Technology News
SA start-ups doing well in Seed Engine
Seed Engine, which ran its first programme this year, has added six start-ups to its portfolio. All ventures are currently in advanced negotiations with next round funding from investors. Marc Elias, CEO of the Seed Engine Business Accelerator, which will accelerate...
Growing SA with advanced analytics
Declining tax revenues, requirements for maintaining high levels of service, unprecedented demands for increased efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability – these are all challenges that government is facing today and the demands placed on it have...
dotFNB keeps up with accessory trends
dotFNB branches have added a variety of smart device accessories to its product range, allowing FNB account holders to personalise and enhance the functionality of their smart devices. The addition of smart device accessories to the dotFNB product offering ensures one...
Software development and smart computing
Forrester Research’s Global Tech Market Outlook 2013-2014 points out that software as a service (SaaS) and data-driven smart apps will be the major growth engines for the global software market. The report forecasts that the SaaS market will increase in 2013 by 25% to...
Samsung backs original accessories
It is a fact that many South African consumers use batteries and chargers that are not compatible with their selected brand of mobile device, or more accurately, that are not authentic to the specific brand. The use of third party accessories could have far reaching...
Sanofi implements QlikView
Sanofi South Africa, the local affiliate of global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, realised time and resources savings after standardising its reporting on QlikView’s business analytics platform. Mixed environment The company had been running multiple tools in 2011,...
Dirty WiFi hinders mobile workforce
While there is an increasing buzz around WiFi hotspots globally, there are two main issues which ensure WiFi still remains a problematic means of connectivity for the mobile workforce. Craig Lowe, execMobile founder, says security and productivity should be of concern...
The benefits of life-long learning
In the business world, users are compelled to keep learning about new developments in technology, how these will impact lives and what new innovations lie in store for people. Users have little choice. They have to keep up or get left behind. This involves the phones...
Microsoft boosts cloud adoption
The advent of Microsoft Office365 and the combination of various products across numerous plans available means companies of any size, focus and position have a clear vision to save on total cost of ownership. That said, there is also the added advantage of faster,...
Citizen-centric government is possible
The process of transforming government services in administrations around the world has been focused largely on two main issues: technology and information. Using best practices and technologies that have enabled the modernisation of other governments, South Africa...
BlackBerry Buddies on the expansion trail
BlackBerry Buddies – the friendly people who help South African BlackBerry customers get the most from their smartphones - have assisted approximately 4 800 people a month since the launch of the programme in July last year. The BlackBerry Buddies have been on hand at...
Afrihost moves to mobile broadband
A recent study found that almost 8-million South Africans connect to the Internet using their cell phones, with nearly 2,5-million of those subscribers having no other means of accessing the Internet. With the number of Internet users expected to double by 2016,...
Africa is new kidnap and ransom hotspot
Based on recent statistics released by specialist crisis prevention and response consultancy NYA International, Africa accounted for 36% of kidnap and ransom incidents globally, putting it well ahead of the Americas (27%) and Asia (19%). In fact, kidnap for ransom has...
SA start-ups doing well in Seed Engine
Seed Engine, which ran its first programme this year, has added six start-ups to its portfolio. All ventures are currently in advanced negotiations with next round funding from investors. Marc Elias, CEO of the Seed Engine Business Accelerator, which will accelerate...
Growing SA with advanced analytics
Declining tax revenues, requirements for maintaining high levels of service, unprecedented demands for increased efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability – these are all challenges that government is facing today and the demands placed on it have...
dotFNB keeps up with accessory trends
dotFNB branches have added a variety of smart device accessories to its product range, allowing FNB account holders to personalise and enhance the functionality of their smart devices. The addition of smart device accessories to the dotFNB product offering ensures one...
Software development and smart computing
Forrester Research’s Global Tech Market Outlook 2013-2014 points out that software as a service (SaaS) and data-driven smart apps will be the major growth engines for the global software market. The report forecasts that the SaaS market will increase in 2013 by 25% to...
Samsung backs original accessories
It is a fact that many South African consumers use batteries and chargers that are not compatible with their selected brand of mobile device, or more accurately, that are not authentic to the specific brand. The use of third party accessories could have far reaching...
Sanofi implements QlikView
Sanofi South Africa, the local affiliate of global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, realised time and resources savings after standardising its reporting on QlikView’s business analytics platform. Mixed environment The company had been running multiple tools in 2011,...
Dirty WiFi hinders mobile workforce
While there is an increasing buzz around WiFi hotspots globally, there are two main issues which ensure WiFi still remains a problematic means of connectivity for the mobile workforce. Craig Lowe, execMobile founder, says security and productivity should be of concern...