Visions, realities for African connectivity

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – In the networked society, 50-billion devices will be connected by 2020.Frederik Jejdling, president: Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa, points to a massive opportunity for Africa. In fact, the rate of change in ICT...

The pros and cons of mobile marketing

Although 80% of respondents feel annoyed when receiving unsolicited mobile marketing messages, the same proportion could be won back by operators and brands if they implemented best practices to improve customer engagement. This is one of the findings from a new Ifop...

VMware acknowledges its African partners

AxizWorkgoup and Redington Gulf scooped the top distributor honours at VMware’s annual partner awards for South Africa and West East Central Africa (WECA) at a gala dinner in Johannesburg last night. More than 20 of the vendor’s reseller and distribution partners from...

Huawei debuts new smartphones

Huawei has announced the launch of two new smartphones, the 6-inch Ascend Mate 7 and the 5,5-inch Ascend G7, set to hit the African market early in 2015. “These devices symbolise our continuous commitment to provide customers with access to premium quality products...

Mobile drives financial services offerings

The increasing use of smartphones and tablets, along with the interaction of financial service clients with investment firms via mobile devices, means that there is a lucrative opportunity for mobile expansion in the investment management space.This is according to...

SA’s outsourcing popularity grows

With rampant business growth seen in the South African business process outsourcing (BPO) market, WNS South Africa has expanded its footprint through the addition of a fourth delivery centre. This will be the company’s third delivery centre in Cape Town to cater for...