WASPs have a growing role in SA business

A growing number of large corporates, public sector companies, and small and medium enterprises in various sectors across South Africa are making extensive use of wireless application services. As these services have become more affordable than other mediums, the user...

Business Connexion pays homage to its leader

Business Connexion held a memorial service on Tuesday 17 June 2014 at the Bryanston Catholic Church for late CEO Benjamin Mophatlane, who passed away on 11 June 2014. In 1996, Mophatlane together with his twin brother Isaac co-founded what was then known as Business...

Smartphones maintain double-digit growth

Worldwide smart connected devices (SCD) are forecast to grow 15,6% year-over-year in 2014, reaching close to 1,8-billion devices, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Devices Tracker. Smartphone growth is expected...

Westcon gears up for Xbox launch

Westcon is getting ready for the Xbox’s local availability on 23 September, and says resellers can start placing their orders soon. The recommended retail price of the product in South Africa will start from R6299.99, heading upwards to R7999.99 for consoles bundled...

Strikes threaten SA business continuity

The on-going wage strike within the mining sector has now entered the 21st week – and the effect of the unrest is doing irreparable harm to the various economic sectors and the country’s GDP (gross domestic product). This is according to Greg Comline, GM of Global...

Strong passwords more important than ever

Users are still not making enough of an effort when it comes to developing strong passwords. Leaine Brebner, head of communications at Dial a Nerd, says the most common stolen password on Splashdata’s annual list was “123456” – which dethroned previous favourite...