Mobile devices are under attack

Mobile platforms have become increasingly attractive to cybercriminals, as consumers live more of their digital lives on smartphones and tablets. According to IDC, mobile devices are surpassing PCs as the preferred way to access the Internet and the number of people...

ICT firms are falling short in BBBEE

While the majority of large ICT companies are BBBEE compliant, many small to medium-sized businesses, with a turnover of over R35-million, do not have a B-BBEE scorecard and are losing business as a result.  Keith Levenstein, CEO of BEE advisory firm EconoBEE, says...

IS offers converged connectivity

Internet Solutions (IS) has launched allConnect, a converged data solution that offers enterprises anywhere access across multiple connectivity platforms. This allows employees to connect to the Internet across a variety of fixed and mobile networks, using various...

How about textbooks on demand?

With so many forces impacting academic institutions, the way in which academic textbooks are produced may not seem to be of top concern. However, according to Océ South Africa MD, Dave Clark, the educational material printing process can offer a number of strategic...

Egyptian payment portal targets 94m users

MasterCard, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in Egypt, which will bring Etisalat Egypt’s subscriber base safe and convenient payment services through their mobile phones. The new programme is an early implementation of...

Healthy growth forecast for analytics

The worldwide business analytics software market is expected to grow at a 9,7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Demand for business analytics solutions will continue to be driven by...