Microsoft acquires Parature

Microsoft has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Parature, a leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions. The acquisition will add world-class customer self-service capabilities to accelerate the Microsoft Dynamics vision of helping...

Sacci calls for higher matric standards

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has raised concerns about the quality of the country’s matric certificate and has called on authorities to raise the bar. According to CEO Neren Rau: “The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci)...

Consumer focus for Intel in 2014

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has outlined a range of products, initiatives and strategic relationships aimed at accelerating innovation across a range of mobile and wearable devices as well as individual inventors’ own connected creations. He made the announcements...

Windows devices take off at CES 2014

A host of new Windows devices are on show at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held this week in Las Vegas. Among the new products to be seen are Panasonic’s 7-inch Toughpad – as the smallest Windows ruggedised tablet, it is designed for the enterprise...

Ericsson demos Networked Society at CES

Ericsson is demonstrating the experience of “Living Life in the Networked Society” at CES 2014. Visitors to the Ericsson booth can see how different aspects of an everyday connected life are seamlessly stitched together, allowing each of us to share experiences with...

Free Internet for XDSL data centre clients

In what is believed to be a first for South Africa, local Internet service provider (ISP) XDSL is offering free Internet connectivity out of its Centurion data centre to all clients that subscribe to co-location services, and to all existing and new fibre broadband...