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The SAP Startup Forum winners are…
The African chapter of the SAP Startup Focus programme held yesterday was a chance for the company to demonstrate its support for African entrepreneurs, as well as showcase the diverse capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. SAP HANA is a next-generation database...
McDonald’s SA goes social with IBM
McDonald’s South Africa, part of the global leading global food service retailer, is using IBM social business software to embrace the convergence of social media, mobile and cloud, facilitating its expansion to new markets and enabling its employees to collaborate...
Young entrepreneurs graduate
Fifteen young entrepreneurs have graduated from the Dimension Data Enterprise Development Incubator Programme. The Enterprise Development Incubation Programme was developed to promote entrepreneurial skills and to broaden the supplier base in the ICT industry. It is...
New BB10 apps from Business Connexion
BlackBerry recently unveiled its BlackBerry 10 operating system and handset at the Sandton Convention Centre to guests, including enterprise customers and BlackBerry business partners. The new platform has been tested by over 150 carriers worldwide, and BlackBerry...
three6Five appointed as Ruckus reseller
Ruckus Wireless and three6Five have cemented an agreement where three6Five has been appointed as an official reseller and service partner of all Ruckus Wireless products in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of the agreement, three6Five will offer the complete line of Ruckus...
Web chat effective in contact centres
BT has announced the key lessons from research it has conducted into the latest communication channels being used by contact centres. One of the most significant developments BT has seen is the increasing use of Web chat as a channel for advisors to talk to...
IndigoCube unveils application security unit
IndigoCube has launched a new business unit dedicated to application security. Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube, says the new unit is a direct response to a growing market need. “Companies spend the bulk of their security budgets on infrastructure security, such as...
Hosted models boost customer service
Many businesses and call centres have come to wrap their heads around the concept of hosted technology, where a provider offers the customer affordable, pay-per-use access to technology, along with ongoing support and service, says Jed Hewson, director of 1stream. ...
The pros and cons of big data
The opportunity to harvest insights from big data, much of which is marketable or can generate income, is obvious gold up for grabs, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge integration Dynamics (KID). Besides that, the transition of data or information from a...
IT asset management improves audit success
Effective IT asset management can help all tiers of government departments to have a clear view of their IT assets. This can help a department to have no unexplained variance between the lists of IT assets purchased against the actual assets that can be accounted for...
Rectron signs up Samsung distribution
Samsung South Africa and IT product distributor, Rectron, have signed an agreement whereby Rectron will be a distributor of Samsung’s large format displays (LFDs) in South Africa. The products will complement Rectron’s digital signage business. “The addition of this...
One in four jobless for five years
A quarter of unemployed people have been looking for work for more than five years, and a further 40% have been out of work for at least a year according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations. According to data...
Nashua goes online with new projector
Nashua has launched its online store with a new, ultra short throw projector range. The new projector – a departure from Nashua’s traditional print market - is recognised as one of the world’s smallest and lightest mirror reflection type ultra-short throw projector to...
The SAP Startup Forum winners are…
The African chapter of the SAP Startup Focus programme held yesterday was a chance for the company to demonstrate its support for African entrepreneurs, as well as showcase the diverse capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. SAP HANA is a next-generation database...
McDonald’s SA goes social with IBM
McDonald’s South Africa, part of the global leading global food service retailer, is using IBM social business software to embrace the convergence of social media, mobile and cloud, facilitating its expansion to new markets and enabling its employees to collaborate...
Young entrepreneurs graduate
Fifteen young entrepreneurs have graduated from the Dimension Data Enterprise Development Incubator Programme. The Enterprise Development Incubation Programme was developed to promote entrepreneurial skills and to broaden the supplier base in the ICT industry. It is...
New BB10 apps from Business Connexion
BlackBerry recently unveiled its BlackBerry 10 operating system and handset at the Sandton Convention Centre to guests, including enterprise customers and BlackBerry business partners. The new platform has been tested by over 150 carriers worldwide, and BlackBerry...
three6Five appointed as Ruckus reseller
Ruckus Wireless and three6Five have cemented an agreement where three6Five has been appointed as an official reseller and service partner of all Ruckus Wireless products in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of the agreement, three6Five will offer the complete line of Ruckus...
Web chat effective in contact centres
BT has announced the key lessons from research it has conducted into the latest communication channels being used by contact centres. One of the most significant developments BT has seen is the increasing use of Web chat as a channel for advisors to talk to...
IndigoCube unveils application security unit
IndigoCube has launched a new business unit dedicated to application security. Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube, says the new unit is a direct response to a growing market need. “Companies spend the bulk of their security budgets on infrastructure security, such as...