Small growth for personal storage market

The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market was up by 4,8% year-over-year with almost 19-million units shipped in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry Level Storage...

SMEs lead in digital maturity

Small businesses in Europe are set to reach digital maturity before their larger peers, seizing the opportunity to level the playing field and compete in a higher league. New research commissioned by Ricoh Europe and conducted by Coleman Parkes reveals that small...

Telkom turnaround strategy still on track

Telkom has increased EBIDTA, earnings and revenue during the six months ended 30 September, while reducing its expenses. The company today published its six-month results, reporting that group EBITDA excluding one-off items increased by 12,1% to R4,4-billion, while...

Satellite-powered tablet delivers education

Satellite solution provider Yazmi today announced a new e-learning scheme using a satellite-enabled tablet, the Odyssey, and Newtec’s multicast technology to deliver content via satellite to rural, remote and low income regions in Asia, Africa and the Middle...

CIOS need to change leadership style

At least 76% of CIOs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) need to adapt their leadership style in the next three years to fully embrace digital business, according to a Gartner survey of 1 034 CIOs in the region. “Command-and-control leadership doesn’t suit...

Gumtree caters for feature phones

South Africa’s largest local classified, Gumtree.co.za, is catering to its feature phone audience with the launch of Gumtree Lite. Despite the rapid adoption of smartphones in South Africa, experts estimate that close to 70% of all phones in the country are feature or...