Samsung brings BBM to sub-Saharan Africa

Samsung has confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is now available to Samsung smartphone users in sub-Saharan Africa. This comes days ahead of the official rollout to other branded Android devices. The offer is valid until 20:00 on 24 October 2013. “The...

Slower growth for mobile devices

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2,32-billion units in 2013, a 4,5% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. The market is being driven by a shift to lower-priced devices in nearly all device categories....

Maritime cyber-attacks to grow sophisticated

Cyber-attacks on container ships and port infrastructure will get more sophisticated as time goes on and companies should be doing more to protect their supply chain security. Maritime and IT security companies have raised their concerns after hackers attacked the...

CA brings mainframe training to SA

CA Southern Africa has unveiled its plans to open the CA Mainframe Academy. This initiative will offer ICT graduates the opportunity to gain certification – and enhanced job opportunities – in a sector of the industry with rapidly escalating skills...

Webhelp to bring 1 000 jobs to SA

The Paris headquartered customer experience company, The Webhelp Group, has announced that it is to make significant inward investment in South Africa, opening its first site in the country, creating 1 000 new jobs. The company will open a 7 500 square metre...

Supply chain hampers African growth

With the growth of the e-commerce industry and the increasing ease of conducting business electronically globally, it isn’t surprising that more businesses are choosing to trade across borders to take advantage of the revenue-generating potential that export and...