SAP opens Innovation Centre

By Kathy Gibson in Potsdam, Germany – SAP this morning opened its Innovation Centre in Potsdam, Germany, where it hopes to challenge the way traditional software addresses the new trends shaping business and the IT industry. In a ceremony attended by a...

HR challenged by today’s workforce

Business growth depends on attracting and retaining a workforce with globally diverse values and demographics, according to a new study sponsored by SAP subsidiary SuccessFactors. In a study titled “Values-based diversity: The challenges and strengths of many”, the...

IS boosts streaming with Antfarm acquisition

On the back of double digit growth of streaming media services, Internet Solutions (IS) has substantially enhanced its audio and video streaming capabilities with the acquisition of a stake in Antfarm. Antfarm is one of the country’s leading local streaming media...

Second screen use grows

At least 65% of mobile media users consume media via a second screen (TV, PC, tablet or second phone) while browsing the mobile Web. This figure jumps to 89% when including newspapers, magazines and radio. This is among the findings in MEF’s report in its Global...

Business tech budget still with the CIO

Although the chief marketing officer (CMO) is increasingly making decisions about technology spend, the CIO still has his hand firmly on the purse strings. A new report from Forrester’s Andrew Bartels addresses one of the most hotly debated questions among CIOs, CMOs,...

Bumpy ride ahead for SA economy

South African consumers have to strap themselves in for a choppy ride in 2014 as a weak rand, labour strife, higher inflation and rising interest rates are dimming the lights on 2014 before they’ve even had a chance to shine. This is according to the latest...