BI set to change business

Business intelligence (BI) and analytics investment will address many technology gaps for the CFO, according to a joint study by Gartner and Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the research affiliate of Financial Executives International (FEI).  The study...

Refugees to connect with Ericsson

To raise awareness for the plight of refugees, and find new ways to reconnect refugee families in some of the most remote areas in the world, Ericsson and Refugees United will run a series of developer competitions leading up to World Refugee Day, on 20 June 2013. ...

MTN debuts custom YouTube channel

MTN has launched the first “custom channel” in Africa to help users localise YouTube content delivery effectively. While any advertiser can use YouTube, custom channels provide additional powerful features for brands who want to do something beyond the ordinary....

Positive growth for supply chain management

Despite economic challenges, the worldwide supply chain management (SCM) software market grew by 7,1% to $8,3-billion in 2012. During 2012, IT budget decision-makers remained highly cautious overall, but supply chain investments kept their priority status and moved...

Galaxy S4 is TCO certified

Samsung Electronics has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is TCO certified – the first smartphone to receive this award.  TCO Development, an independent body that focusses on sustainability in the IT industry, found the Galaxy S4 was sustainably designed,...

Modest growth for BPM market

The business process management (BPM) and middleware market grew 3,6% year-over-year to $18,8-billion in 2012, with growth underperforming compared with that of the previous two years.  New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the slow growth...