Big banks face IT danger

Big banks may be considered too big to fail, but their size and operational complexity create performance drags that could also make them too big to succeed.  According to Gartner, bank CIOs and chief operation officers (COOs) must innovate in IT and operations to...

CEOs have digital strategy, will spend

2013 will be a turning point year as CEOs and senior executives, by a ratio of more than four to one, plan to increase IT investment in 2013, rather than cut it, according to a recent survey by Gartner. The 2013 Gartner CEO and Senior Executive Survey found that, as...

UCC hamstrung by poor awareness

A dangerously low 21% of organisations interviewed by research firm Ovum state that when it comes to profiling their employees’ unified communications and collaboration (UCC) needs, they believed all employees had the same requirements. A further 13% of organisations...

Afrikaans proofing tool debuts

The new Afrikaanse SkryfGoed 4 is available for computer users wishing to write faultless Afrikaans texts. This collection of Afrikaans electronic proofing tools have been developed by the Centre for Text Technology (CTexT), a research and development centre at the...

Behind the scenes with the Winnti gang

Kaspersky Lab has published a detailed research report that analyses a sustained cyber-espionage campaign conducted by the cybercriminal organisation known as “Winnti”.  According to the report, the Winnti group has been attacking companies in the online gaming...

Vodacom scoops sustainability award

Just one month after the launch of its solar array installation on the roof of its Century City offices, Vodacom has been named as the winner in the category for African Solar Project of the Year by Africa Energy. According to Africa Energy, the project is the largest...