IDC further downgrades PC forecast
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9,7% in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects not only a continued expansion of mobile device...Telkom treats SA to free WiFi
Telkom Mobile is giving free access to WiFi to all South Africans at more than 1 500 WiFi hotspots around the country in a promotion running from 8 August to 15 December. The promotion gives all Telkom Mobile and non-Telkom Mobile customers an hour every day to use an...Women entrepreneurs need more support
A new research report released by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) says that more than 126-million women entrepreneurs were starting or running new businesses in 67 economies in 2012 – but this number is still not enough to meet the need for increased...Users switched off by videoconferencing
Results from IDC’s latest Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Qview showed continuing market challenges in the second quarter of 2013, with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue declining -10,7% year-over-year and -5,5% quarter-over-quarter....Disaster-resistant structures in spotlight
Structural engineers need to find better ways of designing and building structures that can withstand extreme events such as earthquakes, storms, fire, blasts and floods. And this is exactly what they aim to do at the upcoming International Conference on Structural...