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Political instability causes MEA decline
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market recorded a slight decline of 0,3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013 (Q2 2013), with shipments totalling 1 545 853 units, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation...
Touchscreen display shipments slow in 2Q13
Display panels for touchscreen mobile PCs suffered a sequential decline during the second quarter of 2013, according to a new report entitled Touch Panel Shipment Database – Notebook PC – Q3 2013, published by HIS. Shipments of touchscreen panels for notebook PCs...
Creating truly Agile development teams
Agile development is the trending buzzword in the software development world, and for good reason. It is arguably the major revolution in the software development process over the past decade, says Clinton Bosch, architect at BSG Africa. Scrum gatherings are a regular...
Best practices make BYOD simple and secure
As consumerisation continues to transform IT, organisations are moving quickly to design strategies to allow and embrace bring your own device (BYOD), says Michael Church, enterprise manager, Citrix South Africa. Empowered to choose the best device to get their work...
ESN can filter out unnecessary data
Every day, people are flooded by a deluge of information. It is sometimes difficult to keep up and one can feel downright overwhelmed between e-mails cluttering up your inbox at an alarming rate and being confronted by the rapidly updated blogs and feeds on the...
Local retailers have advantage in Africa
With international retail chains eyeing the African market, South African retailers will need to beef up supply chain efficiencies at scale but could easily outdo competitors with their built-in understanding of apportioning their offering to meet regional or local...
Seven steps for SMS success
Given that mobile penetration rates in SA are higher than any other medium, mobile communication is undoubtedly one of the best ways to reach the widest audience, says Desere Orrill, is group CMO of Ole! Media Holdings and MD of MobiMedia. Text messaging is quick,...
NetApp to deliver cloud data management
CIOs are moving from being builders and operators of data centres to becoming brokers of application and information services. They are embracing new technologies and service models to deliver IT faster, cheaper, and smarter, while making their companies more...
Kaspersky Lab wins AV-Test award
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce it has received a coveted AV-Test Innovation Award for its protection of online financial transactions. The experts at AV-Test were unanimous in recognising the overall effectiveness of Kaspersky Lab’s ability to protect financial...
De Jager & Kie migrate to Office 365
As an auditing firm, De Jager & Kie rely heavily on the functionality of Excel, Outlook and Calendar sharing. When the need arose for the company to upgrade its existing Office suite it turned to long-term partner ITE Services to assist it in identifying a...
Global economy is still in disarray
Five years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world economy remains in disarray, according to a new UNCTAD report. To adjust to what now appears to be a structural crisis of the world economy, fundamental changes are needed in prevailing economic...
Dell surges ahead in monitor stakes
Dell has moved ahead of Samsung in the worldwide PC monitor market for the first time since 2007, shipping more than 5-million units in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13). Total PC monitor shipments for the quarter were 33,5-million units, which was 1,6-million units...
US, African trade set for growth
Trade between the US and sub-Saharan Africa is set for continued growth, as both regions build upon the recent US Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) to achieve sustainable development through increased trade and investment. “We have already seen this increased trade...
Political instability causes MEA decline
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market recorded a slight decline of 0,3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013 (Q2 2013), with shipments totalling 1 545 853 units, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation...
Touchscreen display shipments slow in 2Q13
Display panels for touchscreen mobile PCs suffered a sequential decline during the second quarter of 2013, according to a new report entitled Touch Panel Shipment Database – Notebook PC – Q3 2013, published by HIS. Shipments of touchscreen panels for notebook PCs...
Creating truly Agile development teams
Agile development is the trending buzzword in the software development world, and for good reason. It is arguably the major revolution in the software development process over the past decade, says Clinton Bosch, architect at BSG Africa. Scrum gatherings are a regular...
Best practices make BYOD simple and secure
As consumerisation continues to transform IT, organisations are moving quickly to design strategies to allow and embrace bring your own device (BYOD), says Michael Church, enterprise manager, Citrix South Africa. Empowered to choose the best device to get their work...
ESN can filter out unnecessary data
Every day, people are flooded by a deluge of information. It is sometimes difficult to keep up and one can feel downright overwhelmed between e-mails cluttering up your inbox at an alarming rate and being confronted by the rapidly updated blogs and feeds on the...
Local retailers have advantage in Africa
With international retail chains eyeing the African market, South African retailers will need to beef up supply chain efficiencies at scale but could easily outdo competitors with their built-in understanding of apportioning their offering to meet regional or local...
Seven steps for SMS success
Given that mobile penetration rates in SA are higher than any other medium, mobile communication is undoubtedly one of the best ways to reach the widest audience, says Desere Orrill, is group CMO of Ole! Media Holdings and MD of MobiMedia. Text messaging is quick,...