Interest in dotAfrica trademark measured

The Mark Validation System (MVS) of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) was the subject of a great deal of interest from African, Middle Eastern and South Asian trademarks and intellectual property law firms who were participating in the recent Dubai gathering of the...

Network virtualisation field still wide open

Although no single company has established itself as outright leader in the European network virtualisation solutions market, IBM and Cisco can be considered the strongest major players in this nascent market, although Accenture, VMware and HP also feature within this...

IT spending in oil and gas to hit $49,4bn

The oil and gas industry is set to spend close to $50-billion on IT by 2016. IDC Energy Insights has released its predictions of this industry, offering insight and perspective on long-term trends along with new themes on the horizon. The top 10 predictions are: *...

LG plans major TV push

LG Electronics is hoping to change the dynamics of the current TV market, capitalising on their early leadership in OLED TV technology and manufacturing. The company’s president and CEO, Hyun-hwoi Ha, plans to expand the company’s Ultra HD TV and Smart TV offerings...

M2M communications a big focus in 2014

Mobile communications will grow from strength to strength in the coming years, and one of the key focus areas in 2014 will be machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. This is according to Derick Roberts, CEO of mobile communications specialist Truteq Devices, who...

Another Acer Africa ace exits

Less than four months after the departure of Hans Swart from Acer Africa as its southern African country manager, another senior executive at the company has announced he is leaving the company. Damien Durrant, country business manager for Acer Africa, tendered his...