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Video calling on the brink of the next wave
It couldn't have escaped anyone’s notice that the tablet computer (and mobile devices on the whole) have cemented themselves firmly in the lifestyle artillery of the modern consumer, says Henry McCracken, regional sales director, Africa at Aspect Software. According...
The universe after the big bang
Scientists have captured pictures of what they believe the universe looked like shortly after the “big bang”. Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background is thought to be the relic radiation from the...
Tshwane taps into WaterWatchers app
On World Water Day, IBM in collaboration with the City of Tshwane, will launch a crowdsourcing project to help capture, share and analyse information about the water distribution system in South Africa. The project will be driven by a new mobile phone application and...
Consumers lose out with lost cash
People lose an average of $365.00 (R3 373.00) every year because of cash left forgotten in the house or car, or unused foreign currency from a holiday or business trip. A Visa Payment Attitudes Study shows that busy lifestyles mean consumers often lose track of the...
North Korea suspect in cyber-attacks
This week’s cyber-attacks on South Korea could well be the work of North Korea, according to UK-based British IT security firm MWR InfoSecurity. “Many of the cyber-attacks we have seen to date are a lot more covert than this,” says Alex Fidgen, director at MWR...
Trustlink is Swift partner in Africa
Swift, the international financial messaging provider for more than 10 000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, has appointed Pretoria-based Trustlink as its business partner to support the rapid growth in payment traffic across...
WWF urges darkness on Saturday
This Saturday (23 March 2013) sees the WWF’s Earth Hour 2013 taking place, with companies and individuals urged to take part in the initiative. At 8:30pm local time on Saturday, 23 March 2013, hundreds of millions of people around the world observe Earth Hour 2013,...
Telkom denies 13 000 retrenchments
Telkom has dismissed speculation that it is retrenching 13 000 employees, saying that no such decision has been taken. In a statement, Telkom points out that it recently announced voluntary separation and voluntary early retirement process to its employees which...
SA not a role model for Africa
South Africa, host to this year's summit of the emerging BRICS countries, is not a model for sustainable development on the African continent. That is to say, the country, in contrast to Brazil for example, has not made convincing social progress in important areas,...
Which brands have cultural traction?
ICT brands are well represented in the latest Cultural Traction report from Added Value. The top 10 on a global basis are: * Google; * Apple; * Samsung; * IKEA; * Microsoft; * Sony; * BMW; * Audi; * Coca-Cola; and * eBay. Cultural Traction 2013 involved 62 250...
Can BI aid the healthcare sector?
Healthcare in South Africa has always been a contentious issue. This contention is mainly due to the fact that the topic is so varied and covers issues from the most basic primary healthcare offered by the state, to highly specialised, hi-tech health services...
ICT developments critical to BRICS growth
Ahead of the fifth BRICS Summit to be held in South Africa on 26 and 27 March, Yaron Assabi, CEO of Digital Solutions Group, looks at the importance that technological developments hold in assisting these emerging markets' continued growth. Rob Davies, Minister of...
Channel must advise customers correctly
Resellers who fail to add real value to their customers are less likely to retain those customers in the medium to long-term. That’s the view of Zuraida Smail, channel manager at MWEB Business, who points out that it is far more cost effective to retain and grow...
Video calling on the brink of the next wave
It couldn't have escaped anyone’s notice that the tablet computer (and mobile devices on the whole) have cemented themselves firmly in the lifestyle artillery of the modern consumer, says Henry McCracken, regional sales director, Africa at Aspect Software. According...
The universe after the big bang
Scientists have captured pictures of what they believe the universe looked like shortly after the “big bang”. Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background is thought to be the relic radiation from the...
Tshwane taps into WaterWatchers app
On World Water Day, IBM in collaboration with the City of Tshwane, will launch a crowdsourcing project to help capture, share and analyse information about the water distribution system in South Africa. The project will be driven by a new mobile phone application and...
Consumers lose out with lost cash
People lose an average of $365.00 (R3 373.00) every year because of cash left forgotten in the house or car, or unused foreign currency from a holiday or business trip. A Visa Payment Attitudes Study shows that busy lifestyles mean consumers often lose track of the...
North Korea suspect in cyber-attacks
This week’s cyber-attacks on South Korea could well be the work of North Korea, according to UK-based British IT security firm MWR InfoSecurity. “Many of the cyber-attacks we have seen to date are a lot more covert than this,” says Alex Fidgen, director at MWR...
Trustlink is Swift partner in Africa
Swift, the international financial messaging provider for more than 10 000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, has appointed Pretoria-based Trustlink as its business partner to support the rapid growth in payment traffic across...
WWF urges darkness on Saturday
This Saturday (23 March 2013) sees the WWF’s Earth Hour 2013 taking place, with companies and individuals urged to take part in the initiative. At 8:30pm local time on Saturday, 23 March 2013, hundreds of millions of people around the world observe Earth Hour 2013,...