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Maker Faire hits Sci-Bono
Maker Faire Africa comes to South Africa for the first time today (5 December) for two days. Taking place at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre Maker Faire Africa follows in the footsteps of events in Accra (Ghana, 2009), Nairobi (Kenya, 2010), Cairo (Egypt, 2011) and Lagos...
PWC and partners launch SignCloud
PWC has partnered with nVisionIT, a leading systems integrator, and ARX, the global leader in Electronic Signature technology, to deliver SignCloud. SignCloud is an easy-to-use and easy-to-integrate Electronic Signature cloud solution. Hosted in South Africa, it will...
Experian SA offers fraud prevention solution
Experian SA has launched the National Fraud Prevention Solution to address the significant threat of identity and credit application fraud in South Africa. And SA’s largest mobile company, Vodacom, is the first to join the National Fraud Prevention Solution. South...
Make mobile printing painless for business
Several of Lexmark’s product series have been Mobile Printing Alliance (Mopria) certified for wireless printing from mobile devices but what exactly is the importance of this certification? Lexmark director of Worldwide Solutions Marketing Randy Sparks discusses this...
Opportunity matching apps to change HR
Improved access to smartphones has put the power of change into the hands of many, and in a labour surplus economy like South Africa’s, where there is an overflow of low skilled and unemployed workers, mobile technology is a key tool for improving communication...
The third platform will disrupt business
The third platform is currently described as the convergence of four technology trends on business. These trends are mobility, cloud, social and big data – they fundamentally change the way people and businesses relate to technology. As we embark on the true...
Partnerships key to ERP success
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has fast become an essential business tool, and many organisations are looking to extend this functionality into customer relationship management (CRM), business acceleration and other areas, says Collin Govender, vice-president...
BDS site at Standard Bank wins award
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the largest Xerox distributor in the world, and a division of Bytes Technology Group, has awarded its third Xerox Global Services (XGS) Environmental Award to the Xerox Global Site (XGS) site at Standard Bank in the Johannesburg CBD....
Data analytics technology in buildings
Buildings are central to modern life. Considering they account for up to 40 percent of energy use in most countries, buildings are a prime target for cutting waste, saving money and using resources more effectively, Artur Socha, products application engineer:...
Online retailers and festive season hiccups
Online retailers tracking website performance now and putting the right tools in place, will be well prepared to cash in on peak sales periods and grow their market in future, says Riverbed, says Brent Lees, senior product marketing Manager for EMEA at Riverbed...
Shellshock shocked the world in Q3
The third quarter saw a significant event with the new critical vulnerability, known as Shellshock, which threatened more than half a billion servers and devices worldwide. This major development, as well as an uptick in volume and sophistication of cyber-attacks are...
New and extended promos from Cell C
Cell C has launched two new promotions, as well as the extension of existing promotions, for both prepaid and postpaid users. “We know that this time of year, customers are looking for the best value they can find in the market, and Cell C is determined to offer them...
Boss entertains staff on the flying trapeze
To make his company’s office party stand out from the rest, a 50-year old Cape Town businessman took on a new challenge, lost weight and performed a surprise trapeze act with Zip Zap at his company’s circus themed year-end function last week. Martin Dippenaar, founder...
Maker Faire hits Sci-Bono
Maker Faire Africa comes to South Africa for the first time today (5 December) for two days. Taking place at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre Maker Faire Africa follows in the footsteps of events in Accra (Ghana, 2009), Nairobi (Kenya, 2010), Cairo (Egypt, 2011) and Lagos...
PWC and partners launch SignCloud
PWC has partnered with nVisionIT, a leading systems integrator, and ARX, the global leader in Electronic Signature technology, to deliver SignCloud. SignCloud is an easy-to-use and easy-to-integrate Electronic Signature cloud solution. Hosted in South Africa, it will...
Experian SA offers fraud prevention solution
Experian SA has launched the National Fraud Prevention Solution to address the significant threat of identity and credit application fraud in South Africa. And SA’s largest mobile company, Vodacom, is the first to join the National Fraud Prevention Solution. South...
Make mobile printing painless for business
Several of Lexmark’s product series have been Mobile Printing Alliance (Mopria) certified for wireless printing from mobile devices but what exactly is the importance of this certification? Lexmark director of Worldwide Solutions Marketing Randy Sparks discusses this...
Opportunity matching apps to change HR
Improved access to smartphones has put the power of change into the hands of many, and in a labour surplus economy like South Africa’s, where there is an overflow of low skilled and unemployed workers, mobile technology is a key tool for improving communication...
The third platform will disrupt business
The third platform is currently described as the convergence of four technology trends on business. These trends are mobility, cloud, social and big data – they fundamentally change the way people and businesses relate to technology. As we embark on the true...
Partnerships key to ERP success
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has fast become an essential business tool, and many organisations are looking to extend this functionality into customer relationship management (CRM), business acceleration and other areas, says Collin Govender, vice-president...