Microsoft tipped as Dell investor
Plans for Dell to go private may have gained new momentum with the news that Microsoft could back move. The New York Times reports that Microsoft could invest between $1-billion and $3-billion in the $20-billion private equity deal. The private equity bid is being led...Massive growth for digital mapping
Digital mapping services have emerged as one of the most powerful growth areas in IT in South Africa. According to a survey by World Wide Worx, conducted with the backing of digital mapping provider mapIT, 76% of South African corporations and 38% of small and medium...Innovation vital for future growth
According to the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTTL) Millennial Survey, 78% of the world’s future business leaders believe innovation is essential for business growth. However, as the economic crisis enters its sixth year, just 26% of Millennials feel that business...Mobile payments to reach $90bn by 2017
US mobile payments will reach $90-billion by 2017, a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from the $12,8-billion spent in 2012. This is according to Forrester’s latest five-year mobile payments forecast, which segments mobile payments into three categories:...IBM announces Q4 results
IBM has announced fourth-quarter 2012 diluted earnings of $5.13 per share, compared with diluted earnings of $4.62 per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of 11%. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings were $5.39 per share, compared with operating diluted...