Mobile use spurs e-commerce

Digital goods, spurred by the growth in freemium business models and in-app purchases, dominate the area of mobile content and commerce. However, there is a decline in the volume of purchases for the first time – from 54% of mobile media users in 2012 to 42% in 2013....

SA companies scoop SAP Gold

Two South African companies – AngloGold Ashanti and Royal Bafokeng – and Kenyan SMB Antarc have walked away with the top honours at SAP Africa’s 2013 Quality Awards Africa for their successful implementations of SAP technology. The SAP Quality Awards celebrate...

Most companies came under attack in 2013

Companies are increasingly falling victim to cyber-attacks, with 91% having suffered an attack at least once in the last year. According to a recent survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, 9% of these were the victims of targeted attacks –...

Luanda is Africa’s most expensive city

Angola’s capital, Luanda, remains Africa’s most expensive city, and is the second most expensive for expatriates globally. This is among the findings of the latest Cost of Living survey by ECA International, which provides information for the management...

What ICT can expect in 2014

The 3rd Platform – the industry’s emerging platform for growth and innovation built on the technology pillars of mobile computing, cloud services, big data and analytics, and social networking – are major influencers in the International Data Corporation...

Tablet shipments set for global slowdown

Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to reach 221,3-million units in 2013, down slightly from a previous forecast of 227,4-million but still 53,5% above 2012 levels. According to forecasts from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet...