More jobs as BPO takes off

The South African BPO industry is poised for further growth in 2015, with Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA) estimating that a further 7 627 jobs will be created within offshoring by March next year. BPeSA’s most recent barometer shows that the industry...

Value of global software piracy now $63bn

In spite of a growing awareness of the significant risks – especially security threats and loss of data – attached to software piracy, an alarming 43% of the software installed on personal computers globally in 2013 was not properly licensed. The global commercial...

Survey shows Android attack trends

According to the results of the Mobile CyberThreat survey carried out by Kaspersky Lab and Interpol between August 2013 and July 2014, malicious programs targeting Android-based devices in order to steal their owners’ money were used in 60% of attacks registered by...

iPad Air 2 now available in SA

The iPad Air 2 is launching in stores today (Friday 14 November). The new iPad will be available from Apple Premium Resellers (iStore and Digicape) and selected Apple Authorised Retailers and Resellers. The iPad mini 3 will also be available from next week. The iPad...

Customers less satisfied with their laptops

More than 1 300 South African consumers gave laptop consumers a customer satisfaction score of 75.1 out of 100 in the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) – but this score is four points lower than last year. The laptop brands included in the index...

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...