2012 a good year for semiconductors

The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totalled $34,6-billion in 2012, a 16,2% increase from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. “2012 was the first year that the semiconductor revenue for mobile devices surpassed that of PCs and notebooks,” says...

FNB leads in reputation stakes

FNB continues to lead in reputation within the South African banking industry, according to the 2013 RepTrak Pulse Survey. The survey, conducted between January and February 2013, measures the reputation of the largest listed companies in South Africa and is based on...

Seven steps to financial freedom

South Africans celebrating Freedom Day on Saturday 27 April are free to vote, but are held captive by debt – and see no way to free themselves from it. Sylvia Walker, market development manager at Old Mutual, says: “We must definitely celebrate our democratic...

EMC hits new records

EMC’s first-quarter 2013 financial results were highlighted by first-quarter records for consolidated revenue, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS and operating and free cash flow. First-quarter revenue was $5,39-billion, an increase of 6% compared with the year-ago...

Firms miss out on management benefits

According to the results of research conducted by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab in November 2012, 30% of companies worldwide don’t use modern, automated client management tools. In other words, a large number of companies still use inventory software and...

South Africans urged to protect IP

World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated worldwide on 26 April, is a day where people are reminded of the greater role ideas and creativity have on the society and economy at large.  Intellectual property (IP) theft and piracy is a problem common to all countries...