Retailers shift focus to mobility in 2014

Corresponding with the growing number of mobile users among shoppers, retailers overwhelmingly agree that mobile must be the number one priority for their digital business in 2014. According to the 2014 Shop.org/Forrester Research survey, State Of Retailing Online,...

Strong results for AdaptIT group

JSE-listed AdaptIT Group has announced successful interim results for the period ended 31 December 2013. “We are pleased to report another set of good results in a challenging trading environment,” says AdaptIT Group CEO, Sbu Shabalala. Turnover for the six months...

Firms lose Twitter opportunity

At a time when investors say they find digital communications more insightful and more motivating than traditional communications, research by FTI Consulting shows that only a small number of the FTSE 100 are effectively using Twitter to support their financial...

MTN reserves judgement on Icasa rates

MTN has issued comment on the new call termination rates announced last week by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa). “We have previously stated our willingness to co-operate with the Authority to work towards reducing the cost of...

Digital mastery key to success

The days of innovative, technology-focused start-ups being the only market disrupters and growing faster than their larger, more established competitors may be coming to an end. This is according to a new report by Accenture, which finds that large enterprises are...

Microsoft hit by phone scammers

Microsoft South Africa has issued a warning to local consumers to be cautious of a reoccurring phone scam. Cybercriminals and scammers make use of public phone directories to gather information on consumers, in an effort to convince clients that they can be trusted....