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Behavioural economics will change marketing
To be truly successful in marketing and advertising, we need to understand human motivation and behaviour at a deep level so that we are more able to influence it. Yet the marketing industry has clung to the same frameworks for modelling the ways that people evaluate...
Formal salaries on the increase
Both consumers and retailers can look forward to some Christmas cheer over the coming festive season, since indications from the latest BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI) are that those in formal employment have more cash in their pockets than generally...
SA students are addicted to social media
South Africa’s students are addicted to social media – but are almost unanimous in the opinion that it enhances both their academic and social lives. In fact, they believe it may even help them during exam time. This was the key finding of the SA High-tech Student...
SA crime level hits a 15-year low
Crime in South Africa is at its lowest level in 15 years, according to the IHS Crime Index. Key findings from the report show: * The most dangerous metro is the new metro of Mangaung in Free State with a crime index of 180, making it 1,7 times more dangerous than the...
Massive growth for global smartphone market
The worldwide smartphone market grew 38,8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Vendors shipped a total of 258,4-million smartphones in 3Q13, establishing a...
Telecoms faces range of new challenges
“Big data monetisation” is the fastest growing challenge facing the telecommunications industry, followed by churn, customer experience and the need to reduce fraud. These are the findings of an international survey by Experian, conducted among 80 senior executives in...
SA security appliance market set for growth
The value of the South African security appliances market grew 3,6% year-on-year in Q2 2013 to reach $11,97-million in revenue, according to the EMEA Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker published by international marketing and research agency IDC. The Tracker further...
Global economic recovery on the cards
The global economy is possibly poised for an extended recovery period, with the US showing the way and the Eurozone still having quite a way to go. This is according to Old Mutual Equities Strategist, Graham Bell, speaking at the Old Mutual Investment Group Q3...
Social media, cloud change security needs
The Nexus of Forces is transforming the approach towards information security as new requirements are brought about by social, mobile, cloud and information, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that traditional security models will be strained to the point that, by...
Governments commit to open partnering
More than 1 000 people, representing countries with populations of 1,94-billion, and hundreds of civil society and multilateral organisations, are coming together in London for the Open Government Partnerships’ (OGP) Summit today and tomorrow (31 October and 1...
Share data across platforms with NAS
The world we live in has become ever more connected. From notebooks and desktops to tablets and smartphones, we are always tapped in to the digital realm at work, at home and on the go, says Kalvin Subbadu, Components sales manager, WD South Africa. Practically every...
Citrix XenMobile release enhances mobility
Citrix has announced a new release of Citrix XenMobile, further extending the company’s leadership position in enterprise mobility management (EMM). The new release boasts great new features – unique to Citrix - that simplify and speed up manual processes for mobile...
Huawei showcases eLTE solution
Huawei has showcased its self-developed eLTE broadband trunking solution at the Professional LTE 2013. The solution, which has been deployed in various vertical industries, including government, energy, transportation and with Internet Service Providers (ISP), is...
Behavioural economics will change marketing
To be truly successful in marketing and advertising, we need to understand human motivation and behaviour at a deep level so that we are more able to influence it. Yet the marketing industry has clung to the same frameworks for modelling the ways that people evaluate...
Formal salaries on the increase
Both consumers and retailers can look forward to some Christmas cheer over the coming festive season, since indications from the latest BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI) are that those in formal employment have more cash in their pockets than generally...
SA students are addicted to social media
South Africa’s students are addicted to social media – but are almost unanimous in the opinion that it enhances both their academic and social lives. In fact, they believe it may even help them during exam time. This was the key finding of the SA High-tech Student...
SA crime level hits a 15-year low
Crime in South Africa is at its lowest level in 15 years, according to the IHS Crime Index. Key findings from the report show: * The most dangerous metro is the new metro of Mangaung in Free State with a crime index of 180, making it 1,7 times more dangerous than the...
Massive growth for global smartphone market
The worldwide smartphone market grew 38,8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Vendors shipped a total of 258,4-million smartphones in 3Q13, establishing a...
Telecoms faces range of new challenges
“Big data monetisation” is the fastest growing challenge facing the telecommunications industry, followed by churn, customer experience and the need to reduce fraud. These are the findings of an international survey by Experian, conducted among 80 senior executives in...
SA security appliance market set for growth
The value of the South African security appliances market grew 3,6% year-on-year in Q2 2013 to reach $11,97-million in revenue, according to the EMEA Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker published by international marketing and research agency IDC. The Tracker further...