African students join mainframe finals

Students from Kenya and South Africa have become the first four Africans to reach the global finals of IBM’s Master the Mainframe competition, which this year saw some of the highest levels of participation globally. The IBM Master the Mainframe Contest, part of the...

Aviat-Ubuntu takes on local telecoms market

Global telecoms company, Aviat Networks, and local ICT and telecoms company, Ubuntu Technologies, have announced a joint venture that they expect to shake up the telecommunications sector in South Africa. Aviat-Ubuntu Telecommunications brings together Ubuntu’s 17...

Time to focus on mobile data, says ISPA

While ICASA’s (Independent Communication Authority of South Africa’s) focus on voice call termination rates is both welcome and necessary, there remain more pressing areas of focus that the regulator should be concentrating on. “Voice remains a significant issue for...

SA still best for solar

South Africa remains the world’s more appealing photovoltaic market in the world, closely followed by Turkey and Mexico, according to new analysis from HIS Technology. Mexico has entered the top three list for the first time, with approximately 300 megawatts (MW) of...

CIOs playing catch-up in the digital world

As we enter the new world of digitalisation, CIOs are having to quickly change the way they work – but most of them feel they are unprepared for the new way of doing business. According to the Gartner 2014 CIO Agenda, a massive 51% of CIOs around the world don’t...

CIOs look to non-traditional IT suppliers

Traditional IT vendors are going to come under fire in the next few years as CIOs increasingly partner with new suppliers. “Sourcing and vendor partnerships are being significantly disrupted,” says George Ambler, partner executive at Gartner. The latest CIO Agenda...