Threats increase for mobile devices

As malicious code for mobile devices begins to generate revenue for malware authors, the number of threats targeting smartphones and tablets is set to increase dramatically. This is the view of Richard Broeke from specialist IT security firm Securicom. “The vast...

Happy employees equal happy customers

Although companies across the globe are battling with the current economic instability, employee engagement worldwide and perceptions of their work experience improved in 2012, according to an international corporate study. Aon Hewitt, a global talent solutions...

UCT looks to unlock emerging market code

The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), in partnership with Old Mutual, has put together a special team of five young scholars who have been tasked with cracking the code of emerging markets. Using a multidisciplinary approach, and starting this year, the team will...

Employers miss mobile mark

The majority (64%) of European office workers do not believe their organisation provides them with the mobile tools and applications to be productive and efficient, or mobility policies that provide the flexibility to work effectively on the move (63%) – and more than...

Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain

South Africa’s talent migration abroad has created a valuable knowledge network and an untapped asset base that can further the competitiveness of the country, says The SABLE Accelerator, a global group of SA expats advancing commercial innovation and exchange for...

MTN launches new BlackBerry services

MTN has introduced a new suite of BlackBerry service plans aimed at simplifying data access and giving customers more choice. As a result of the introduction of these new service plans, the BlackBerry Absolute Plan that was introduced in March this year will be phased...