Western Cape aims to be tech hub
The Western Cape is on track to become more than just a tourist destination. The region, renowned for its robust entrepreneurial activity, is fast establishing itself as Africa’s “Silicon Valley” This is according to Stuart Forrest, owner of Triggerfish Animation and...Environment still holds women back
While there are more women in leadership and management positions than ever before, the workplace remains a male-dominated terrain, with men still holding the majority of top positions in government, commerce and industry. Though Sheryl Sandberg, the CEO of Facebook...Salesforce leads CRM growth
Salesforce.com overtook SAP as the leading vendor in the worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software market in 2012, according to Gartner. Total worldwide CRM software revenue totalled $18-billion in 2012, up 12,5% from $16-billion in 2011....NFC becomes de facto in cell phones
Shipments of cell phones equipped with near field communication (NFC) will expand by a factor of nearly 10 from 2012 to 2017, reaching 1,2-billion units as the majority of smartphone makers are increasingly adopting the wireless communications and payment technology...Local development gets a boost
The Altron group has welcomed government’s high-value infrastructure development programme to boost local manufacturing and technology. Public procurement is one of the key drivers in government’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP). The regulations that give...