EMC leads storage software market

The worldwide storage software market increased 3,2% during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) when compared to the same quarter of 2012. Revenue during the quarter totalled $3,6-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software...

Big data haven in HAVEn

HP Discover, Las Vegas – Big data has been identified as one of the megatrends driving the radical change in today’s IT and, in order to address this, HP yesterday launched a new analytics platform which will enable organisations to gain better insight into their data...

HP collaborates with Google for SMBs

HP Discover, Las Vegas – In addressing what it terms as the “new style” of IT currently underway in the industry, partnerships and alliances will be crucial, and HP yesterday announced a venture with Google aimed at SMBs – SMB IT in a Box. This new “one-stop-shop”...

Customers the core of HP’s business

HP Discover, Las Vegas – Actor Kevin Bacon brought his famed six degrees of separation down to zero at HP Discover yesterday when he appeared on stage to introduce HP president and CEO, Meg Whitman, to more than 11 000 delegates for her keynote address. Bacon, who a...

HP embraces new IT style

HP Discover, Las Vegas – The concept of a new “IT style” emerging in the industry, as opposed to an evolutionary step or a paradigm shift, was first mooted by HP at its PartnerWorld conference earlier this year. And during a press conference at HP...

Labour market looks stable in Q3

The most recent Manpower Employment Outlook Survey predicts a relatively stable labour market for the third quarter of 2013. South Africa’s seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of 0% indicates the percentage of employers who intend adding to their payrolls...