Technology News
Travel e-tailer FlightSite wins top honours
Online travel agency, FlightSite, has been named Africa’s Leading Online Travel Agency for 2014 at the World Travel Awards. The win was announced on Friday (5 September 2014), and was voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide. The e-tailer has...
DHL Express puts Africa on the map
DHL Express has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1 000% in less than three years, thanks to its partner network. In what could become a business school case study, the company’s number of service points increased from 300 to over 3 300, not by...
Old Mutual, Raizcorp grow entrepreneurs
Old Mutual has partnered with Raizcorp, Africa’s only unfunded for-profit incubator, to promote entrepreneurship as a career – and to provide entrepreneurs in Gauteng, who are interested in owning their own franchises, with a unique business opportunity.
Single number service from Telkom
Telkom Business has announced the introduction of Single Number, a new service that links a landline telephone number to multiple phones, including landline and mobile. This service will enable Telkom Business customers to answer calls anywhere and from any phone....
Flexenclosure opens office in Johannesburg
Flexenclosure, a designer and manufacturer of prefabricated data centre buildings and intelligent power management systems for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Johannesburg to serve its growing number of customers in Africa. The new office, which is...
MTN launches new Internet bundles
MTN South Africa has announced the availability of new bite-sized Internet bundles, designed to give its customers quick access to the Internet. "MTN is very excited about these new on-the-go bundles as we are continuously innovating and finding new ways of providing...
Smart connected devices continue to grow
The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to grow in 2Q14 with combined shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones reaching 52,5-million units, an increase of 2,8% over the same period last year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Although SCDs...
New convertible notebook lines from Acer
Acer has announced the Aspire R 13 and Aspire R 14 Series, two new convertible notebook lines that can transition between various notebook and tablet style modes of operation. The R 13 Series features Acer’s unique Ezel Aero Hinge that allows the display to rotate...
Navigating a sea of data
Surfing is considered a way life for many along the coast of South Africa – riding wave after wave and flowing with the current; while technology – specifically cloud computing and flash – is changing the way businesses operate and the way we communicate and interact...
Preparing foundations for the cloud
Bandwidth availability, speed and quality are continually improving in South Africa and prices have become more and more reasonable for large broadband connections. As a result, the cloud is becoming an increasingly viable option and is now an attractive proposition...
Mxit first to launch Oju Afro Emoticons
Oju, the world’s first black emoticons, will be available for the first time in Africa on the Mxit platform. Oju means “faces” in Yoruba. The full range of Oju Afro Emoticons were revealed at the global launch for the brand in April 2014.
John Craig rolls out network in three weeks
Menswear retailer John Craig has rolled out a new communications platform from Metacom to 85 stores in South Africa in just three weeks, providing increased reliability at lower cost.
Massive growth for business intelligence
The broader business intelligence market has seen a 50% growth rate to reach $60-billion – an amount that brings it on par with the electronic gaming industry. Within the more "traditional" definition of the market research industry, the global size reached...
Travel e-tailer FlightSite wins top honours
Online travel agency, FlightSite, has been named Africa’s Leading Online Travel Agency for 2014 at the World Travel Awards. The win was announced on Friday (5 September 2014), and was voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide. The e-tailer has...
DHL Express puts Africa on the map
DHL Express has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1 000% in less than three years, thanks to its partner network. In what could become a business school case study, the company’s number of service points increased from 300 to over 3 300, not by...
Old Mutual, Raizcorp grow entrepreneurs
Old Mutual has partnered with Raizcorp, Africa’s only unfunded for-profit incubator, to promote entrepreneurship as a career – and to provide entrepreneurs in Gauteng, who are interested in owning their own franchises, with a unique business opportunity.
Single number service from Telkom
Telkom Business has announced the introduction of Single Number, a new service that links a landline telephone number to multiple phones, including landline and mobile. This service will enable Telkom Business customers to answer calls anywhere and from any phone....
Flexenclosure opens office in Johannesburg
Flexenclosure, a designer and manufacturer of prefabricated data centre buildings and intelligent power management systems for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Johannesburg to serve its growing number of customers in Africa. The new office, which is...
MTN launches new Internet bundles
MTN South Africa has announced the availability of new bite-sized Internet bundles, designed to give its customers quick access to the Internet. "MTN is very excited about these new on-the-go bundles as we are continuously innovating and finding new ways of providing...
Smart connected devices continue to grow
The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to grow in 2Q14 with combined shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones reaching 52,5-million units, an increase of 2,8% over the same period last year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Although SCDs...