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Technology will shape the future of work
Workforce demands by Generation X and Millennial workers to increase flexible work styles have been met with employers shifting their policies to accommodate these changing attitudes, according to the 2014 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR). Among other...
The world is becoming more mobile
Mobile devices are increasingly becoming the first go-to device for communications and content consumption, according to Gartner. In emerging economies, users are adopting smartphones as their exclusive mobile devices while in developed economies, multi-device...
Telkom, Blue Label settle their differences
Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled arbitration proceedings and litigation. In June 2011, arbitration proceedings were instituted by Africa Prepaid Services Nigeria Limited (APSN) against Multi-Links Telecommunications under the auspices of the Arbitration...
Corporate targets doubled in 2014
Kaspersky Lab has undertaken a master review of the key events that defined the threat landscape in 2014. Among a range of security incidents, targeted attacks and malicious campaigns stand out, particularly in terms of their scale and impact on businesses,...
What South Africans watched on YouTube
2014 appears to be the year that video really took off in South Africa, with people sharing the medium like never before. This year, users got pranked by a spider dog in Poland, learned what it’s like to walk the street for 10 hours as a woman in NYC, and watched...
The year that was on Twitter
2014 was the year of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial, the rise and fall of the ever-controversial petrol price, the Protea cricket team being named top team in the world, and the Bafana Bafana team qualifying for the AFCON Cup....
Huawei launches eSpace 8950 in SA
Huawei has announced the launch its new-generation full-HD intelligent desktop phone, the Huawei eSpace 8950, to the South African market. The growing popularity of intelligent desktop phones has changed the way businesses communicate with each other, and have...
Energy saving tips for business
At a time when South Africa’s chief power supplier, Eskom is under pressure to meet increasing demands and load-shedding is a reality, businesses are advised to be proactive and look to innovative ways to conserve electricity. Enermatics Energy has compiled a list of...
Airtel Money grows in DRC
Bharti Airtel, the leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, has announced at a media briefing that its mobile commerce service, Airtel Money, has hit the 1-million revenue-earning customers landmark in...
Aspect Software launches Mobility Suite
Aspect Software, a leading provider of fully-integrated customer interaction management, workforce optimisation, back-office and award-winning cloud solutions, recently announced the launch of Aspect Mobility Suite, a solution suite that integrates the mobile customer...
Choosing a training provider
Many companies see training as a luxury, meaning that it is often one of the first areas organisations cut back on when their budgets come under pressure. As much I believe in the value of on-the-job training, there are certain skills and competencies where formal...
How to beat the power cuts
Days after Eskom’s announcement that more rolling blackouts are expected, enterprising South Africans started coming up with ways of beating the loadshedding blues. “There has been a dramatic spike in searches for items like solar lights, gas appliances and...
New business models drive ICT in Africa
IT is seeing healthy growth across Africa, and technologies like mobile, cloud, big data and social media are driving new business models and added value across the continent. This is according to IDC, which yesterday released its predictions for Africa in 2015....
Technology will shape the future of work
Workforce demands by Generation X and Millennial workers to increase flexible work styles have been met with employers shifting their policies to accommodate these changing attitudes, according to the 2014 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR). Among other...
The world is becoming more mobile
Mobile devices are increasingly becoming the first go-to device for communications and content consumption, according to Gartner. In emerging economies, users are adopting smartphones as their exclusive mobile devices while in developed economies, multi-device...
Telkom, Blue Label settle their differences
Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled arbitration proceedings and litigation. In June 2011, arbitration proceedings were instituted by Africa Prepaid Services Nigeria Limited (APSN) against Multi-Links Telecommunications under the auspices of the Arbitration...
Corporate targets doubled in 2014
Kaspersky Lab has undertaken a master review of the key events that defined the threat landscape in 2014. Among a range of security incidents, targeted attacks and malicious campaigns stand out, particularly in terms of their scale and impact on businesses,...
What South Africans watched on YouTube
2014 appears to be the year that video really took off in South Africa, with people sharing the medium like never before. This year, users got pranked by a spider dog in Poland, learned what it’s like to walk the street for 10 hours as a woman in NYC, and watched...
The year that was on Twitter
2014 was the year of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial, the rise and fall of the ever-controversial petrol price, the Protea cricket team being named top team in the world, and the Bafana Bafana team qualifying for the AFCON Cup....
Huawei launches eSpace 8950 in SA
Huawei has announced the launch its new-generation full-HD intelligent desktop phone, the Huawei eSpace 8950, to the South African market. The growing popularity of intelligent desktop phones has changed the way businesses communicate with each other, and have...