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Aspect announces Voxeo CXP Pro 14
Aspect Software, a leading provider of fully-integrated customer interaction management, workforce optimisation, back-office and award-winning cloud solutions, has announced Voxeo CXP Pro 14,a bundle of the new releases of Voxeo CXP 14, an application lifecycle...
McAfee, partners launch Passwordday.org
In observance of the annual World Password Day which occurred on 7 May, McAfee, part of Intel Security, and its partners are leading an effort to help educate consumers worldwide on the importance of password safety in the wake of the multiple global security...
IT spend slows in emerging markets
Worldwide IT spending will increase by 4,1% in constant currency this year, down from a previous forecast of 4,6% - and also down from last year’s growth of 4,5%. According to The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Black Book, IT spending has been volatile...
Vodacom clinches R7bn Neotel deal
It’s official: Vodacom is to buy Neotel for R7-billion. Shareholders of the two organisations today announced they have favourably concluded an agreement on the commercial structure and terms to proceed for Vodacom to acquire 100% of the shares of Neotel valued at an...
Marketers struggle to re-invent themselves
While two in five (40%) marketers stated that they want to reinvent themselves, only 14% of those marketers actually know how to go about it. This is according to research released from Adobe, Digital Roadblock: Marketers Struggle to Reinvent Themselves, based on a...
SA start-up takes top award in Milan
Over – a South African-developed iOS app that allows users to add artistic text and artwork to user-generated photos - has won the award for World’s Best Start-Up at U-Start conference held in Milan. The contender live pitched against 19 competitors from around the...
Fake antivirus invades app stores
Fake antivirus programs are increasingly appearing in mobile app stores. Kaspersky Lab recently found two such programs imitating the company’s products in two different official app stores for mobile devices. The first fake app was discovered in Windows Phone Store....
Convergence opportunities often missed
A lack of understanding around the pervasive spread and convergence of IT, communications and other digital technologies is causing business leaders to launch ill-judged initiatives and miss crucial opportunities. This is according to chief research officer for Ovum...
Data, services push Vodacom revenue up
Vodacom has reported revenue and customer increases, according to preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2014. Shameel Aziz Joosub, Vodacom group CEO, comments: “Vodacom again performed well this year with good results from our International operations and...
Young people connected to elections via Mxit
During the recent elections, a significant number of Mxit users subscribed to numerous political organisations, voting and news apps that outperformed other mobile social competitors in terms of following. The important 18- to 25-year-old market that makes up...
FOXit explains HR as an emerging force
Human resources (HR) has evolved from being ‘just another function’ in business to a highly regarded strategic force in the rapidly developing new era in commerce. This is the view of experts in the field who also say that whilst HR is generally acknowledged to be a...
Connected Services eases HR workload
Connected Services from Sage Pastel Payroll & HR lightens the load of HR and payroll managers, says Madelein van der Watt, development manager, Sage Pastel Payroll & HR. Work more smartly and efficiently Connected Services gives you a Web-based self-service...
Mitel updates portfolio after Aastra merger
Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has provided an update on product portfolio integration following its merger with Aastra. The strategy focuses on a powerful global portfolio that is designed to address the requirements of regional markets, protects...
Aspect announces Voxeo CXP Pro 14
Aspect Software, a leading provider of fully-integrated customer interaction management, workforce optimisation, back-office and award-winning cloud solutions, has announced Voxeo CXP Pro 14,a bundle of the new releases of Voxeo CXP 14, an application lifecycle...
McAfee, partners launch Passwordday.org
In observance of the annual World Password Day which occurred on 7 May, McAfee, part of Intel Security, and its partners are leading an effort to help educate consumers worldwide on the importance of password safety in the wake of the multiple global security...
IT spend slows in emerging markets
Worldwide IT spending will increase by 4,1% in constant currency this year, down from a previous forecast of 4,6% - and also down from last year’s growth of 4,5%. According to The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Black Book, IT spending has been volatile...
Vodacom clinches R7bn Neotel deal
It’s official: Vodacom is to buy Neotel for R7-billion. Shareholders of the two organisations today announced they have favourably concluded an agreement on the commercial structure and terms to proceed for Vodacom to acquire 100% of the shares of Neotel valued at an...
Marketers struggle to re-invent themselves
While two in five (40%) marketers stated that they want to reinvent themselves, only 14% of those marketers actually know how to go about it. This is according to research released from Adobe, Digital Roadblock: Marketers Struggle to Reinvent Themselves, based on a...
SA start-up takes top award in Milan
Over – a South African-developed iOS app that allows users to add artistic text and artwork to user-generated photos - has won the award for World’s Best Start-Up at U-Start conference held in Milan. The contender live pitched against 19 competitors from around the...
Fake antivirus invades app stores
Fake antivirus programs are increasingly appearing in mobile app stores. Kaspersky Lab recently found two such programs imitating the company’s products in two different official app stores for mobile devices. The first fake app was discovered in Windows Phone Store....