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Yellowfin 7.1 analytics platform launches
Global business intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has launched the latest version of its BI platform, Yellowfin 7.1. Enhancements in Yellowfin 7.1 concentrated on extending three core technical areas, by boosting Location Intelligence...
LG Curved Ultra-HD TV goes on sale
First shown to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, the 105-inch Curved Ultra-HD TV from LG Electronics (LG) recently became available for pre-orders in South Korea. With a resolution of over 11-million pixels (5 120 x 2 160) and CinemaScope...
Gemalto unveils comprehensive hub service
Gemalto has introduced its Allynis Trusted Services Hub, a turnkey business service that enables financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and more generally all digital service providers to benefit from a single connection in order to securely deploy...
HCM changes with rise of the millennials
The increasing need for contract or ad hoc skills in business and the emergence of the "millennial" employee has forced a change in human capital management (HCM). Today, claim experts, the onus is on decision makers to ensure that their HR and payroll solutions are...
Leveraging the value of UC&C solutions
Unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) has become an increasingly popular solution, particularly for organisations with remote branches or a large number of mobile workers, says Zubair Loonat, Huawei Enterprise product manager at Drive Control...
Mitel positioned in Visionaries Quadrant
Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionaries quadrant of the latest Magic Quadrant for unified communications as a service (UCaaS). This comes just weeks after Mitel emerged as a Leader in the...
Ignite expands cloud offerings to SME market
Ignite, the online ICT platform for small and medium businesses, powered by pan-African telecommunications provider Internet Solutions (IS), has enhanced its cloud offerings in line with its commitment to ensure small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have access to...
South African banks must restore trust
The recent failure of African Bank, and the subsequent Moody’s downgrading of all South African banks, indicates a serious lack of trust in the compliance culture of our banking system, says Gary Allemann, MD, Master Data Management. Realistically, no other South...
Yes, digitalisation will disrupt your industry
So far, the industries that have been most disrupted by digitalisation have been those without a physical product: music, consulting, media. We are now seeing massive new disruptions as even physical products are being digitalised and more traditional companies than ever before are impacted.
Lessons learnt from digital success stories
Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium - Digitalisation is already impacting businesses, and it’s crucial that CIOs have an understanding of how technology will fundamentally change business models, add value and drive revenue. Gartner’s Lee Weldon points out...
European firms not rushing to the cloud
A new survey by International Data Corporation (IDC) has discovered that European IT departments still need to make significant improvements before they have fully embraced cloud architectures and transformed themselves into internal (cloud) service providers. When...
PC vendors catch up in MEA tablet market
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded a 2% quarterly decline in shipments during the second quarter of 2014 to total 3,95-million units, according to the latest results released by International Data Corporation (IDC). However, the MEA market remains...
Business analytics to see $89,6bn in 2018
In its newly published worldwide business analytics services forecast, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts business analytics services spending will reach $89,6-billion in 2018 and $51,6-billion in 2014, representing a 14,7% compound annual growth rate...
Yellowfin 7.1 analytics platform launches
Global business intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has launched the latest version of its BI platform, Yellowfin 7.1. Enhancements in Yellowfin 7.1 concentrated on extending three core technical areas, by boosting Location Intelligence...
LG Curved Ultra-HD TV goes on sale
First shown to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, the 105-inch Curved Ultra-HD TV from LG Electronics (LG) recently became available for pre-orders in South Korea. With a resolution of over 11-million pixels (5 120 x 2 160) and CinemaScope...
Gemalto unveils comprehensive hub service
Gemalto has introduced its Allynis Trusted Services Hub, a turnkey business service that enables financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and more generally all digital service providers to benefit from a single connection in order to securely deploy...
HCM changes with rise of the millennials
The increasing need for contract or ad hoc skills in business and the emergence of the "millennial" employee has forced a change in human capital management (HCM). Today, claim experts, the onus is on decision makers to ensure that their HR and payroll solutions are...
Leveraging the value of UC&C solutions
Unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) has become an increasingly popular solution, particularly for organisations with remote branches or a large number of mobile workers, says Zubair Loonat, Huawei Enterprise product manager at Drive Control...
Mitel positioned in Visionaries Quadrant
Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionaries quadrant of the latest Magic Quadrant for unified communications as a service (UCaaS). This comes just weeks after Mitel emerged as a Leader in the...
Ignite expands cloud offerings to SME market
Ignite, the online ICT platform for small and medium businesses, powered by pan-African telecommunications provider Internet Solutions (IS), has enhanced its cloud offerings in line with its commitment to ensure small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have access to...