New hand at the Samsung helm

Sung Woo Han has been appointed as vice-president and MD of Samsung Electronics Southern Africa. Han has been with Samsung for more than 16 years, and has worked sales, marketing and operations across much of the Middle East region. He was also previously...

Mapcodes offer a new way to find locations

MapIT has become the first service provider in Africa to adopt the mapcode system that provides a short address for any location on Earth. Kewal Shienmar, MD of Mapcode Foundation, explains that mapcode is a new standard for representing locations. It is designed for...

Innovation needed to bridge ERP skills gap

South African organisations are struggling to close the chasm between the skills of most of the people who make up their workforces and the competencies these employees need to use complex enterprise business applications to their full potential. Companies now need to...

Global consumer content spend rockets

Global consumer spending on digital games, apps and online movies passed $57-billion in 2013, up almost 30% from $44-billion in 2012. Information, insight and analytics form IHS and App Annie, a leader in app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence,...

Touch set to make consumer inroads

Touch technology is rapidly gaining popularity in a variety of market segments due to its ability to enhance the interaction between an individual and machines or devices. In particular, consumer electronics products, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, are...

Xerox signs up the Golden Lions again

Xerox has signed a new three-year title sponsorship agreement with the Golden Lions Rugby Union for the Currie Cup tournament. This three-year deal will see a substantial investment from Xerox and distributor Bytes Document Solutions and will establish Xerox as the...