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Customer experience key for mobile operators
Africa is in a league of its own when it comes to the prepaid mobile world, with many different touch points that operators need to manage to ensure customers experience and their own brand integrity. KPMG undertook a "mystery shopping" study on the $770-billion...
Servers see slower sales in EMEA
Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2,9-billion in the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 3,3% when compared with the same quarter of 2012, according to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). In euro terms, revenue...
Young women win BB scholarships
A young South African woman is among the 10 recipients of the BlackBerry Scholars Program - an initiative designed to inspire more women to enter the mobile computing industry and pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The...
Half of Android users are vulnerable
Mobile devices and apps are undoubtedly essential to our personal and professional lives, offering us 24/7 access to essential information. It comes as no surprise then that the adoption of smartphones and tablets, which provide internet connectivity and myriad...
SecureData Africa wins Juniper distribution
Juniper Networks has appointed SecureData Africa as a value-added distributor for South Africa and Authorised Education Partner (AEP) for sub-Sahara Africa. “We are very excited about the addition of a world-class partner to our vendor solutions offering, such as...
Massive global cloud growth forecast
Worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach $47,4-billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than $107-billion in 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Over the 2013–2017 forecast period, public IT cloud services...
Pinnacle reports increased revenue, profit
Pinnacle Technology Holdings has reported that its revenue increased by 13% to R6,6-billion for the year ended 30 June 2013. EBITDA increased by 18% to R493-million, headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased 17% to 205,6 cents and dividends per share increased by...
Why did Microsoft buy Nokia?
International Data Corporation (IDC) has released the following comment on Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia. Microsoft’s announcement of the acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division, as part of a $7,2-billion deal, comes two and a half years since these...
The pitfalls of choosing a cloud solution
A few years ago, CIOs were faced with a dilemma to outsource their IT services or not. Having gone through hearing how successful, traumatic, simple, cost-effective, expensive, it was (depending on who was relating their experience), we once again find ourselves...
Ster-Kinekor to bring IMAX to South Africa
Ster-Kinekor, southern Africa’s leading cinema chain, has completed an agreement with IMAX Corporation, to install an IMAX theatre at its flagship cinema complex, Ster-Kinekor Gateway, in the Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Durban, by November this year. The IMAX...
Samsung debuts smart watch
Samsung is first to market with a smart watch, the Galaxy Gear, which it unveiled yesterday. The company is billing the watch as “a perfect companion device that further integrates the Samsung Galaxy experience into everyday life”. “Samsung’s ongoing smart device...
HP, Canon, Xerox lead in EMEA printing
Worldwide page volume generated on home and office digital hardcopy devices decreased to 2,98-trillion in 2012 from 3,03-trillion in 2011, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 1,5%, according to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC). The volume...
And the top 10 start-ups for 2013 are …
This year, the World Economic Forum has named 36 leading start-ups as its Technology Pioneers 2014. New technologies and innovations are constantly changing and improving the way we do things and approach problems. Processes, institutions and industries that have been...
Customer experience key for mobile operators
Africa is in a league of its own when it comes to the prepaid mobile world, with many different touch points that operators need to manage to ensure customers experience and their own brand integrity. KPMG undertook a "mystery shopping" study on the $770-billion...
Servers see slower sales in EMEA
Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2,9-billion in the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 3,3% when compared with the same quarter of 2012, according to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). In euro terms, revenue...
Young women win BB scholarships
A young South African woman is among the 10 recipients of the BlackBerry Scholars Program - an initiative designed to inspire more women to enter the mobile computing industry and pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The...
Half of Android users are vulnerable
Mobile devices and apps are undoubtedly essential to our personal and professional lives, offering us 24/7 access to essential information. It comes as no surprise then that the adoption of smartphones and tablets, which provide internet connectivity and myriad...
SecureData Africa wins Juniper distribution
Juniper Networks has appointed SecureData Africa as a value-added distributor for South Africa and Authorised Education Partner (AEP) for sub-Sahara Africa. “We are very excited about the addition of a world-class partner to our vendor solutions offering, such as...
Massive global cloud growth forecast
Worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach $47,4-billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than $107-billion in 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Over the 2013–2017 forecast period, public IT cloud services...
Pinnacle reports increased revenue, profit
Pinnacle Technology Holdings has reported that its revenue increased by 13% to R6,6-billion for the year ended 30 June 2013. EBITDA increased by 18% to R493-million, headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased 17% to 205,6 cents and dividends per share increased by...