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MTN launches reverse call service
MTN customers who have run out of airtime can now stay connected by means of a reversed charged call. This service, called MTN Pay4Me, lets customers who have insufficient airtime to reverse call the receiver who will be liable for the cost of the call.
IBM, Airtel, Echo Mobile partner on Ebola
Airtel, IBM Research Africa and Kenya's Echo Mobile have joined forces to launch several initiatives to help curb the spread of Ebola in West Africa. The initiatives include a citizen engagement and analytics system in Sierra Leone that enables communities affected by...
Start-up addresses youth unemployment
A South African start-up hopes to address South Africa’s youth unemployment. South Africa has the third highest unemployment rate in the world for people between the ages of 15 to 24, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk 2014 report. The report...
FoneWorx moves to the main board
The JSE has formally approved the transfer of FoneWorx’s listing from the Alternative Exchange (AltX) to the Technology Hardware and Equipment sector of the Main Board of the JSE, with effect from the commencement of trade on Monday, 3 November 2014. In addition, the...
African voices on poetry Web site
The voices of Africa and the African diaspora can now be easily accessed via smart- and feature phones on a new Web site. The Badilisha Poetry X-Change now features 350 poets from 22 countries. Each week two new poets are added to the collection.
Six customer service mistakes
Customer experience management (CEM) is a strategic process that companies should implement across the entire organisation to look after their customers. CEO of Smoke Customer Care Solutions Andrew Cook highlights some of the worst customer service mistakes companies...
Sophos acquisition grows security
Sophos has announced that it has acquired cloud-based security firm Mojave Networks. This acquisition will strengthen Sophos cloud-managed and appliance-based security solutions.
Fujitsu launches Storage ETERNUS CD10000
As organisations continue to grapple with the problem of how to leverage Big Data as they cross the Petabyte divide, Fujitsu today introduces the world’s first storage system designed to grow as big and last as long as the online data it hosts.By creating a storage...
Business continuity planning essential
Business continuity planning - how to carry on operating even after a disaster - is still often thought of an expensive exercise that only large corporates can afford, says Warren Olivier of Veeam. “But it’s now easier than ever before, and affordable for most...
The Inspiration Project appoints Avanade
Avanade South Africa has been appointed as the social analytics and data partner for The Inspiration Project – Africa, a premier event focused at growing and empowering African entrepreneurs. Taking place on 1 November 2014, the Inspiration Project is an initiative...
Microsoft expands cloud solutions
Microsoft has unveiled new cloud services, mobility solutions, APIs, tools and an expanded ecosystem of partner solutions, all designed to help IT professionals and developers compete and thrive in today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world. “We are using the power of our cloud platform – Azure, Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics – to deliver technology solutions that empower IT professionals, developers and end-users to do more,” says Jason Zander, corporate vice-president of Microsoft Azure.
Metrofile expands with Dubai acquisition
JSE-listed Metrofile has acquired UAE-based eFile Masters, one of the fastest growing imaging and information management companies in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries. This allows Metrofile to further implement its strategy of acquiring bolt-on...
Microjobbing gets stuck into recycling
Microjobbing platform M4JAM (Money for Jam), which launched in August 2104, has debuted a recycling project in collaboration with Green Office. M4JAM is a new digitally-enabled microjobbing platform hosted on WeChat, which allows companies to allocate microjobs to...
MTN launches reverse call service
MTN customers who have run out of airtime can now stay connected by means of a reversed charged call. This service, called MTN Pay4Me, lets customers who have insufficient airtime to reverse call the receiver who will be liable for the cost of the call.
IBM, Airtel, Echo Mobile partner on Ebola
Airtel, IBM Research Africa and Kenya's Echo Mobile have joined forces to launch several initiatives to help curb the spread of Ebola in West Africa. The initiatives include a citizen engagement and analytics system in Sierra Leone that enables communities affected by...
Start-up addresses youth unemployment
A South African start-up hopes to address South Africa’s youth unemployment. South Africa has the third highest unemployment rate in the world for people between the ages of 15 to 24, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk 2014 report. The report...
FoneWorx moves to the main board
The JSE has formally approved the transfer of FoneWorx’s listing from the Alternative Exchange (AltX) to the Technology Hardware and Equipment sector of the Main Board of the JSE, with effect from the commencement of trade on Monday, 3 November 2014. In addition, the...
African voices on poetry Web site
The voices of Africa and the African diaspora can now be easily accessed via smart- and feature phones on a new Web site. The Badilisha Poetry X-Change now features 350 poets from 22 countries. Each week two new poets are added to the collection.
Six customer service mistakes
Customer experience management (CEM) is a strategic process that companies should implement across the entire organisation to look after their customers. CEO of Smoke Customer Care Solutions Andrew Cook highlights some of the worst customer service mistakes companies...
Sophos acquisition grows security
Sophos has announced that it has acquired cloud-based security firm Mojave Networks. This acquisition will strengthen Sophos cloud-managed and appliance-based security solutions.