Informed smart shoppers want more

The smartphone is transforming the shopping experience. In newly released mobile research, International Data Corporation (IDC) found that 69% of respondents agree with the statement: “My smartphone is a critical tool that allows me to have a better shopping...

Telesure ventures into card payments market

In a South  African first, the Telesure Group has launched a new financial services business. Dashpay is a card payment solution, certified by MasterCard and Visa, that delivers affordable and bank-agnostic payment solutions to the SME retail sector. Anton de Souza,...

CIOs not ready for digitalisation

Digitalisation, the third era of enterprise IT, is beginning – but most CIOs do not feel prepared to cope with it. A global survey of CIOs by Gartner’s Executive Programmes showed that many CIOs feel overwhelmed by the prospect of building digital...

Enterprise wearables will be common by 2020

While wearables may still be in nascent stages, the enterprise movement will unfold over the next decade – and by 2020, we can expect to see a shift toward business centrality. This is according to a new report from Forrester examining the evolution of the...

Telco services to transform in 2014

International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that changing customer preferences, the growing usage of applications, rising smart device penetration, and the increasing prominence of over the top (OTT) services will continue to transform services and business models...

Augmented reality becomes a business tool

Although the adoption of augmented reality (AR) in the enterprise is still in its infancy, AR technology has matured to a point where organisations can use it as an internal tool to complement and enhance business processes, workflows and employee training, according...