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Building the mobile enterprise in Africa
Mobility has fast become the key differentiator for businesses in Africa. It is becoming clear that businesses that do not adopt mobility will be challenged to remain competitive in today’s instant and always-connected marketplace. NETCB CEO Cobus Burgers believe...
The race to POPI compliance begins
With the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act being signed into law, a race against time is about to start for businesses across South Africa. Their mission is to ensure that customer information in their custody is adequately secured – and doing so may...
Goods, services must move easily in Africa
A key topic of discussion among global leaders at the 24th World Economic Forum on Africa was the need for free movement of talent and goods across Africa, in order to significantly strengthen businesses and boost intra-Africa trade on the continent. This sentiment is...
Broadband price war soars to new level
The Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, recently met with the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), and urged all parties to work together to cut communications costs in South Africa. The broadband market is becoming ever...
Women get better IT budgets
In 2014, female CIOs expect to increase their IT budgets 2,5%, whereas male CIOs report an average increase of 0,2%, according to a survey by Gartner. The worldwide survey was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2013 and included 2 339 CIOs, representing more than...
DiData extends cloud backup globally
Dimension Data has announced the availability of Cloud Backup across its global Managed Cloud Platform (MCP) locations. Cloud Backup is an optional backup and restore service available as an add-on to Dimension Data’s enterprise-class public and private compute as a...
Printers, MFPs continue European growth
According to the latest Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multi-function (MFP) markets grew 7,1% year-on-year in 1Q14 - the fourth quarter of continuous growth in the region. Shipments...
Microsoft goes big in the cloud
At its TechEd North America conference, Microsoft has announced new services, products and partnerships that remove the barriers to cloud adoption for IT professionals, developers and technology users. “Mobility and cloud are the future of business, and the future is...
PoS terminals fall victim to cybercrime
Cybercriminals continuously discover more ways to successfully target new outlets for financial theft, as revealed in Trend Micro’s first quarter security roundup for 2014, Cybercrime Hits the Unexpected. Greed is motivating cybercriminals to take a non-traditional...
One-third of all cards now contactless
Contactless payment card shipments accelerated globally in 2013, according to figures from the Smart Payment Association (SPA). In its annual review of the smart payment card market, the SPA reports that contactless technologies were present on over one-third (37%) of...
Ordering takeaways simple with new app
Appetite has put the ability to order food from restaurants and fast food outlets in your pocket with an app for iOS and Android. It lets you browse menus and order items as you wish by tapping your screen then messages you an order confirmation and expected time of...
Gemalto launches laser engraving solution
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, launches Sealys Colour in Polycarbonate, a remarkable innovation that allows very high quality colour photographs to be permanently embedded into polycarbonate documents such as IDs, driving licenses and passports. Images...
The rise of integrated risk management
Although businesses are reliant on governance, risk and compliance platforms, most enterprises view the traditional mix of GRC systems as inflexible, slow, and incapable of delivering on the promise of automating governance and security risk management processes. A...
Building the mobile enterprise in Africa
Mobility has fast become the key differentiator for businesses in Africa. It is becoming clear that businesses that do not adopt mobility will be challenged to remain competitive in today’s instant and always-connected marketplace. NETCB CEO Cobus Burgers believe...
The race to POPI compliance begins
With the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act being signed into law, a race against time is about to start for businesses across South Africa. Their mission is to ensure that customer information in their custody is adequately secured – and doing so may...
Goods, services must move easily in Africa
A key topic of discussion among global leaders at the 24th World Economic Forum on Africa was the need for free movement of talent and goods across Africa, in order to significantly strengthen businesses and boost intra-Africa trade on the continent. This sentiment is...
Broadband price war soars to new level
The Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, recently met with the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), and urged all parties to work together to cut communications costs in South Africa. The broadband market is becoming ever...
Women get better IT budgets
In 2014, female CIOs expect to increase their IT budgets 2,5%, whereas male CIOs report an average increase of 0,2%, according to a survey by Gartner. The worldwide survey was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2013 and included 2 339 CIOs, representing more than...
DiData extends cloud backup globally
Dimension Data has announced the availability of Cloud Backup across its global Managed Cloud Platform (MCP) locations. Cloud Backup is an optional backup and restore service available as an add-on to Dimension Data’s enterprise-class public and private compute as a...
Printers, MFPs continue European growth
According to the latest Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multi-function (MFP) markets grew 7,1% year-on-year in 1Q14 - the fourth quarter of continuous growth in the region. Shipments...