Moving past the Apple Pay hype
The hype around the launch of Apple Pay has raised both enterprise and consumer expectations about the spread of mobile payments. But it is important to separate this hype from the reality – particularly from a regional point of view, according to IDC. In...Big data set to grow to $41,5bn
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that the big data technology and services market will grow at a 26,4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to $41,5-billion through 2018, or about six times the growth rate of the overall IT market. Although IDC believes...UCT improves in 2014 university rankings
The University of Cape Town has maintained its upward trend in the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, moving up four places to 141st place for the 2014/2015 ranking cycle. The university was ranked 145th last year. The rankings were released...PC sales see SA comeback
When iPads first came out, they were widely lauded as causing the possible demise of the PC. But it seems that there has been a definite turnaround, says Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company. Riley says that when tablets hit the world, they were seen as a...Connectivity drives competitiveness
Kathy Gibson reports from the Huawei Cloud Congress in Shanghai – Kenya leads the pack in terms of growth momentum, according to the new Global Connectivity Index launched today by Huawei Enterprise. Germany tops the Index overall because of the affordability...