HP takes partners to heart

HP Global Partner Conference, Las Vegas – As expected, global IT giant HP today bolstered its Converged Infrastructure strategy with a number of product announcements in various categories, but arguably the most significant news was around the enhancements it is...

Convergence to grow business

The convergence of social media, mobile computing, analytics and the cloud is transforming the way businesses operate, and companies that adopt available technologies to “go digital” will be better positioned to take advantage of rapidly shifting business...

BI still on growth trajectory

Worldwide business intelligence (BI) software revenue will reach $13,8-billion in 2013, a 7% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. The market is forecast to reach $17,1-billion by 2016.  “BI and analytics have grown to become the fourth-largest application...

Coffee shop working not popular

In South Africa, security of belongings, privacy of documents and noisy customers are the top three turnoffs for people working in coffee shops, according to a new survey from Regus among 26 000 businesses in over 90 countries. The business pundit’s new darling is...

Cinema tips to digital format

For the first time, 35mm film in 2012 became the minority cinema format after nearly 90 000 screens went digital worldwide at the end of last year. As a result, cinema has moved from what once was a technology-free zone to one driven by technology, according to the...

BRICS Trade Exchange debuts in Africa

Thebe Exhibitions and Projects has announced the launch of the BRICS Trade Exchange, an exhibition for facilitating and opening up trade between the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations.  “The aim of this event is to highlight new business...