Keep on optimising costs, says Gartner

After years of tactical cost-cutting, many organisations now face the challenge of continuous IT cost optimisation after the realisation that optimisation practices are never finished, according to Gartner. According to a worldwide survey of 2 053 CIOs, 65% of those...

Net1 increases revenue, rolls out cards

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has reported revenue of $118-million for the 2013 financial year, a 25% increase from the previous year. This translates into a fundamental EPS of $0.28, up 22% in constant currency; and includes $9-million of implementation and smart card...

IBM, Adobe ahead in digital marketing race

Ovum has revealed that IBM and Adobe are ahead in the race to become the enterprise digital marketing platform providers of choice. With mega-vendors investing tens of billions of dollars to gain a foothold in the enterprise digital marketing platforms market, Ovum...

Carrim outlines action plan

Communications minister Yunus Carrim has presented a draft strategy for action to be taken by the department between now and the elections next year. The Draft Strategy and Programme for the Department of Communications was delivered to Parliament’s Portfolio...

Cell C ploughs R200m into Gauteng network

Cell C will roll out an additional 100 sites in Johannesburg over the next three months to increase network capacity and improve quality. The first 19 will be on air by the end of August. This is in addition to the existing 959 sites in Johannesburg. Some of the areas...

SA SMEs set sights on global markets

Nearly one-third of South African SMEs (small and midsize enterprises) will generate 21% to 40% of their revenue globally within the next three years, compared with just 22% today. Over the same period, the number of local companies operating in six or more countries...