpenWeb’s Home Capped Unshaped offers top...