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Africa’s social business solution
A recent visit to the US lifted the lid on a maturing market for social business software (SBS). Enterprises across industries are using this class of software for high-impact engagement of various corporate audiences, unlocking huge value in doing so. Says Gysbert...
Chequed.com partners with African firms
Chequed.com, the cloud-based predictive talent selection solutions provider, has partnered with Rocketfuel Consulting in partnership with The HR Touch, two Africa-based people management consulting firms. The partnership follows on Chequed’s success with several...
New regulations impede skills
The Draft Immigration Regulations, published for comment on 17 February 2014, could impede the country’s economic growth by restricting new investment and needed foreign skills. This is the word from Leon Isaacson, MD of Global Migration SA, who says if the...
Gates is world’s richest man – again
Bill Gates has reclaimed the title of the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of $76-billion. He is closely followed by telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim Helu and family with $72-billion. This is according to the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires,...
BCX restructures to speed opportunities
Business Connexion (BCX) has instituted a re-organisation process to accelerate the group’s positioning as a global player. This process includes a change in the group’s executive team and the creation of a new group structure to support the delivery of sustainable...
Sophos expands with Cyberoam buy
Sophos has acquired Cyberoam Technologies, a global provider of network security products. The acquisition expands Sophos’ product portfolio in network security, by combining Cyberoam’s unified threat management (UTM), next-generation firewall and network security...
Kenya, Nigeria lead in mobile payments
Standard Bank has seen the number of payments to mobile wallets in Kenya on behalf of its clients increase by 300% in 2013, with both Kenya and Nigeria leading other African nations in terms of the adoption of mobile payment technology. This is a growing trend that is...
SA-made digital antenna plant opened
A joint venture between Poynting Antennas and Lawrence Global Manufacturing has been officially acknowledged at the launch of the Tshwane East Manufacturing Incubation Centre (TEMIC). The partnership has enabled the establishment of the incubation centre in order to...
Android led tablet sales in 2013
Worldwide sales of tablets to end-users reached 195,4-million units in 2013, a 68% increase on 2012, according to Gartner. While sales of iOS tablets grew in the fourth quarter of 2013, iOS's share declined to 36% in 2013. The tablet growth in 2013 was fuelled by the...
Telkom adds billing for BlackBerry apps
Telkom Mobile and BlackBerry have announced an integrated carrier billing service for BlackBerry smartphone customers in South Africa. The service is made possible through Telkom Mobile’s newly developed Event Billing service and will enable Telkom Mobile customers to...
Dell ultrabooks for the mobile generation
Form meets function in the new Dell Latitude 7000 series of ultrabooks from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). These stylish machines are available in 12-inch and 14-inch models, featuring 4th Generation Intel Core Processors, Windows 8 Pro and optional...
Legal firms and cloud migration
The adoption of cloud solutions within many organisations is gaining momentum. This is allowing for the upgrading of application capabilities and increased agility of IT infrastructure without the need for large capital outlay around on-premise data centres, says...
Busamed uses T-Systems healthcare solution
T-Systems in South Africa delivers its SAP Healthcare solution to Busamed, which aims to be one of the country’s first black-owned hospital groups. Busamed, chaired by Dr. Diliza Mji, a pioneer in revolutionary healthcare, has been issued with four licenses to build...
Africa’s social business solution
A recent visit to the US lifted the lid on a maturing market for social business software (SBS). Enterprises across industries are using this class of software for high-impact engagement of various corporate audiences, unlocking huge value in doing so. Says Gysbert...
Chequed.com partners with African firms
Chequed.com, the cloud-based predictive talent selection solutions provider, has partnered with Rocketfuel Consulting in partnership with The HR Touch, two Africa-based people management consulting firms. The partnership follows on Chequed’s success with several...
New regulations impede skills
The Draft Immigration Regulations, published for comment on 17 February 2014, could impede the country’s economic growth by restricting new investment and needed foreign skills. This is the word from Leon Isaacson, MD of Global Migration SA, who says if the...
Gates is world’s richest man – again
Bill Gates has reclaimed the title of the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of $76-billion. He is closely followed by telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim Helu and family with $72-billion. This is according to the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires,...
BCX restructures to speed opportunities
Business Connexion (BCX) has instituted a re-organisation process to accelerate the group’s positioning as a global player. This process includes a change in the group’s executive team and the creation of a new group structure to support the delivery of sustainable...
Sophos expands with Cyberoam buy
Sophos has acquired Cyberoam Technologies, a global provider of network security products. The acquisition expands Sophos’ product portfolio in network security, by combining Cyberoam’s unified threat management (UTM), next-generation firewall and network security...
Kenya, Nigeria lead in mobile payments
Standard Bank has seen the number of payments to mobile wallets in Kenya on behalf of its clients increase by 300% in 2013, with both Kenya and Nigeria leading other African nations in terms of the adoption of mobile payment technology. This is a growing trend that is...