Wits responds to funding protests

Professor Adam Habib, vice-chancellor and principal of Wits University, has released this statement about student funding and financial aid: The higher education sector is at risk due to a lack of substantial funding from the state and other societal actors. The...

Eugene Kaspersky talks at Davos

Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and CEO of Kaspesky Lab, will address the most pressing issues facing cybersecurity during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Thomas Hendrik Ilves, president of Estonia; Jean-Paul Laborde, executive director of...

Twitter tops for decision-making

Users are turning to Twitter when it comes to deciding which smartphone to buy – and it’s a good opportunity for brands to engage with customers. A recent study conducted in the US by Millward Brown, in partnership with Twitter, showed that Twitter is used more than...

Africa fast-tracks cloud adoption

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Africa is ahead of the curve when it comes to cloud computing adoption. This is according to Franck Cohen, president: EMEA at SAP, who tells IT-Online that cloud-based solutions have figured largely in SAP’s global success in recent...

Ricoh to bring 3D printers to market

Ricoh Europe has partnered with Leapfrog 3D Printers to resell the award-winning Leapfrog Creatr HS 3D printer and other models in Europe from January 2015. Ricoh will provide a complete package of support for customers around the Leapfrog 3D printers, including the...

Shadow IT inspires CIO renaissance

CIOs have an unprecedented opportunity to take a leading role in their organisations, thanks in part to the rise of “shadow IT”. That’s one of the paradoxical findings of a new global study published today by BT, based on a survey of almost 1 000 senior IT decision...