Technology News
Bridging the divide between business and IT
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape the partnership between business and IT is one of the most crucial aspects of businesses maintaining competitiveness and even in gaining a competitive edge. Even in medium-sized businesses the IT infrastructure is undoubtedly...
Carrim outlines action plan
Communications minister Yunus Carrim has presented a draft strategy for action to be taken by the department between now and the elections next year. The Draft Strategy and Programme for the Department of Communications was delivered to Parliament’s Portfolio...
Cell C ploughs R200m into Gauteng network
Cell C will roll out an additional 100 sites in Johannesburg over the next three months to increase network capacity and improve quality. The first 19 will be on air by the end of August. This is in addition to the existing 959 sites in Johannesburg. Some of the areas...
SA SMEs set sights on global markets
Nearly one-third of South African SMEs (small and midsize enterprises) will generate 21% to 40% of their revenue globally within the next three years, compared with just 22% today. Over the same period, the number of local companies operating in six or more countries...
All change for HP management
HP has announced changes to its executive leadership team, which the company hopes will accelerate its turnaround. Bill Veghte, HP's chief operating officer (COO), will become executive vice-president and GM of the HP Enterprise Group, a role that will now include...
Africa gains in technology importance
Competition within the technology sector is becoming more intense, and Asia’s importance as both a manufacturing location and a consumer market is growing. However, although Asia is still key to the sector, Africa has also witnessed an explosion in technology adoption...
Glimpse of light for global printing market
After several quarters of notable decline, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market showed encouraging signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13). According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy...
HP’s revenue declines in Q3
HP’s net revenue for the third quarter ended 31 July was $27,2-billion, down 8% from the previous year, or 7% down when adjusted for the effects of currency. Third quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.71, up from a GAAP diluted loss per share of $4.49...
Lexmark agrees to acquire Saperion
Lexmark International has signed as agreement to acquire Germany-based Saperion AG, a leading developer and provider of enterprise content management (ECM) and business process management (BPM) software in Europe, for a cash purchase price of approximately...
Ignore feature phones in SA at your peril
According to the latest research by Gartner, global smartphone sales recently surpassed that of feature phones for the first time. This scenario is different in South Africa, however, with approximately 32-million feature phones currently still in use in the country -...
Getting into the customer’s pocket
The imminent m-commerce boom presents great opportunities to improve business by engaging with the customer on a more personal level, says Stanchion Payment Solutions product manager, Carol Simpson. While mobile penetration in South Africa is high, uptake of mobile...
Protect company data from insider theft
Despite news of hacking, industrial espionage, corporate data theft, data leaks and other breaches and assaults on enterprise information coming to the fore and grabbing headlines almost daily, a shocking amount of businesses – especially smaller ones – are still...
IM fosters collaboration in government
Since 1994, impoverished and ordinary citizens have had high expectations regarding improved service delivery and almost two decades later, one could argue, little has changed. Despite attempts at reforming on a national, provincial and local level, government is yet...
Bridging the divide between business and IT
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape the partnership between business and IT is one of the most crucial aspects of businesses maintaining competitiveness and even in gaining a competitive edge. Even in medium-sized businesses the IT infrastructure is undoubtedly...
Carrim outlines action plan
Communications minister Yunus Carrim has presented a draft strategy for action to be taken by the department between now and the elections next year. The Draft Strategy and Programme for the Department of Communications was delivered to Parliament’s Portfolio...
Cell C ploughs R200m into Gauteng network
Cell C will roll out an additional 100 sites in Johannesburg over the next three months to increase network capacity and improve quality. The first 19 will be on air by the end of August. This is in addition to the existing 959 sites in Johannesburg. Some of the areas...
SA SMEs set sights on global markets
Nearly one-third of South African SMEs (small and midsize enterprises) will generate 21% to 40% of their revenue globally within the next three years, compared with just 22% today. Over the same period, the number of local companies operating in six or more countries...
All change for HP management
HP has announced changes to its executive leadership team, which the company hopes will accelerate its turnaround. Bill Veghte, HP's chief operating officer (COO), will become executive vice-president and GM of the HP Enterprise Group, a role that will now include...
Africa gains in technology importance
Competition within the technology sector is becoming more intense, and Asia’s importance as both a manufacturing location and a consumer market is growing. However, although Asia is still key to the sector, Africa has also witnessed an explosion in technology adoption...
Glimpse of light for global printing market
After several quarters of notable decline, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market showed encouraging signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13). According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy...