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Tongaat Hulet Starch revamps meetings
Days packed with lengthy meetings do not always result in getting the job done, or better results for the company. Well-structured meetings are very important for the successful planning, implementation and management of physical asset management projects and daily...
Financial services lack agility
Just one in 10 leaders in the financial services sector believe they can rapidly take advantage of new opportunities or adapt to unexpected changes in the future. That’s in contrast to the average of one in five European business leaders from all industries....
PC shipments in Western Europe decline
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 14,7-million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decline of 4,4% compared with the same period in 2012, according to Gartner. All PC segments in Western Europe decreased. Mobile and desktop PC shipments declined 6,5% and...
IBM grows next-gen skills in Africa
IBM has announced new IT knowledge-building initiatives that will enable the existing and future workforce to develop new analytics, cloud and data skills crucial to the continent's economic growth and social development. Today’s technology based services in many...
BMW opens SAP competency centre in SA
The BMW Group has opened a BMW SAP Competence Hub in South Africa. Together with two other IT hubs, situated in the US and India, the BMW SAP Competence Hub will be rendering IT services worldwide, concentrating specifically on SAP-based production applications....
Retailers shift focus to mobility in 2014
Corresponding with the growing number of mobile users among shoppers, retailers overwhelmingly agree that mobile must be the number one priority for their digital business in 2014. According to the 2014 Shop.org/Forrester Research survey, State Of Retailing Online,...
Strong results for AdaptIT group
JSE-listed AdaptIT Group has announced successful interim results for the period ended 31 December 2013. “We are pleased to report another set of good results in a challenging trading environment,” says AdaptIT Group CEO, Sbu Shabalala. Turnover for the six months...
Firms lose Twitter opportunity
At a time when investors say they find digital communications more insightful and more motivating than traditional communications, research by FTI Consulting shows that only a small number of the FTSE 100 are effectively using Twitter to support their financial...
MTN reserves judgement on Icasa rates
MTN has issued comment on the new call termination rates announced last week by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa). “We have previously stated our willingness to co-operate with the Authority to work towards reducing the cost of...
DCC offers Targus Universal tablet cases
The new Targus range of Universal tablet cases is now available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Constructed of durable polyurethane, these water and stain-resistant cases are available in both flip case and folio-stand models in a variety of colours....
The finance sector banks on AIS
Assimilated Information Systems (AIS), an established South African specialist services provider of software and IT, has confirmed its participation in the 2014 Banking Document & Workflow Management Conference and Workshop scheduled for 19, 20 and 21 February in...
Handheld sponsors Swedish biathlon team
The Swedish national biathlon team has sharpened its game preparations with the use of high performing ultra-rugged computers. According to the sponsorship agreement, the Swedish national biathlon team will use Handheld’s Algiz XRW ultra-rugged notebook for timing and...
FNB’s PS4 offer sells out
FNB’s Playstation 4 stock has sold out within a day of launching the gaming console to qualifying FNB Cheque account holders. “The uptake on the Playstation 4 deal serves as proof that there is a demand for devices other than tablets, smartphones and laptops and the...
Tongaat Hulet Starch revamps meetings
Days packed with lengthy meetings do not always result in getting the job done, or better results for the company. Well-structured meetings are very important for the successful planning, implementation and management of physical asset management projects and daily...
Financial services lack agility
Just one in 10 leaders in the financial services sector believe they can rapidly take advantage of new opportunities or adapt to unexpected changes in the future. That’s in contrast to the average of one in five European business leaders from all industries....
PC shipments in Western Europe decline
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 14,7-million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decline of 4,4% compared with the same period in 2012, according to Gartner. All PC segments in Western Europe decreased. Mobile and desktop PC shipments declined 6,5% and...
IBM grows next-gen skills in Africa
IBM has announced new IT knowledge-building initiatives that will enable the existing and future workforce to develop new analytics, cloud and data skills crucial to the continent's economic growth and social development. Today’s technology based services in many...
BMW opens SAP competency centre in SA
The BMW Group has opened a BMW SAP Competence Hub in South Africa. Together with two other IT hubs, situated in the US and India, the BMW SAP Competence Hub will be rendering IT services worldwide, concentrating specifically on SAP-based production applications....
Retailers shift focus to mobility in 2014
Corresponding with the growing number of mobile users among shoppers, retailers overwhelmingly agree that mobile must be the number one priority for their digital business in 2014. According to the 2014 Shop.org/Forrester Research survey, State Of Retailing Online,...
Strong results for AdaptIT group
JSE-listed AdaptIT Group has announced successful interim results for the period ended 31 December 2013. “We are pleased to report another set of good results in a challenging trading environment,” says AdaptIT Group CEO, Sbu Shabalala. Turnover for the six months...