Workplace bullying needs top-level focus

Employees who fall victim to abuse and bullying at the workplace have several options in terms of recourse. However, experts in the HR field believe a systematic and focused strategy of documenting incidents with the idea of discussion at top level to hold those...

Datacentrix racks up outsourcing revenue

One of the country’s leading ICT players, Datacentrix, has reinforced the success of its value-driven, services-led approach, renewing nine outsourcing contracts countrywide over the past six months – the latest of which include mining giant Exxaro, and...

Video tracks devastating storm

A new NASA video of NOAA’s GOES satellite imagery shows three days of movement of the massive winter storm that stretches from the southern US to the northeast. Visible and infrared imagery from NOAA’s GOES-East or GOES-13 satellite from 10 February to 12...

Smartphones reach key milestone

The smartphone market passed an important milestone in 2013 when worldwide shipments surpassed the 1-billion mark for the first time, driven by continued momentum from Android and iOS, says IDC. According to the company’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...

Malicious Android apps top 10m

By late January 2014, Kaspersky Lab had accumulated about 200 000 unique samples of mobile malware, up 34% from November 2013 when over 148 000 samples had been recorded. And the security outfit says that cyber-scammers are continuing to focus their attention on...

Double-digit growth for industrial chips

The worldwide market for industrial electronics semiconductors ended 2013 on a strong note, with overall revenue up convincingly from the previous year and reversing the disappointing decline of 2012, according to a new report from IHS. Global industrial electronics...