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BBM debuts on Windows 8 phones
BlackBerry has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring BBM to Windows Phone 8 and higher. “We are intent on bringing the most popular application experiences to Windows Phone, and with BBM, we are pleased to bring many of its top features to the Windows...
TruTeq focuses on farmer security
With crime in South Africa continuing to rise, wireless specialist TruTeq Devices is to increase its focus on providing wireless solutions to protect the local farming sector. The company provides wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors, including the...
Foneworx buys into BMI Research
Fonework Holdings has acquired a 35% stake in BMI Research. BMI Research was formed from the 2008 merger of BMI Foodpack and Adcheck Research. It has more than 30 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative consumer and industrial research. BMI Research...
Stokvels: a hidden economy?
In a macroeconomic context, the more a nation saves the more it is able to invest, while in a microeconomic sense, individuals deep in debt are not only unable to save, but are constrained in their ability to spend, says Anton de Wet, managing executive: Client...
ITNA acquires PurpleWhite IT
Provider of ICT solutions and services to local government, ITNA, recently announced its acquisition of PurpleWhite IT – an ICT company that specialises in information systems security. ITNA has a strong delivery, technical and business processes background, which can...
Data scientists and chief data officers
When a new job title is created and introduced to an organisation, the immediate response is typically a combination of apprehension, confusion and sometimes rejection. It’s not unusual for people to scrutinise the role, question the business need and worry about how...
Controlling mobility within your business
MTN Business has introduced its enterprise mobile management (EMM) solution that enables corporates to effectively manage and secure mobile devices, data, and applications within their businesses. "With employees bringing their own devices to work, companies need to...
Technology to propel education in Africa
Syspro recently hosted the third DASIK (Development and Strengthening of Industry-driven Knowledge-transfer between developing countries project) Industry Workshop at its headquarters in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. The two-day workshop follows the success of prior...
Rising electricity prices boost solar
Amid rising petrol prices and threats of interest rate hikes, there’s one ballooning cost that solar energy users don’t need to worry about: increasing electricity prices, says Gareth Warner, MD at Solarcentury Africa. To the dismay of householders and businesses...
Digital to revolutionise insurance industy
If, as an industry, we do not transform successfully to being truly digital businesses we will not survive in our current form. This was the overarching message at a recent SSP networking breakfast focussing on the digital evolution and how it is impacting the way...
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...
BBM debuts on Windows 8 phones
BlackBerry has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring BBM to Windows Phone 8 and higher. “We are intent on bringing the most popular application experiences to Windows Phone, and with BBM, we are pleased to bring many of its top features to the Windows...
TruTeq focuses on farmer security
With crime in South Africa continuing to rise, wireless specialist TruTeq Devices is to increase its focus on providing wireless solutions to protect the local farming sector. The company provides wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors, including the...
Foneworx buys into BMI Research
Fonework Holdings has acquired a 35% stake in BMI Research. BMI Research was formed from the 2008 merger of BMI Foodpack and Adcheck Research. It has more than 30 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative consumer and industrial research. BMI Research...
Stokvels: a hidden economy?
In a macroeconomic context, the more a nation saves the more it is able to invest, while in a microeconomic sense, individuals deep in debt are not only unable to save, but are constrained in their ability to spend, says Anton de Wet, managing executive: Client...
ITNA acquires PurpleWhite IT
Provider of ICT solutions and services to local government, ITNA, recently announced its acquisition of PurpleWhite IT – an ICT company that specialises in information systems security. ITNA has a strong delivery, technical and business processes background, which can...
Data scientists and chief data officers
When a new job title is created and introduced to an organisation, the immediate response is typically a combination of apprehension, confusion and sometimes rejection. It’s not unusual for people to scrutinise the role, question the business need and worry about how...
Controlling mobility within your business
MTN Business has introduced its enterprise mobile management (EMM) solution that enables corporates to effectively manage and secure mobile devices, data, and applications within their businesses. "With employees bringing their own devices to work, companies need to...