Recovery for high-performance computing

Worldwide factory revenue for the high-performance computing (HPC) technical server market jumped by 7,9% to nearly $2,6-billion in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), up from $2,4-billion in the same period of 2012, according to the newly released International Data...

YahClick triples customer base in six months

In March of this year, Vox Telecom announced that its satellite broadband service, YahClick, had signed its one thousandth customer – and now that number of been tripled, says YahClick project manager Jacques Visser. “The results have been wonderful, but in a way, not...

No fireworks after iPhone launch

Apple yesterday unveiled two new iPhone models, the new flagship iPhone 5S and the lower-priced iPhone 5C, along with the improved iOS 7 mobile operating system. HIS has unpacked what it means for the immediate future of the brand. “At an unsubsidised cost of $549,...

Sales organisations need B2B skills upgrade

Despite all the attention around digital marketing and its ability to connect with customers in new and meaningful ways, people selling to people is still the primary way in which business-to-business (B2B) technology purchases are made, according to a recent survey...

Increased confidence grows workstation sales

The latest EMEA quarterly workstation tracker results from International Data Corporation (IDC) show 3% year-on-year growth in shipments in the second quarter of 2013, after five consecutive quarters of decline. The fixed workstation segment was mainly flat, with...

SA trade conditions tighten in August

Trade conditions tightened in August 2013 as SACCI (South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry) trade conditions survey respondents experienced a less favourable environment which also effected a downward revision in their six-month outlook. From April 2013,...