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Five signs that a business is ready for ERP
Owners of rapidly growing businesses often reach a point where the company consumes their every thought. Sleepless nights are spent fretting over growing complexities and constant worry of things potentially forgotten besieges all the waking hours, says Taryn Cromie,...
IDC disburses record R16bn
In pursuit of sustainable and inclusive industrial development, the IDC announced that it had disbursed a record R16-billion into the economy in the 2012/2013 financial year. In addition to this achievement, the corporation sustained its funding approvals at the...
Enterprise architecture must drive strategy
CIOs are increasingly looking to enterprise architecture (EA) to help drive their digital strategy, according to Gartner. Fifty-two percent of respondents in Gartner's 2013 CEO and Senior Executive Survey said their organisations have a digital strategy. Analysts...
Big data offers competitive edge
Until recently, the torrent of data flooding our world has been a phenomenon that probably only excited a few data geeks. But we are now at an inflection point. The history of previous trends in IT investment and innovation and their impact on competitiveness and...
Touch drives proximity sensor market
The market for sensors that track hand movements in conjunction with touchscreens is growing explosively as smartphones, tablets and other products increasingly incorporate gesture functionality into their user interfaces (UI). Revenue for proximity-based gesture...
NetXactics develops online Solutions Tool
Security solutions distributor, NetXactics, has developed an online Solutions Tool that is making it easier for customers to find and implement the right security solution for their company’s needs. Brett Myroff, CEO of NetXactics, says companies can easily get lost...
HP announces ENVY Recline AiO PC series
HP has announced the HP ENVY Recline All-in-One PC series, offering the best, most immersive touch experience available on an All-in-One PC. With an innovative product design, HP’s new All-in-One PCs allow users to pivot the touch screen lower and closer, making the...
Shavlik boosts mobile capability with MDM
Shavlik has announced its mobile device management (MDM) solution for the management of smartphones, tablets and rugged devices. As IT departments realign to the new realities of user-oriented IT, they are coming to terms with securing a mobile, global, 24-hour...
Online insurance platform from Absa
Absa’s 1,3-million online banking clients will be the first in South Africa to have access to fully integrated online insurance. With immediate effect, clients will be just a few clicks away from having access to a launch suite of six core short-term and life...
Kaspersky Lab offers new security product
Kaspersky Lab announces the online availability of Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi-Device, in South Africa - a new security product that provides premium protection for the world’s most commonly-used devices. This state-of-the-art solution protects not only...
Securicom partners with Clikit Media
Securicom, a specialist provider of managed IT security solutions, has partnered with Clikit Media to distribute its comprehensive e-mail security and content management solution, ePurifier, and its robust e-mail archiving and business continuity service, MailVault,...
Apple future bleak without Samsung
Apple may be the most influential technology company in the world, but even its formidable status may not help as it tries to out-innovate Samsung, its primary competitor. That’s because any major innovation would likely demand greater memory capabilities - and Apple...
M2M market already burgeoning
Machine-to-machine (M2M) is often portrayed as a nascent industry sector. However, operators are already generating strong revenue in this sector, amounting to $10-billion worldwide in 2013, and increasing to U$88-billion by 2023. Future growth opportunities will be...
Five signs that a business is ready for ERP
Owners of rapidly growing businesses often reach a point where the company consumes their every thought. Sleepless nights are spent fretting over growing complexities and constant worry of things potentially forgotten besieges all the waking hours, says Taryn Cromie,...
IDC disburses record R16bn
In pursuit of sustainable and inclusive industrial development, the IDC announced that it had disbursed a record R16-billion into the economy in the 2012/2013 financial year. In addition to this achievement, the corporation sustained its funding approvals at the...
Enterprise architecture must drive strategy
CIOs are increasingly looking to enterprise architecture (EA) to help drive their digital strategy, according to Gartner. Fifty-two percent of respondents in Gartner's 2013 CEO and Senior Executive Survey said their organisations have a digital strategy. Analysts...
Big data offers competitive edge
Until recently, the torrent of data flooding our world has been a phenomenon that probably only excited a few data geeks. But we are now at an inflection point. The history of previous trends in IT investment and innovation and their impact on competitiveness and...
Touch drives proximity sensor market
The market for sensors that track hand movements in conjunction with touchscreens is growing explosively as smartphones, tablets and other products increasingly incorporate gesture functionality into their user interfaces (UI). Revenue for proximity-based gesture...
NetXactics develops online Solutions Tool
Security solutions distributor, NetXactics, has developed an online Solutions Tool that is making it easier for customers to find and implement the right security solution for their company’s needs. Brett Myroff, CEO of NetXactics, says companies can easily get lost...
HP announces ENVY Recline AiO PC series
HP has announced the HP ENVY Recline All-in-One PC series, offering the best, most immersive touch experience available on an All-in-One PC. With an innovative product design, HP’s new All-in-One PCs allow users to pivot the touch screen lower and closer, making the...