Who will the early beneficiaries of IoT be?

As the Internet of Things (IoT) market starts to coalesce in both concept and solution offering, International Data Corporation (IDC) recommends vendors take the next step and look at this huge IT opportunity in a more realistic and valuable framework. As exciting as...

Africa in Ericsson Application Awards race

Applicants for Ericsson’s Application Awards – and the €10 000 to €25 000 prize money – are rushing to submit their ideas before the 18 February deadline. Already, a significant number of entries to the global competition has been received from the sub-Saharan...

Online solution for youth tax incentive

Payroll and human resources software specialist Sage Pastel Payroll & HR has launched an online payroll solution offering businesses efficient, simple and cost-effective payroll administration and identification of employees who qualify for the SARS ETI...

SSD growth doesn’t stop storage decline

A near-doubling of the market for solid-state drives (SSDs) in 2013 was unable to help the computer-related storage industry last year, which slid 5% in shipments because of continuing contractions in the hard-disk drive and optical disk drive segments, according to a...

Altech wins R1,2bn Gauteng broadband deal

Altech Alcom Matomo has been awarded the tender to build, operate and maintain a province-wide broadband network that will offer broadband fibre access to Gauteng Provincial Government owned buildings, Thusong centres, economic zones and 20 priority townships for a...

The Earth rises over Mars …

New images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover show Earth shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. The rover’s view of its original home planet even includes our moon, just below Earth. The distance between Earth and Mars when Curiosity took...