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Samsung launches Smart Trade programme in SA
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a Smart Trade Programme; another first for the leading device manufacturer – which will see consumers trade a variety of old smartphone devices for a new Samsung phone, at a discounted rate. “Samsung is committed to...
New hand at the Samsung helm
Sung Woo Han has been appointed as vice-president and MD of Samsung Electronics Southern Africa. Han has been with Samsung for more than 16 years, and has worked sales, marketing and operations across much of the Middle East region. He was also previously...
Mapcodes offer a new way to find locations
MapIT has become the first service provider in Africa to adopt the mapcode system that provides a short address for any location on Earth. Kewal Shienmar, MD of Mapcode Foundation, explains that mapcode is a new standard for representing locations. It is designed for...
Innovation needed to bridge ERP skills gap
South African organisations are struggling to close the chasm between the skills of most of the people who make up their workforces and the competencies these employees need to use complex enterprise business applications to their full potential. Companies now need to...
Global consumer content spend rockets
Global consumer spending on digital games, apps and online movies passed $57-billion in 2013, up almost 30% from $44-billion in 2012. Information, insight and analytics form IHS and App Annie, a leader in app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence,...
Touch set to make consumer inroads
Touch technology is rapidly gaining popularity in a variety of market segments due to its ability to enhance the interaction between an individual and machines or devices. In particular, consumer electronics products, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, are...
Xerox signs up the Golden Lions again
Xerox has signed a new three-year title sponsorship agreement with the Golden Lions Rugby Union for the Currie Cup tournament. This three-year deal will see a substantial investment from Xerox and distributor Bytes Document Solutions and will establish Xerox as the...
Global printer market sees Q4 growth
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market continued its recovery in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13). The 31,7-million unit shipments in 4Q13 represented a year-over-year increase of 2% while shipments for the full year 2013 declined just -1,6%, according to...
Google Africa Connected finalists announced
Google has announced the finalists of the Africa Connected competition. The competition was launched in August last year, calling entrepreneurs, creative people, innovators and Web-lovers to share stories of how the Web has transformed their lives and work. The 10...
Datacentrix goes platinum with HP
Leading solutions provider, Datacentrix, has achieved platinum partner status with HP – one of only five companies in South Africa to attain this level of partnership. The company says its new platinum status highlights its ability to deliver smart and flexible HP...
dotFNB offers interactive gesture technology
FNB’s cashless branch, dotFNB, has become the first bank in South Africa to launch interactive gesture technology in its flagship Canal Walk store. The introduction of this technology into the store front serves as yet another digital touch point for the bank to...
Nelspruit Africa Print Expo pays off for BDS
Bytes Document Solutions, a platinum sponsor for the 2014 Africa Print Expo, showcased the IJP 2000 wide format printer, as well as the Xerox J75 colour press at the Africa Print Regional Expo, held on 12 February 2014 at Emnotweni Arena in Nelspruit. The expo, which...
NetApp delivers new unified storage solution
Customers moving to unbound clouds struggle to manage their data freely across both private and public clouds. To address this challenge, NetApp delivers new unified, scale-out innovations that enable enterprise customers to flexibly and efficiently manage and control...
Samsung launches Smart Trade programme in SA
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a Smart Trade Programme; another first for the leading device manufacturer – which will see consumers trade a variety of old smartphone devices for a new Samsung phone, at a discounted rate. “Samsung is committed to...
New hand at the Samsung helm
Sung Woo Han has been appointed as vice-president and MD of Samsung Electronics Southern Africa. Han has been with Samsung for more than 16 years, and has worked sales, marketing and operations across much of the Middle East region. He was also previously...
Mapcodes offer a new way to find locations
MapIT has become the first service provider in Africa to adopt the mapcode system that provides a short address for any location on Earth. Kewal Shienmar, MD of Mapcode Foundation, explains that mapcode is a new standard for representing locations. It is designed for...
Innovation needed to bridge ERP skills gap
South African organisations are struggling to close the chasm between the skills of most of the people who make up their workforces and the competencies these employees need to use complex enterprise business applications to their full potential. Companies now need to...
Global consumer content spend rockets
Global consumer spending on digital games, apps and online movies passed $57-billion in 2013, up almost 30% from $44-billion in 2012. Information, insight and analytics form IHS and App Annie, a leader in app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence,...
Touch set to make consumer inroads
Touch technology is rapidly gaining popularity in a variety of market segments due to its ability to enhance the interaction between an individual and machines or devices. In particular, consumer electronics products, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, are...
Xerox signs up the Golden Lions again
Xerox has signed a new three-year title sponsorship agreement with the Golden Lions Rugby Union for the Currie Cup tournament. This three-year deal will see a substantial investment from Xerox and distributor Bytes Document Solutions and will establish Xerox as the...