Africa gains in technology importance
Competition within the technology sector is becoming more intense, and Asia’s importance as both a manufacturing location and a consumer market is growing. However, although Asia is still key to the sector, Africa has also witnessed an explosion in technology adoption...Glimpse of light for global printing market
After several quarters of notable decline, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market showed encouraging signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13). According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy...HP’s revenue declines in Q3
HP’s net revenue for the third quarter ended 31 July was $27,2-billion, down 8% from the previous year, or 7% down when adjusted for the effects of currency. Third quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.71, up from a GAAP diluted loss per share of $4.49...Lexmark agrees to acquire Saperion
Lexmark International has signed as agreement to acquire Germany-based Saperion AG, a leading developer and provider of enterprise content management (ECM) and business process management (BPM) software in Europe, for a cash purchase price of approximately...Ignore feature phones in SA at your peril
According to the latest research by Gartner, global smartphone sales recently surpassed that of feature phones for the first time. This scenario is different in South Africa, however, with approximately 32-million feature phones currently still in use in the country...