SAP unveils ‘biggest launch in its history’

SAP has shared details of its new S/4Hana suite, which is being dubbed the biggest launch in the company’s history, to customers in Johannesburg. Rob Enslin, executive board member and president: global customer operations at SAP, says the company is poised to deliver...

Physical stores still tops for consumers

Despite the growth of online stores, physical stores are still the main touch point for shoppers both locally and globally. This is according to PwC’s annual consumer survey, Total Retail: Retailers and the Age of Disruption. Based on an online survey of 19 000...

Apple launches long-awaited watch

Apple last night announced the Apple Watch, combining an accurate timepiece with an intimate and immediate communication device and a health and fitness companion. “Apple Watch begins a new chapter in the way we relate to technology and we think our customers are...

Analysts lukewarm on Apple Watch launch

Although the Apple Watch will be one of the best smart watches available, the lack of unique use cases for it means it will probably not have a significant enough competitive edge versus Samsung, LG and Sony. This is according to Ronan de Renesse, lead analyst:...

SAN market shows 2014 uptick

Following a decline in 2013, the global storage area network equipment (SAN) market grew 3% in 2014, to $2,5-billion, as demand returns for equipment built to handle unprecedented levels of server-to-storage-array data center traffic. Infonetics’ fourth quarter 2014...

OpenWeb launches capped ADSL

Shortly after introducing Africa’s first bonded ADSL in the cloud, OpenWeb has now launched an even more affordable capped version. This is not a load balancing solution, but a bonded solution where lines are combined to create a fast speed. The bonding takes place in...