Slower growth seen for outsourcing
The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is forecast to reach $288-billion in 2013, a 2,8% increase in US dollars (and 5,1% in constant currency) from 2012, according to Gartner. Compared with Gartner’s previous forecast, nearly all ITO segments are now...Etisalat, Samsung pen technology deal
Etisalat Group and Samsung have signed a deal that will see Samsung supply telecommunications technology within Etisalat’s 15 operating countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. “By securing this innovative partnership, we are benefiting communities in our...Africa seen as next healthcare frontier
Over the past decade, the global life sciences sector has experienced healthy growth. The world market for pharmaceuticals, for example, has doubled within a decade, reaching a value of about $1-trillion, and is expected to grow by another 3% to 6% per annum until...White spaces to light up Limpopo
Microsoft aims to bring inexpensive broadband connectivity to rural Limpopo. It has launched a pilot project in rural Limpopo that intends to deliver high-speed and affordable broadband to under-served communities using so-called “white spaces” technology. The focus...ATM hacker Barnaby Jack dies
Barnaby Jack, the ethical hacker who demonstrated how ATMs could be made to empty their vaults, has died. Jack was scheduled to present at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas later this week, on shortcomings in the security of medical devices. The subject of the...