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Unilever, DTI grow sustainable living in SA
Multinational FMCG giant Unilever and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have agreed to look at ways to make sustainable living commonplace in South Africa and build a brighter future for local communities. Speaking during an introductory meeting of recently...
Lounge İstanbul now offers Sky Library
Lounge İstanbul guests can now enjoy Sky Library and other information services thanks to iBeacon technology. Turkish Airlines' strategy is to make passengers feel special and valued throughout their journey. Turkish Airlines is now offering the Sky Library app to all...
Gen Y drives technology in manufacturing
As the evolution of mobile operating systems and ever-more sophisticated applications continue to change the way we work. Pieter van der Merwe, Availability Solutions Architect, Africa & Middle East at Stratus Technologies, says this is particularly evident in the...
Axel Bührmann signs on as BusinessIT editor
Veteran IT journalist Axel Bührmann has signed on as the new executive editor of BusinessIT, with a view to relaunching and modernising the magazine.
New galaxy, seen 9,6bn years ago
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have unexpectedly discovered the most distant galaxy that acts as a cosmic magnifying glass. It pictures how the galaxy looked 9,6-billion years ago, with the monster elliptical galaxy breaking the previous record-holder by 200-million years.
Middle and high income earners buoyant
According to the latest BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI), the salaries of middle to high income earners continue to grow in spite of significant stagnation in the economy.
Mobile microjobbing leverages crowdsourcing
A new mobile microjobbing service is set to give businesses, NGOs and government organisations a new way to crowdsource information and interact directly with the South African public. At the same time, the service will help people struggling to make ends meet as it...
Service providers hold key to their success
As enterprises move to become digital businesses, opportunities are arising for service providers to play a crucial role in the digital era, according to Gartner. Service providers should begin to align and adapt their organisational structure, capabilities,...
SMBs set to benefit as Azure debuts
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can save up to 50% of their current technology investment if they consider an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) model for their business. Making platforms such as Microsoft Azure a viable cloud alternative for businesses...
Workforce trends drive cloud usage
Cloud-based software solutions, biometric terminals and mobile apps will be among the key trends in the years to come for managing the workforce in business settings, according to new analysis from HIS Technology. In a white paper entitled “Five Global Trends Shaping...
SkyVision wins Burkina Faso project bid
SkyVision Global Networks, a leading global communications provider, has announced the successful implementation of the first phase of its project with the Bank of Africa (BOA) Burkina Faso, the country’s second largest financial institution. The project included...
Internet education, training key for iWeek
The 13th instalment of iWeek promises a renewed focus on value-adding free training sessions running in parallel for the duration of South Africa's annual Internet industry gathering.Altogether, a whopping 22 training sessions are being presented by leading industry...
Automotive sector can benefit from databases
No matter what type of business or industry you are in, you need people to buy into your idea or your service, and if you have products, people to purchase it. Identifying those prospective buyers and finding them is half the battle won. One of the most effective,...
Unilever, DTI grow sustainable living in SA
Multinational FMCG giant Unilever and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have agreed to look at ways to make sustainable living commonplace in South Africa and build a brighter future for local communities. Speaking during an introductory meeting of recently...
Lounge İstanbul now offers Sky Library
Lounge İstanbul guests can now enjoy Sky Library and other information services thanks to iBeacon technology. Turkish Airlines' strategy is to make passengers feel special and valued throughout their journey. Turkish Airlines is now offering the Sky Library app to all...
Gen Y drives technology in manufacturing
As the evolution of mobile operating systems and ever-more sophisticated applications continue to change the way we work. Pieter van der Merwe, Availability Solutions Architect, Africa & Middle East at Stratus Technologies, says this is particularly evident in the...
Axel Bührmann signs on as BusinessIT editor
Veteran IT journalist Axel Bührmann has signed on as the new executive editor of BusinessIT, with a view to relaunching and modernising the magazine.
New galaxy, seen 9,6bn years ago
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have unexpectedly discovered the most distant galaxy that acts as a cosmic magnifying glass. It pictures how the galaxy looked 9,6-billion years ago, with the monster elliptical galaxy breaking the previous record-holder by 200-million years.
Middle and high income earners buoyant
According to the latest BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI), the salaries of middle to high income earners continue to grow in spite of significant stagnation in the economy.
Mobile microjobbing leverages crowdsourcing
A new mobile microjobbing service is set to give businesses, NGOs and government organisations a new way to crowdsource information and interact directly with the South African public. At the same time, the service will help people struggling to make ends meet as it...