Technology News
Cloud infrastructure to go critical
Increased adoption of cloud-based computing is expected to impact the way security is consumed as well as how key government agencies will prioritise security of public cloud infrastructures, according to Gartner. The growing importance of public clouds, along with...
Big data gets even bigger
Sentiment surrounding big data vendors remained positive last year, despite sceptics’ suggestions that the subject had been "over-hyped", according to Ovum. The big data buzz word even managed to transcend from the enterprise IT world to become a hot topic for...
Mobile marketing set to grow
As retailers increasingly utilise mobile devices as a touch point on each stage of the retail lifecycle, a new report from Juniper Research has found that annual spend by retailers on mobile marketing will reach $55-billion, almost double the $28-billion level...
Support for ICT education
Policy implementation remains one of the key challenges facing African governments with regard to information and communication technologies (ICT) in education, with a “crucial” need for education ministries to put in place systems that can allow ICT in education to...
Data loss affects customers
Whatever the causes, data loss affects everybody - the company, its employees and even its customers. According to the B2B International survey customer information as well as financial data, both at 36%, are lost most often. This is closely followed by employee data...
Staff care about business, lack support
At the start of another economically challenging year, research conducted across the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands by collaborative work management software provider, Mindjet, encouragingly reveals that the majority of employees within these regions - 54% of British,...
Samsung tops semiconductor demand
Samsung Electronics and Apple both dominated semiconductor demand in 2012, although Samsung overtook Apple as the top worldwide semiconductor customer, according to Gartner. Based on analysis of the design total available market (TAM), Samsung and Apple together...
$126bn opportunity for telco SPs
Telecom service providers (SPs) must continue to focus on cost control to offset relatively flat revenue growth over the next five years. This is according to Ovum, which believes telcos have the potential to gain greater economies through their global vendors in...
Telkom DGL swells
The Telkom Do Gaming League (DGL) continues to expand as more and more gamers look to pit their skills against each other in South Africa’s largest and most competitive online gaming league. Ricus Groenewald, Telkom gaming specialist, says the league has once again...
Apple reports record results
Apple has announced financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2013 first quarter, ended 29 December, 2012. The company posted record quarterly revenue of $54,5-billion and record quarterly net profit of $13,1-billion, or $13.81 per diluted share. These results compare...
Veeam Software reports record results
Veeam Software Group, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Windows Server Hyper-V, has announced record revenue results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. For the year 2012, annual...
MiX Telematics uses Real IRM solution
JSE-listed MiX Telematics, a global provider of driver safety, vehicle tracking and fleet management services and solutions, has formalised its business operating model and modelled its enterprise processes with the help of enterprise architecture specialist Real IRM....
Consumers drive growth
Businesses that capitalise on major changes in consumer behaviour can generate significant growth over the next few years, according to a new report from Accenture. The report, entitled Energising Global Growth: Understanding the Changing Consumer, concludes that...
Cloud infrastructure to go critical
Increased adoption of cloud-based computing is expected to impact the way security is consumed as well as how key government agencies will prioritise security of public cloud infrastructures, according to Gartner. The growing importance of public clouds, along with...
Big data gets even bigger
Sentiment surrounding big data vendors remained positive last year, despite sceptics’ suggestions that the subject had been "over-hyped", according to Ovum. The big data buzz word even managed to transcend from the enterprise IT world to become a hot topic for...
Mobile marketing set to grow
As retailers increasingly utilise mobile devices as a touch point on each stage of the retail lifecycle, a new report from Juniper Research has found that annual spend by retailers on mobile marketing will reach $55-billion, almost double the $28-billion level...
Support for ICT education
Policy implementation remains one of the key challenges facing African governments with regard to information and communication technologies (ICT) in education, with a “crucial” need for education ministries to put in place systems that can allow ICT in education to...
Data loss affects customers
Whatever the causes, data loss affects everybody - the company, its employees and even its customers. According to the B2B International survey customer information as well as financial data, both at 36%, are lost most often. This is closely followed by employee data...
Staff care about business, lack support
At the start of another economically challenging year, research conducted across the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands by collaborative work management software provider, Mindjet, encouragingly reveals that the majority of employees within these regions - 54% of British,...
Samsung tops semiconductor demand
Samsung Electronics and Apple both dominated semiconductor demand in 2012, although Samsung overtook Apple as the top worldwide semiconductor customer, according to Gartner. Based on analysis of the design total available market (TAM), Samsung and Apple together...