AMD upbeat about SA and Africa
When processor manufacturer AMD closed its South African office in 2009 and reverted to an agency model for the region, the company seemingly slipped off the radar. But the visit last week of corporate vice-president and GM for EMEA, Darren Grasby, could herald the...Wanted: SA’s worst VoIP setup
Telecommunications firm Tele-Enterprise wants to turn around the bad reputation that voice over IP (VoIP) has – by issuing a challenge to find South Africa’s worst VoIP implementation. Riaan Pietersen, Tele-Enterprise CMO, says many companies have had their fingers...SA’s SMEs first to adopt the cloud
Adoption of cloud services in South Africa is growing predominantly within the small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, according to Ovum research. Although uptake is slower than in the more developed parts of the world such as North America and Europe, Ovum...Cars now a legitimate hacking target
Cars are now a genuine target for cybercriminals, and it is possible for attackers to gain control of a vehicle while it is in motion – with disastrous consequences. Alex Fidgen, a director at IT security company MWR InfoSecurity, comments: “It is feasible that...Consumer confidence ticks upwards
Having slumped from -3 index points during 4Q2012 to a nine-year low of -7 in 1Q2013, the FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) rebounded to +1 in 2Q2013. Consumer confidence levels improved across all income and population groups. Consumer confidence increased...