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Teradata conference focuses on data
The annual Teradata User Group conference is confirmed for 6 February 2014 at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead, Johannesburg. The conference is themed Unleashing the Power of Data and will offer delegates a look at the latest international developments in how...
Mid-market gears for talent war
Attracting and retaining the right employees will be a top priority for mid-sized companies in the coming months. This is according to Sage’s annual Business Index, which surveyed nearly 2 000 medium-sized businesses in 17 countries. The survey showed that the war for...
African economies lead in deals, confidence
In contrast to the rest of the world’s sluggish progress, African economies stand out for their high rates of growth and the confidence they inspire. The 2013 edition of Mergermarket’s Deal Drivers Africa reports a total of 115 deals worth $26,6-billion taking place...
Sizwe concludes ConvergeNet buyout
Sizwe IT Group, a Level 2 B-BBEE accredited ICT services company, has announced the buyout of the company and its subsidiaries from the ConvergeNet Group with some regulatory conditions to be fulfilled. The transaction, valued at R120-million, was effective as of 1...
Westcon gets former Dell exec as CEO
Datatec has appointed Dolph Westerbos as CEO of Westcon Group, its global distribution of advanced networking, security and unified communications solutions division, with effect from 1 January 2014. He will take over from Dean Douglas, who is leaving Datatec to take...
New southern Africa head for Schneider
Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Bruce Grobler as director for its southern African IT business unit, reporting directly to country president Eric Léger. Grobler joined Schneider Electric five years ago as automation and drives sales manager in the...
Festive fraud picks up with online shopping
There is nothing to kick-start the festive season like searching for the perfect gifts. The convenience of online shopping offers a stress- and hassle-free shopping experience. However, consumers must protect their personal information and take care when buying on the...
SMEs protected from poor accountants
Steps recently taken by the World Bank will mean good news for small businesses in South Africa, which are currently over-burdened by red tape and bureaucracy. The new regulation, seen as having positive effects by industry experts, emanates from the World Bank...
Fujitsu introduces palm vein authentication
Fujitsu has introduced a new mobile device designed to deliver advanced workstation power and expandability for users on the go, while meeting the needs of the most security-conscious of organisations, including banks, healthcare providers and retailers. Fujitsu is...
The new wave of software development
Gone are the days when night elves would piece together code on monochrome monitors, tapping away on chunky keyboards and hard-coding everything from libs to frameworks, gingerly nudging their ball-mice every now and then, said Greg Oxley, DevOps at unified data...
Sage Pastel wins best help desk award
Sage Pastel, South Africa’s leading developer of accounting and business software, has been named best help desk in the world at the ContactCenterWorld.com Top Ranking Performer global finals at a glittering ceremony in Las Vegas on the weekend. Category runners up...
Teradata CMO launches marketing book
Teradata Corporation, the leading analytic data platforms, applications and services company, recently announced that all profits from global sales of Teradata Applications CMO Lisa Arthur’s newly published book, Big Data Marketing, will be donated to The American Red...
Quintica secures service desk deals
With the growing demand for cross-campus technologies inside and outside of the lecture hall, learning institutions and universities are increasingly looking for IT enablers to assist in better managing IT as a whole. This is, according to Quintica, fuelling demand...
Teradata conference focuses on data
The annual Teradata User Group conference is confirmed for 6 February 2014 at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead, Johannesburg. The conference is themed Unleashing the Power of Data and will offer delegates a look at the latest international developments in how...
Mid-market gears for talent war
Attracting and retaining the right employees will be a top priority for mid-sized companies in the coming months. This is according to Sage’s annual Business Index, which surveyed nearly 2 000 medium-sized businesses in 17 countries. The survey showed that the war for...
African economies lead in deals, confidence
In contrast to the rest of the world’s sluggish progress, African economies stand out for their high rates of growth and the confidence they inspire. The 2013 edition of Mergermarket’s Deal Drivers Africa reports a total of 115 deals worth $26,6-billion taking place...
Sizwe concludes ConvergeNet buyout
Sizwe IT Group, a Level 2 B-BBEE accredited ICT services company, has announced the buyout of the company and its subsidiaries from the ConvergeNet Group with some regulatory conditions to be fulfilled. The transaction, valued at R120-million, was effective as of 1...
Westcon gets former Dell exec as CEO
Datatec has appointed Dolph Westerbos as CEO of Westcon Group, its global distribution of advanced networking, security and unified communications solutions division, with effect from 1 January 2014. He will take over from Dean Douglas, who is leaving Datatec to take...
New southern Africa head for Schneider
Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Bruce Grobler as director for its southern African IT business unit, reporting directly to country president Eric Léger. Grobler joined Schneider Electric five years ago as automation and drives sales manager in the...
Festive fraud picks up with online shopping
There is nothing to kick-start the festive season like searching for the perfect gifts. The convenience of online shopping offers a stress- and hassle-free shopping experience. However, consumers must protect their personal information and take care when buying on the...