Notebook Company sees iPad sales dip

iPad sales are down quite a few percentage points at The Notebook Company as Apple resolves its supply problems to users in South Africa, says CEO Christopher Riley. He adds that, since 2011 Apple had been battling to supply the South African market timeously with...

Double-digit growth for workstation market

As the recession comes to an end, workstation shipments to Western, Central and Eastern European markets are expected to increase by 12,4% in volume in 2014, following two years of contraction. This is according to the recent EMEA Quarterly Workstation Tracker results...

New rules in post-health reform market

In the healthcare market, players that diversify how consumers are engaged will improve the way patients experience and participate in their own care, select health insurance benefit options, and utilise the care delivery system. This is among the finding from an new...

Nedbank marks 50 years of tech

Nedbank has celebrated 50 years of technology innovation, having been the first bank to computerise banking services in 1964. More recently, Nedbank made the pioneering decision 20 years ago to choose Microsoft as its main distributed IT infrastructure. This sounds...

Security top reason to shun illegal software

Computer users cite the risk of security threats from malware as the top reason not to use unlicensed software. Among their specific concerns are intrusions by hackers and loss of data. Yet a striking 34% of the software installed on personal computers in South Africa...

Universal service funds key for broadband

It is critical that African governments and the public sector work together more closely than ever to deliver universal broadband access across the continent if it is to drive economic growth, create jobs and provide a range of economic and social benefits. That’s the...