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Kuehnemann joins Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions has announced that Claas Kuehnemann has been named head of Enterprise Business in sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa. Kuehnemann joins Motorola after an extensive career in major multinational technology corporations such as SAP and IBM, where he...
TPG Africa geared for growth
Project and portfolio management specialist The Project Group (TPG) Africa is gearing up for expansion in 2014. The company aims to extend its operations in South Africa and Botswana, and grow its training business significantly. TPG Africa offers products,...
CE market still in decline
The 2014 International CES event held in Las Vegas last week served as a showcase for exciting new products like ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions and wearable technology devices. However, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the...
PC shipments decline in Q4 and 2013 overall
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 82,2-million units in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), representing a year-on-year contraction of -5,6%, a shade better than the forecast of -6% growth, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC...
GDP is up, but well-being is in decline
In 2012, gross world product increased to just over $83-trillion, a 4,85% increase over 2011. On the surface, this metric supports the argument that the worst of the global recession is in the past; however, the economy continues a pattern of slowing growth rates...
SA corporates see BYOD as a threat
Most companies see the bring your own device (BYOD) trend, where employees use their personal mobile devices for work purposes, as a growing threat to business. However, the percentage of companies taking measures to minimise this threat is relatively small, according...
TV brands optimistic for LCD growth in 2014
Fourteen of the world’s top TV brands plan to raise their targets in 2014 in hopes of shipping more liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) sets, even though virtually half saw actual shipments fall below expectations this year, according to a new report from the...
Altech exits East Africa telecoms market
Allied Technologies (Altech) has exercised its option to dispose of its interests in Liquid Telecommunications. Effective 28 February 2013, Altech concluded an agreement with Liquid, in terms of which Altech acquired 8,6% of Liquid’s issued share capital in exchange...
Watson offers cloud-based big data analytics
IBM has unveiled three new Watson services delivered via the cloud. The first, Watson Discovery Advisor, is designed to accelerate and strengthen research and development projects in industries such as pharmaceutical, publishing and biotechnology. The second, Watson...
Africa looks good to manufacturers
The amount of investment flowing into African countries, and the number of global brands investing in Africa, has risen sharply in recent years, according to the latest analysis from IDC Manufacturing Insights. For many low-cost manufacturers, the future lies in...
Panda offers mobile device management
Panda Security has announced the introduction of significant enhancements and new features to Panda Cloud Systems Management (PCSM), the company’s remote management and monitoring solution designed to help IT departments and service providers manage, monitor and...
Datafinity opens Cape Town branch
To cater for the increased demand in its electronic workflow and document management solutions in South Africa, as well as increasing sales of its electronic signature pads, Datafinity has opened a branch in Cape Town. The company has more than a decade of experience...
Econz Wireless, RuggedPhones partner up
Econz Wireless and RuggedPhones have announced their partnership to provide businesses operating in tough environments with a full set of mobile applications from employee tracking, to time and attendance and payroll integration. “RuggedPhones offer some of the...
Kuehnemann joins Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions has announced that Claas Kuehnemann has been named head of Enterprise Business in sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa. Kuehnemann joins Motorola after an extensive career in major multinational technology corporations such as SAP and IBM, where he...
TPG Africa geared for growth
Project and portfolio management specialist The Project Group (TPG) Africa is gearing up for expansion in 2014. The company aims to extend its operations in South Africa and Botswana, and grow its training business significantly. TPG Africa offers products,...
CE market still in decline
The 2014 International CES event held in Las Vegas last week served as a showcase for exciting new products like ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions and wearable technology devices. However, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the...
PC shipments decline in Q4 and 2013 overall
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 82,2-million units in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), representing a year-on-year contraction of -5,6%, a shade better than the forecast of -6% growth, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC...
GDP is up, but well-being is in decline
In 2012, gross world product increased to just over $83-trillion, a 4,85% increase over 2011. On the surface, this metric supports the argument that the worst of the global recession is in the past; however, the economy continues a pattern of slowing growth rates...
SA corporates see BYOD as a threat
Most companies see the bring your own device (BYOD) trend, where employees use their personal mobile devices for work purposes, as a growing threat to business. However, the percentage of companies taking measures to minimise this threat is relatively small, according...
TV brands optimistic for LCD growth in 2014
Fourteen of the world’s top TV brands plan to raise their targets in 2014 in hopes of shipping more liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) sets, even though virtually half saw actual shipments fall below expectations this year, according to a new report from the...