Technology News
ViGO makes global waves with Microsoft Azure
Founded in 2013,ViGO is a South African Web site building and management tool aimed at making the design and development experience far simpler and intuitive. Aimed at businesses and business owners alike, ViGO is an instinctive platform that responds to the need of...
Running your business as a project
Aldo van Tonder, chief marketing officer at Dac Systems, discusses running your business as a project. Over the last 14 years I have been involved in some way or another with the discipline of project management. One thing I have come to realise is that although a...
Smart Swiss watch to launch
TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are partnering to produce a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life. The product will merge the innovation, creativity and design of Silicon Valley with that of the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Tesla first with truly autonomous cars
Elon Musk’s Tesla will soon include sophisticated software in its energy-efficient cars that will make them the most advanced self-driving vehicles in the market. The company plans new updates that will allow some models to drive short distances on their own, on...
Latest ConCourt rulings on Sassa tender
The issue of the South African Social Services Agency (Sassa) social grant tender is still unresolved, and the Constitutional Court has issued new directives. The ongoing matter stems from a court order for the agency to begin a new tender process for the contract,...
SA consumers take to online shopping
South Africans have developed an appetite for e-commerce, with lower costs, fast and flexible delivery and safer ways to pay driving the trend towards more online purchases. In a recent study conducted in South Africa by Ipsos on behalf of PayPal and FNB, 22% of South...
European cities begin smart journey
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover – Much has been written and spoken about smart cities, but as yet there are few real-world deployments in action. This week at CeBIT, two European cities have taken the plunge to invest in smart city technologies, in an effort...
Why you need to insure against cybercrime
The need for businesses to ensure that they are adequately protected from cybercrime has been highlighted once again, as a Gemalto Breach Level Index reveals that 2014 saw 974-million records lost or stolen – or 31 records lost or stolen every second. Candice...
IT leaders gear up for IDC CIO Summit
International Data Corporation (IDC) has confirmed that more than 100 key ICT decision makers will attend its upcoming South Africa CIO Summit, to be held at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg on 24 and 25 March under the theme “IT Meets Business”. The global advisory...
Vodacom starts multi-channel journey
Vodacom has chosen Genesys Enterprise Workload Management and Digital Channels from Genesys to provide a multi-channel customer experience. Servicing more than 30-million customers daily, Vodacom South Africa recognised a need to interact with the large volume of...
Clover rolls out Office 365
Clover Industries is a branded foods and beverages Group listed on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Operating in one form or another since 1898, the Group has enjoyed a long and successful history as part of the development of South Africa’s dairy...
NSBC boosts productivity with Microsoft
Entrepreneurship is a widely acknowledged engine for domestic economic growth. Although large corporate entities and the state certainly contribute towards national development, it is small to medium sized business that truly enables employment, widespread prosperity...
Cloud-based collaboration key for SMBS
Simple things like e-mail, that we tend to take for granted, are critical to the successful running of a small to midsized business – and cloud-based mail and collaboration solutions are the way to go for companies looking to save money and communicate effectively....
ViGO makes global waves with Microsoft Azure
Founded in 2013,ViGO is a South African Web site building and management tool aimed at making the design and development experience far simpler and intuitive. Aimed at businesses and business owners alike, ViGO is an instinctive platform that responds to the need of...
Running your business as a project
Aldo van Tonder, chief marketing officer at Dac Systems, discusses running your business as a project. Over the last 14 years I have been involved in some way or another with the discipline of project management. One thing I have come to realise is that although a...
Smart Swiss watch to launch
TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are partnering to produce a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life. The product will merge the innovation, creativity and design of Silicon Valley with that of the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Tesla first with truly autonomous cars
Elon Musk’s Tesla will soon include sophisticated software in its energy-efficient cars that will make them the most advanced self-driving vehicles in the market. The company plans new updates that will allow some models to drive short distances on their own, on...
Latest ConCourt rulings on Sassa tender
The issue of the South African Social Services Agency (Sassa) social grant tender is still unresolved, and the Constitutional Court has issued new directives. The ongoing matter stems from a court order for the agency to begin a new tender process for the contract,...
SA consumers take to online shopping
South Africans have developed an appetite for e-commerce, with lower costs, fast and flexible delivery and safer ways to pay driving the trend towards more online purchases. In a recent study conducted in South Africa by Ipsos on behalf of PayPal and FNB, 22% of South...
European cities begin smart journey
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover – Much has been written and spoken about smart cities, but as yet there are few real-world deployments in action. This week at CeBIT, two European cities have taken the plunge to invest in smart city technologies, in an effort...