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LIVE Inspect wins App of Year award
The votes are in, the judges have decided and this year’s top apps have been named. The annual MTN Business App of the Year awards celebrating local talent and highlighting the innovation of South African developers was held in Johannesburg last night with LIVE...
Smartphone shipments surpass 300m
The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), moving past the 300-million unit mark for the first time in its history. According to final data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...
PayPal flaw still unfixed after two months
A new security vulnerability in PayPal lets hackers bypass the site’s two-factor authentication, according to a security researcher who says he’s reported the flaw to PayPal – but it remains unfixed.
Multinationals unprepared for Ebola
At least 50% of companies currently have no policy in place for dealing with a pandemic, according to ECA International. Over the last 10 years various pandemics have occurred in diverse locations around the globe and the current Ebola outbreak has once again raised...
High-tech workspace for civil servants
The public sector workforce predicts that within the next 20 years their offices will be dominated by highly sophisticated technologies that will drastically change the way they work. The future gazing research commissioned by Ricoh Europe and conducted by Coleman...
Cybercrime could cost SA business millions
South African businesses are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals who assume the identities of the unwary - often making them pay dearly due to lack of diligence and governance, warns Standard Bank. Although it is difficult to pinpoint how much cybercrime...
SA trade activity now in negative territory
The seasonally adjusted composite Trade Activity Index (TAI) declined by four index points to 48 in July 2014 from 52 in June 2014, according to the latest SACCI (South African Chamber of Commerce & Indsutry) Trade Index. The trade conditions index was stable and...
Schneider to show BMW electric car
Schneider Electric will showcase the BMW i3, an electric vehicle by the German auto manufacturer, at its Xperience Efficiency event taking place at the Birchwood Conference Centre from 26 to 27 August 2014. The BMW i3 is the world’s first premium car conceived from...
DynaTech launches Smart City app
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal will be the first of what is expected to be many public sector entities that will benefit from DynaTech's brand new “Smart City” mobile application. The “Smart City” app is designed to integrate a range of services offered...
Embed analytics in the fabric of companies
High performance analytics (HPA) can deliver a massive competitive advantage for organisations. But to reap the benefits, HPA has to become an intrinsic part of the way a company works. It is vital to understand the HPA lifecycle to understand why once-off processes...
Dell announces new workstations
Adding to the world’s most comprehensive line of workstation solutions, Dell has announced new mainstream and performance tower and rack workstations, the Dell Precision Tower 5810, Tower 7810, Tower 7910, and Rack 7910, designed to address the critical requirements...
Nigerian MNOs employ new business models
The business models employed by Nigeria's mobile network operators (MNO) are undergoing a notable period of evolution according to global consulting and advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Spurred by the pressing need to optimize or even...
The opportunity for African cities
CEOs around the world are increasingly recognising the untapped potential of sub-Saharan Africa. This is driven by Africa’s unparalleled demographic edge or demographic dividend. By 2040, Africa is expected to have the biggest labour force in the world and...
LIVE Inspect wins App of Year award
The votes are in, the judges have decided and this year’s top apps have been named. The annual MTN Business App of the Year awards celebrating local talent and highlighting the innovation of South African developers was held in Johannesburg last night with LIVE...
Smartphone shipments surpass 300m
The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), moving past the 300-million unit mark for the first time in its history. According to final data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...
PayPal flaw still unfixed after two months
A new security vulnerability in PayPal lets hackers bypass the site’s two-factor authentication, according to a security researcher who says he’s reported the flaw to PayPal – but it remains unfixed.
Multinationals unprepared for Ebola
At least 50% of companies currently have no policy in place for dealing with a pandemic, according to ECA International. Over the last 10 years various pandemics have occurred in diverse locations around the globe and the current Ebola outbreak has once again raised...
High-tech workspace for civil servants
The public sector workforce predicts that within the next 20 years their offices will be dominated by highly sophisticated technologies that will drastically change the way they work. The future gazing research commissioned by Ricoh Europe and conducted by Coleman...
Cybercrime could cost SA business millions
South African businesses are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals who assume the identities of the unwary - often making them pay dearly due to lack of diligence and governance, warns Standard Bank. Although it is difficult to pinpoint how much cybercrime...
SA trade activity now in negative territory
The seasonally adjusted composite Trade Activity Index (TAI) declined by four index points to 48 in July 2014 from 52 in June 2014, according to the latest SACCI (South African Chamber of Commerce & Indsutry) Trade Index. The trade conditions index was stable and...