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Mobile payments set to get more complex
Continued technology and service innovation, notably around location-based applications, is expected in the mobile payments space in 2014. However, there will be increasing complexity within the mobile payments ecosystem this year, and on-going challenges around the...
Municipal managers receive new guidelines
Following the amendment of the Municipal Systems Act in 2011, regulations providing for the appointment and conditions of employment for senior managers in municipalities was published in the Government Gazette this week. The Regulations provide for senior managers...
Mobile malware turns 10 this year
From Cabir to FakeDefend, the last decade has seen an explosion in mobile malware. In 2013, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has seen more than 1 300 new malicious applications per day, and is currently tracking over 300 Android malware families and over 400 000 malicious...
AdaptIT expects earnings to increase
AdaptIT has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to the fact that its earnings are up for the six months ended 31 December 2013. According to the statement, a review of the financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2013 by management has...
Strategic partnering needed for M2M success
Although machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is a bright spot in the rapidly maturing mobile industry, operators will not realise its full potential without strategic partnering, says Ovum. Forecasts from the global analyst firm show that over the next five years, M2M...
Rifle-Shot appoints new staff members
Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings has made two new appointments to its team. Mike Smith has been appointed implementation consultant and Caroline Carter has been appointed marketing co-ordinator. Rifle-Shot is a 100% South African consulting services and software...
Pilot POS rolls out wiPlatform solution
Pilot Software, a leading developer and implementer of point of sale (POS) software and systems for the hospitality industry, is to streamline their mobile integration process, allowing customers to accept any mobile transaction through a simple API. Pilot has...
AOC, Philips monitors grow in SA
MMD, license partner for monitors of the brand Philips, and AOC further increased their market share in South Africa. Both companies are subsidiaries of the world's leading display manufacturer TPV. As latest figures of analyst firm Context show, the market share for...
Cloud computing benefits SMEs
The availability of cloud computing to everyone has had a significant impact on the ability of small- to medium-sized companies (SMEs) to function like their enterprise counterparts. Using cloud services, SMEs have access to enterprise-grade applications that will...
FNB adds iPad Mini to Smart Device deals
FNB has added the latest iPad, the iPad Mini Retina WiFi & Cellular, to its smart device product range to enable those who cannot afford the device as a once of purchase, to pay it off over a 24 month period, with zero additional interest, fees or charges. “We are...
Will PMs survive the agile enterprise?
CEOs are starting to realise that the markets in which their companies operate are changing at an accelerating pace. What worked 10 years ago just doesn’t work anymore, says Jaco Viljoen, IndigoCube. Customers are becoming increasingly demanding and their demands are...
Wireless groups partner to improve WiFi
The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) has partnered with the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) to establish a cross-industry working group aimed at facilitating communication and collaboration around open access carrier-grade WiFi networks. Recent...
Emerging markets to slow
“Dull and old” economies will have their strongest performing year since 2010 and will drive the global recovery in 2014, according to Dr Nariman Behravesh, chief economist of information and analytics firm IHS. Ahead of the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos,...
Mobile payments set to get more complex
Continued technology and service innovation, notably around location-based applications, is expected in the mobile payments space in 2014. However, there will be increasing complexity within the mobile payments ecosystem this year, and on-going challenges around the...
Municipal managers receive new guidelines
Following the amendment of the Municipal Systems Act in 2011, regulations providing for the appointment and conditions of employment for senior managers in municipalities was published in the Government Gazette this week. The Regulations provide for senior managers...
Mobile malware turns 10 this year
From Cabir to FakeDefend, the last decade has seen an explosion in mobile malware. In 2013, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has seen more than 1 300 new malicious applications per day, and is currently tracking over 300 Android malware families and over 400 000 malicious...
AdaptIT expects earnings to increase
AdaptIT has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to the fact that its earnings are up for the six months ended 31 December 2013. According to the statement, a review of the financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2013 by management has...
Strategic partnering needed for M2M success
Although machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is a bright spot in the rapidly maturing mobile industry, operators will not realise its full potential without strategic partnering, says Ovum. Forecasts from the global analyst firm show that over the next five years, M2M...
Rifle-Shot appoints new staff members
Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings has made two new appointments to its team. Mike Smith has been appointed implementation consultant and Caroline Carter has been appointed marketing co-ordinator. Rifle-Shot is a 100% South African consulting services and software...
Pilot POS rolls out wiPlatform solution
Pilot Software, a leading developer and implementer of point of sale (POS) software and systems for the hospitality industry, is to streamline their mobile integration process, allowing customers to accept any mobile transaction through a simple API. Pilot has...