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Argility releases Single Customer View
Argility, the specialist developer of retail solutions, has launched Argility Single Customer View. Based on the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) criteria, the solution creates a single source of customer data to improve marketing and service...
Data set to dominate 2013
Mobile operators have identified data growth as a key driver in 2013, with the focus falling on smartphones that are used to access social media platforms. In an interview with News24, Richard Boorman, Vodacom Group executive and head of corporate communications,...
Wintel set to lose PC lead
Canalys’ latest forecasts paint a bleak picture of the state of the industry for the majority of PC hardware vendors. Combined shipments of desktops, netbooks and notebooks showed a year-on-year decline of around 10% in the fourth quarter of 2012, as consumers...
Atari files for bankruptcy
The world’s oldest computing gaming company, Atari, has filed for insolvency. The companies have co-ordinated to request filings for Book 6 procedures in France and Chapter 11 protection in the United States. The company has been informed by its main shareholder and...
FTTP will ease network strain
CipherWave, a niche specialist IT company based in Midrand, is introducing fibre broadband connectivity to the premises (FTTP) with the lowest contentions and prices currently available on the market. The offering is a bold move as it provides high value to business...
IDC looks at the future of the PC
As IDC looks at the future of computing, the advancement of computing no longer starts and ends with the personal computer. Since the first smartphone in 2000, and the introduction of the tablet a decade later, users have witnessed an explosion of mobile form factors...
Facebook Graph Search underwhelms
With the announcement of Facebook's Graph Search, much speculation abounds as to whether this new search tool will position the social network to go head-to-head with the likes of Google and Yelp. Forrester's take? Not likely. In a new blog post, Forrester principal...
Poor BI hinders telcos
A holistic view of the telco customer across siloed applications is essential for operators looking to reduce churn, but the majority of BI and analytics solutions on the market today are not up to scratch, says Ovum. In its latest evaluation of the BI vendor...
Strikes claim nearly 200 in 13 years
Some 181 fatalities occurred in strike violence between January 1999 and October 2012. A further 313 people were injured and over 3 058 arrests made during the period. This is according to figures compiled by the South African Institute of Race Relations using print...
Automotive LCD shipments to soar
Global shipments of automotive full-colour liquid crystal displays (LCD) will nearly double during the four-year period from 2012 to 2016, partly propelled by a US mandate on rear-view cameras that will result in expanding use in both midrange and economy-class...
WD expands SMB storage portfolio
Western Digital (WD) has announced an expansion of its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the addition of network backup software and appliances from Arkeia Software, a privately-held data protection company based in Carlsbad,...
Schneider announces SmartStruxure
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced the release of its SmartStruxure solution, which maximises building efficiency and reduces operating costs across the entire lifecycle of a facility. The SmartStruxure solution integrates...
IBM launches Training Partner Network
IBM recently announced that as a part of their Global Skills Initiative, which is aimed at accelerating the growth of skills and the adoption of IBM solutions in the global marketplace, they will be enabling a worldwide Training Partner Network uniquely positioned to...
Argility releases Single Customer View
Argility, the specialist developer of retail solutions, has launched Argility Single Customer View. Based on the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) criteria, the solution creates a single source of customer data to improve marketing and service...
Data set to dominate 2013
Mobile operators have identified data growth as a key driver in 2013, with the focus falling on smartphones that are used to access social media platforms. In an interview with News24, Richard Boorman, Vodacom Group executive and head of corporate communications,...
Wintel set to lose PC lead
Canalys’ latest forecasts paint a bleak picture of the state of the industry for the majority of PC hardware vendors. Combined shipments of desktops, netbooks and notebooks showed a year-on-year decline of around 10% in the fourth quarter of 2012, as consumers...
Atari files for bankruptcy
The world’s oldest computing gaming company, Atari, has filed for insolvency. The companies have co-ordinated to request filings for Book 6 procedures in France and Chapter 11 protection in the United States. The company has been informed by its main shareholder and...
FTTP will ease network strain
CipherWave, a niche specialist IT company based in Midrand, is introducing fibre broadband connectivity to the premises (FTTP) with the lowest contentions and prices currently available on the market. The offering is a bold move as it provides high value to business...
IDC looks at the future of the PC
As IDC looks at the future of computing, the advancement of computing no longer starts and ends with the personal computer. Since the first smartphone in 2000, and the introduction of the tablet a decade later, users have witnessed an explosion of mobile form factors...
Facebook Graph Search underwhelms
With the announcement of Facebook's Graph Search, much speculation abounds as to whether this new search tool will position the social network to go head-to-head with the likes of Google and Yelp. Forrester's take? Not likely. In a new blog post, Forrester principal...