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SMEs confident of govt support programmes
Government support programmes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) appear to be finding resonance with many organisations in their target audience. According to SME Survey 2014, more than half of the SMEs polled expressed satisfaction with the quality of these...
Successful SMEs look to cloud
Tech-savvy SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) perform better and employ more people than their non-technical counterparts. This is one of the findings from research commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by global management consulting company Boston Consulting...
Knott-Craig steps down as Cell C CEO
Alan Knott-Craig, back at work following a stroke last November, has stepped down as CEO of Cell C. He takes on a new position as executive board member. Acting CEO Jose dos Santos has been confirmed in the post of CEO. Cell C chairman Mohammed Hariri comments: “I...
Financial services to grow risk IT spend
The risk IT market in financial services will account for 18,2% of overall IT spending by 2018. This is one of the findings from a new IDC Financial Insights report, “Worldwide IT Spending 2013-2108, Risk IT Spending Guide 1H2014”. According to the new report, the...
SA shortlisted for offshoring award
South Africa has been shortlisted for the 2014 European Outsourcing Association (EOA) Offshoring Destination of the Year Award. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in London on 10 July. South Africa, the current EOA Offshoring Destination of the Year,...
Global business intro for SA companies
South African entrepreneurs, enterprises and innovators have a powerful new way to connect with customers, capital sources and partners globally using a big data analytics service that intelligently matches them with relevant and compatible growth opportunities from a...
Infrastructure key for West African growth
West Africa’s future as a competitive economic bloc requires new solutions in power technology and investment to improve energy access and enable the implementation of an ambitious infrastructure programme, according to Standard Bank. Policymakers, regional...
Mainstream smartphones for government users
A survey by International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that over 75% of Western European government respondents are using vendors other than Apple or BlackBerry. The use of BlackBerry is on the wane in the government sector, according to the survey, with only 27% of...
Bytes SA repurchases 27% of its shares
Bytes SA, a subsidiary of Altron, will acquire 27% of its issued share capital for R669-million from a consortium led by Kagiso Strategic Investments, which is indirectly owned by Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH), by way of a share repurchase. The acquisition will become...
Cyberoam, IP Dimension partner in SA
Cyberoam has announced the appointment of IP Dimension as their partner in South Africa. This partnership is line with the company’s recent expansion activities in South Africa - a security market poised to grow at a projected annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6 per cent...
Sony launches One Stadium Live
With the kick-off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup a month away, Sony Corporation, an official FIFA partner, announced on 12 May the launch of One Stadium Live, a one-of-a-kind social network site dedicated to football fans around the world. One Stadium Live is the latest...
TecnoChem rolls out SAP Business One
TecnoChem, manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of household and general cleaning chemicals, supplies product to both the consumer and industrial cleaning industry. Following significant growth over the last few years, TecnoChem found itself lacking the...
Kanhym Estates cuts costs with Ricoh
Kanhym Estates has decreased printed document output by 1-million pages; cut R480 000 per annum from its print expenditure; improved cash flow; reduced debtor days; and sped up processes based on a document workflow solution from Ricoh SA. Kanhym Estates is an...
SMEs confident of govt support programmes
Government support programmes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) appear to be finding resonance with many organisations in their target audience. According to SME Survey 2014, more than half of the SMEs polled expressed satisfaction with the quality of these...
Successful SMEs look to cloud
Tech-savvy SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) perform better and employ more people than their non-technical counterparts. This is one of the findings from research commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by global management consulting company Boston Consulting...
Knott-Craig steps down as Cell C CEO
Alan Knott-Craig, back at work following a stroke last November, has stepped down as CEO of Cell C. He takes on a new position as executive board member. Acting CEO Jose dos Santos has been confirmed in the post of CEO. Cell C chairman Mohammed Hariri comments: “I...
Financial services to grow risk IT spend
The risk IT market in financial services will account for 18,2% of overall IT spending by 2018. This is one of the findings from a new IDC Financial Insights report, “Worldwide IT Spending 2013-2108, Risk IT Spending Guide 1H2014”. According to the new report, the...
SA shortlisted for offshoring award
South Africa has been shortlisted for the 2014 European Outsourcing Association (EOA) Offshoring Destination of the Year Award. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in London on 10 July. South Africa, the current EOA Offshoring Destination of the Year,...
Global business intro for SA companies
South African entrepreneurs, enterprises and innovators have a powerful new way to connect with customers, capital sources and partners globally using a big data analytics service that intelligently matches them with relevant and compatible growth opportunities from a...
Infrastructure key for West African growth
West Africa’s future as a competitive economic bloc requires new solutions in power technology and investment to improve energy access and enable the implementation of an ambitious infrastructure programme, according to Standard Bank. Policymakers, regional...