Software AG launches ideas contest

Software AG’s University Relations department is inviting students and faculty members worldwide to participate in its idea contest, in order to create a showcase project for the next CeBIT. The project should illustrate Software AG’s data management,...

Enterprise applications drive public cloud

Worldwide public cloud services in 2013 reached a total market size of $45,7-billion – and this is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% until 2018. This is according to the International Data Corporate (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Public...

Peek into new black hole

Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole blasting molecular gas at 1-million kilometres per hour from a galaxy. New research led by Clive Tadhunter (Sheffield University) and including Raffaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo (ASTRON/Kapteyn Institute Groningen...

Consortium aims to drive IoT connectivity

Intel is leading a consortium of technology leaders who aim to ensure the interoperability of the billions of devices projected to come online by 2020.These include devices ranging from PCs, smartphones and tablets to home and industrial appliances and new wearable...

FDI drives contact centre growth

The Western Cape has shown impressive growth over the past year, with 3 400 business process outsourcing (BPO) and contact centre jobs created. According to the recently-launched 2014 BPeSA Key Indicator Report, the BPO industry employs more than 40 000 people, of...

Telkom outlines its restructuring process

Telkom has issued a statement outlining its version of the restructuring process currently underway. “Telkom would like to place on record the facts surrounding its restructuring process to dismiss allegations by labour unions regarding the process and criteria under...