Family firms rally in tough times

Family businesses remain resilient despite the adverse economic environment they find themselves in post-recession. Significant challenges facing family businesses continue to focus around shortages of skills, the need to innovate, political instability, price...

Orange begins WiFi rollout in Cape Town

In partnership with the City of Cape Town, telecommunications service provider Orange is planning the imminent launch of its new Orange WiFi service, offering WiFi to those living in part of the areas of Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain. The partnership was announced...

IoT moves into business strategy

The vast majority of business decision-makers understand and are in the process of deploying the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of their business strategy. Forrester Consulting conducted a November 2014 study on behalf of Zebra Technologies, and surveyed IT and...

Cloud is in, but big data trails

Although most organisations (97%) use or plan to use cloud, and nearly half have implemented a mobility strategy, big data adoption is trailing as approximately 60% of organisations surveyed do not know how to leverage it. This is one of the findings from Dell’s first...

KISS report offers secrets to SAP success

Around 60% of SAP customers believe there is scope to further exploit the vast capabilities of SAP solutions. The key to achieving this is through streamlining and simplification, according the Fujitsu KISS Report. In support of this, 87% of customers asked believe...

Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...