Big data under the spotlight
More than 75% of midsize to large businesses will be implementing big data-related solutions within the next 12 months – with customer care, marketing and sales departments increasingly driving demand. According to Microsoft’s Global Enterprise Big Data Trends:...Mobility to shape industry in 2013
The continued pursuit of mobility will fuel the uptake of cloud solutions and requests for software on a subscription basis in 2013. This is according to Keith Fenner, senior VP of sales for Africa at Sage ERP Africa. “The sales of our solutions in the cloud have...R2bn FET spending questioned
The Department of Higher Education, attempting to improve the image of the much-maligned Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, has pledged to invest R2-billion in bursaries for FETs. However, according to Sean Jones, a director of the Artisan Training...Call for Tibet to be on the (Google) map
On the occasion of the centennial of Tibet’s proclamation of independence, the Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) is approaching Google with an urgent demand: Tibetan places on Google Maps should be labelled in Tibetan script. To stop the disappearance...Telkom reports AFCON ran smoothly
Telkom reports that its operations during the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament ran smoothly. Telkom Business MD Dr Brian Armstrong says the company delivered all required services seamlessly. “All technical operations ran like clockwork, without...