Technology shifts spell opportunity

Companies can no longer ignore the significant shifts playing out in the technology space – and how they will impact the growth of their businesses. This is according to Hannes van Vuuren, SWG executive for IBM South Africa speaking at IBM Business Connect...

Enterprises drive mobile print demand

As the smartphone and tablet markets continue to explode, and BYOD becomes more prevalent within the enterprise, mobile print subsystems are being integrated within mobile operating systems (OS). According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC),...

Service providers need to adapt

The need for greater IT agility is driven by businesses moving to digital business models, in order to meet changing business strategies and requirements in a highly digitalised world. Traditional sourcing strategies that are either too centralised or not centralised...

Sluggish first quarter for storage

The external disk storage systems market value saw a 1,4% year-over-year decline in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). The dollar per gigabyte...

Challenges of digital learning

South African educators believe ICT can help to solve some of the country’s education challenges, but most schools are not yet ready to benefit from new technologies. This is one of the findings from the Via Afrika Snapshot of eLearning in South African Schools...

SA tablets set for sustained growth

The South African tablet market, currently dominated by Samsung and Apple, is expected to see sustained growth over the coming years, according to the latest forecasts from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global research and advisory services firm sees...