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Webhelp to bring 1 000 jobs to SA
The Paris headquartered customer experience company, The Webhelp Group, has announced that it is to make significant inward investment in South Africa, opening its first site in the country, creating 1 000 new jobs. The company will open a 7 500 square metre...
Supply chain hampers African growth
With the growth of the e-commerce industry and the increasing ease of conducting business electronically globally, it isn’t surprising that more businesses are choosing to trade across borders to take advantage of the revenue-generating potential that export and...
ZACR gains support as dotAfrica custodian
The African Forum on Best Practices in ICT, a pan-African conference hosted by the Government of Burkina Faso and supported by the International Telecommunications Union, has issued a declaration in support of the dotAfrica initiative. The Ouagadougou Declaration...
DRAM demand rockets in post-PC era
Having slimmed down and gained some self-discipline, the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business is posting its highest profits in nearly three years, allowing suppliers to thrive despite the decline of the PC business that once dominated market demand. Operating...
Telecoms golden age on the decline
The golden age of telecoms growth and prosperity is waning, according to Ovum. Research from the global analyst firm predicts that global connections will grow by a CAGR of less than 4% between 2012 and 2018, while global revenues will grow at less than half that...
Companies ignore Millenials at their peril
By 2025, Generation Y, also known as Millenials, will comprise more than half of the global population and 75% of the workforce. Employers will not be able to ignore the demands of these workers and many companies have already begun adjusting policies to attract and...
Automart gives digital car trading a boost
South Africa’s largest car site, Automart, believes that their unique mobile and online trader platform allows dealers to operate more efficiently – and cut down costs dramatically. The secret, says Automart product and marketing manager Edna de Sousa, is to...
Avaya offers new collaboration solutions
Avaya has unveiled a set of new software and cloud-based services designed to transform the way enterprises and organisations work. Avaya’s simple, intuitive solutions help employees to work more effectively, engage more easily, and make decisions faster so...
Cost-conscious cloud data storage for SMBs
Bernard Kur, head of product at Global Micro Solutions looks at the benefits and key considerations when utilising the cloud as a means of data storage and back-up and importantly distinguishes between these two fundamentals. No matter the means by which a company...
HDS enhances cloud portfolio
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced new private cloud services and portfolio enhancements that will help organisations transform their businesses and enable IT to get more from private cloud. HDS gives customers faster access to applications, better...
Slower growth for mobile devices
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2,32-billion units in 2013, a 4,5% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. The market is being driven by a shift to lower-priced devices in nearly all device categories....
Maritime cyber-attacks to grow sophisticated
Cyber-attacks on container ships and port infrastructure will get more sophisticated as time goes on and companies should be doing more to protect their supply chain security. Maritime and IT security companies have raised their concerns after hackers attacked the...
CA brings mainframe training to SA
CA Southern Africa has unveiled its plans to open the CA Mainframe Academy. This initiative will offer ICT graduates the opportunity to gain certification - and enhanced job opportunities - in a sector of the industry with rapidly escalating skills shortages. The...
Webhelp to bring 1 000 jobs to SA
The Paris headquartered customer experience company, The Webhelp Group, has announced that it is to make significant inward investment in South Africa, opening its first site in the country, creating 1 000 new jobs. The company will open a 7 500 square metre...
Supply chain hampers African growth
With the growth of the e-commerce industry and the increasing ease of conducting business electronically globally, it isn’t surprising that more businesses are choosing to trade across borders to take advantage of the revenue-generating potential that export and...
ZACR gains support as dotAfrica custodian
The African Forum on Best Practices in ICT, a pan-African conference hosted by the Government of Burkina Faso and supported by the International Telecommunications Union, has issued a declaration in support of the dotAfrica initiative. The Ouagadougou Declaration...
DRAM demand rockets in post-PC era
Having slimmed down and gained some self-discipline, the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business is posting its highest profits in nearly three years, allowing suppliers to thrive despite the decline of the PC business that once dominated market demand. Operating...
Telecoms golden age on the decline
The golden age of telecoms growth and prosperity is waning, according to Ovum. Research from the global analyst firm predicts that global connections will grow by a CAGR of less than 4% between 2012 and 2018, while global revenues will grow at less than half that...
Companies ignore Millenials at their peril
By 2025, Generation Y, also known as Millenials, will comprise more than half of the global population and 75% of the workforce. Employers will not be able to ignore the demands of these workers and many companies have already begun adjusting policies to attract and...
Automart gives digital car trading a boost
South Africa’s largest car site, Automart, believes that their unique mobile and online trader platform allows dealers to operate more efficiently – and cut down costs dramatically. The secret, says Automart product and marketing manager Edna de Sousa, is to...