New food and beverage consumption patterns
As the economic downturn continues to unfold, a profound sense of regret over years of over-consumption, credit over-extension and waste has set in with consumers. And with it, a new attitude to cost cutting, says Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings,...SAP Africa Utilities Forum 2014 kicks off
Leading companies from across East Africa have gathered today in Kigali, Rwanda, to learn about how technology developments and innovation are set to drive growth for businesses operating in the electricity, gas, waste, recycling and water utilities arenas. SAP...Disaster recovery will be easier in 2014
There are a number of changes that this year will bring to organisations – whether the IT group finally gets to retire an old application or happily implements a new piece of hardware. One challenge that has been around forever is disaster recovery (DR). 2014...Sage Pay closes transaction circle for SMEs
Sage Pay has completed the integration of its transaction gateway with Sage South Africa’s HR, payroll and accounting solutions, clearing the way for small to medium-sized businesses to automate payments and collections from end to end. The Sage Pay service has...Navigating SMS interconnect agreements
The issue of SMS interconnect rates has been a hot-button topic of late among mobile service providers and other industry players in South Africa, and is undoubtedly one that will not be solved in the short term, says Dr Pieter Streicher, BulkSMS.com. It is also a...