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Global server revenues up 2% in Q2
Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased by 2,5% year-over-year to $12,6-billion in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. Server unit shipments improved 1,2%...
EMEA server shipments finally show growth
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), server shipments in the second quarter of 2014 grew for the first time in 11 quarters, by 0,8%, according to Gartner. Server revenue also grew in the second consecutive quarter of 2014 after 10 previous quarters of...
Data cannot work in isolation, says KPMG
The proliferation of connected devices has resulted in the exponential increase of realtime data. But data on its own means very little if proper analytics does not take place. Frank Rizzo, data and analytics leader for KPMG South Africa, discusses the importance of...
Smart card shipments to rise by 2,1bn
Global unit shipments of smart cards are expected to rise by 2,1-billion from 2014 through 2019 - about equal to the combined populations of China, the US, Indonesia and Brazil, according to HIS Technology. Smart card shipments in 2019 will rise to 10,9-billion units,...
Mustek reports increased revenue of R4,76bn
Mustek has reported that revenue from continuing operations is up by 13,4% to R4,76-billion from R4,2-billion in 2013, for the year ended July 2014.
Businesswoman of the Year winners
The Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa has announced that Roswitha Becker has scooped the award in the corporate category of the 2014 Businesswoman of the Year awards, while Nombulelo “Bea” Hackula walked away with the award in the government category.
Ricoh SA commits to services-led strategy
Ricoh has globally committed to becoming a services-led organisation following commoditisation of the imaging device industry, with managed document services (MDS) taking the lead in the new strategy.
FNB offers tablet for less than R100
As part of its smart device range, FNB is offering a tablet to its customers for R99 per month. The Lenovo Ideatab, which comes with a free protective cover, is paid off over 24 months.
VMware unifies mobile, desktop, content
Yesterday at VMworld, VMware announced VMware Workspace Suite, a new integrated platform for managing applications, data and devices. Available now, VMware Workspace Suite offers a single, integrated portal to access AirWatch by VMware mobile and content management...
Fujitsu introduces VMware EVO: RAIL solution
At VMworld in San Francisco, Fujitsu announced its first hyper-converged infrastructure optimised for VMware EVO: RAIL. As a scale-out system designed to address the issues of ICT system bottlenecks, the new Fujitsu Integrated System Appliance for VMware EVO: RAIL...
Prepare now for retirement
One of the more pertinent topics to emerge during the recent National Payroll Week was Retirement Reform and the fact that changes impacting retirement fund management were announced in 2013 and come into effect on 01 March 2015. Despite this forewarning, there are...
PlantStruxure PES to optimise production
Amid another high-energy day of dialogue and revelations at South Africa’s inaugural Schneider Electric Xperience Efficiency event in Johannesburg, the energy management company launched its PlantStruxure Process Expert System (PES).This integrates the functionalities...
New WASPA code of conduct
South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has marked the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its founding by unveiling a vastly simplified code of conduct to better protect the mobile consumer.
Global server revenues up 2% in Q2
Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased by 2,5% year-over-year to $12,6-billion in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. Server unit shipments improved 1,2%...
EMEA server shipments finally show growth
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), server shipments in the second quarter of 2014 grew for the first time in 11 quarters, by 0,8%, according to Gartner. Server revenue also grew in the second consecutive quarter of 2014 after 10 previous quarters of...
Data cannot work in isolation, says KPMG
The proliferation of connected devices has resulted in the exponential increase of realtime data. But data on its own means very little if proper analytics does not take place. Frank Rizzo, data and analytics leader for KPMG South Africa, discusses the importance of...
Smart card shipments to rise by 2,1bn
Global unit shipments of smart cards are expected to rise by 2,1-billion from 2014 through 2019 - about equal to the combined populations of China, the US, Indonesia and Brazil, according to HIS Technology. Smart card shipments in 2019 will rise to 10,9-billion units,...
Mustek reports increased revenue of R4,76bn
Mustek has reported that revenue from continuing operations is up by 13,4% to R4,76-billion from R4,2-billion in 2013, for the year ended July 2014.
Businesswoman of the Year winners
The Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa has announced that Roswitha Becker has scooped the award in the corporate category of the 2014 Businesswoman of the Year awards, while Nombulelo “Bea” Hackula walked away with the award in the government category.
Ricoh SA commits to services-led strategy
Ricoh has globally committed to becoming a services-led organisation following commoditisation of the imaging device industry, with managed document services (MDS) taking the lead in the new strategy.