Sustainable energy shows growth in 2012
The global use of solar and wind energy continued to grow significantly in 2012. Solar power consumption increased by 58%, to 93 terrawatt-hours (TWh), and the use of wind power increased by 18%, to 521 TWh. Although hydropower remains the world’s leading...Better growth for semiconductors
Semiconductor revenue worldwide will see improved growth this year of 6,9%, reaching $320-billion, according to the mid-year 2013 update of the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC). The SAF also forecasts that...SanDisk signs up Sahara
Global flash memory supplier Sandisk has signed a distribution deal with Sahara Computers as part of its strategy to expand its footprint in Africa. “South Africa is the economic powerhouse of Africa and represents huge potential for SanDisk,” says Sreedhar Sreekumar,...JCSE concludes MIT innovation programme
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (MIT AITI) programme, hosted by Wits University and the Jo’burg Centre of Software Engineering (JCSE), concluded with the successful presentation of seven real-world...New task team for SABC
Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, and Deputy Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, met with the SABC board and management yesterday to take forward the issues that were discussed at the 17 July 2013 meeting. “We have decided to set up a high-level team made up of...