Technology News
Etisalat, Samsung pen technology deal
Etisalat Group and Samsung have signed a deal that will see Samsung supply telecommunications technology within Etisalat’s 15 operating countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. “By securing this innovative partnership, we are benefiting communities in our...
Africa seen as next healthcare frontier
Over the past decade, the global life sciences sector has experienced healthy growth. The world market for pharmaceuticals, for example, has doubled within a decade, reaching a value of about $1-trillion, and is expected to grow by another 3% to 6% per annum until...
Dell offers secure commercial PCs
Dell has announced additional security capabilities for its commercial PC portfolio and now offers the most secure commercial PCs on the market. Only Dell offers comprehensive encryption, advanced authentication, and leading-edge malware prevention from a single...
No social media quick fix
Social media has taken the world by storm, and most companies are anxious to cash in on its benefits. But there is no quick fix when it comes to effective social media use, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. There are huge potential...
LG brings Optimus L7II to South Africa
LG has announced the launch of the Optimus L series in South Africa. The widely successful L Series has evolved to include contemporary design aesthetics and innovations that improve on the original. The Optimus L7II and L5II will be the first of the new series to...
BDS to unveil new presses at Africa Print
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the authorised Xerox distributor in 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, will unveil several exciting new Xerox products at Africa Print, the commercial and digital print exhibition sponsored by Xerox, which will take place from 21 to 23...
McCarthy streamlines payroll with Sage
McCarthy Motor Group, one of South Africa's largest motor retailing groups, employing 12 000 employees, has successfully completed the implementation of VIP People, an integrated payroll, HR and Employee Self Service Solution, developed by Sage VIP particularly for...
Backup and recovery for emerging enterprises
There is a lot of hype in the marketplace about virtual machine backups at a host level to backup infrastructures in its entirety in order to deploy it elsewhere as part of their backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategy. In reality, these types of backup and DR...
Mine loyalty programmes for data insights
Progressive health retail outlet Wellness Warehouse is using insights gained from its loyalty programme to drive merchandising and promotion decisions – and is seeing the benefits. “The major insight has been that our most loyal customers are nothing like our typical...
IM landscape changes rapidly in SA
The rapid growth of the WhatsApp instant messaging (IM) client and the decline in the volume of chat messages going through MXit over the past 12 months in South Africa, are indicative of the change in the way people are using their mobile phones to communicate with...
Entries open for African Innovation Prize
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has called for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The prestigious prize aims at encouraging innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. The winning submission will be awarded a prize of...
Samsung sees increased revenue, profit
Samsung Electronics has reported revenues of 57,46-trillion won (R505 648-billion) on a consolidated basis for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 - a 9% increase from the previous quarter. Consolidated operating profit for the quarter reached 9,53-trillion won...
Slower growth seen for outsourcing
The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is forecast to reach $288-billion in 2013, a 2,8% increase in US dollars (and 5,1% in constant currency) from 2012, according to Gartner. Compared with Gartner's previous forecast, nearly all ITO segments are now forecast to...
Etisalat, Samsung pen technology deal
Etisalat Group and Samsung have signed a deal that will see Samsung supply telecommunications technology within Etisalat’s 15 operating countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. “By securing this innovative partnership, we are benefiting communities in our...
Africa seen as next healthcare frontier
Over the past decade, the global life sciences sector has experienced healthy growth. The world market for pharmaceuticals, for example, has doubled within a decade, reaching a value of about $1-trillion, and is expected to grow by another 3% to 6% per annum until...
Dell offers secure commercial PCs
Dell has announced additional security capabilities for its commercial PC portfolio and now offers the most secure commercial PCs on the market. Only Dell offers comprehensive encryption, advanced authentication, and leading-edge malware prevention from a single...
No social media quick fix
Social media has taken the world by storm, and most companies are anxious to cash in on its benefits. But there is no quick fix when it comes to effective social media use, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. There are huge potential...
LG brings Optimus L7II to South Africa
LG has announced the launch of the Optimus L series in South Africa. The widely successful L Series has evolved to include contemporary design aesthetics and innovations that improve on the original. The Optimus L7II and L5II will be the first of the new series to...
BDS to unveil new presses at Africa Print
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the authorised Xerox distributor in 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, will unveil several exciting new Xerox products at Africa Print, the commercial and digital print exhibition sponsored by Xerox, which will take place from 21 to 23...
McCarthy streamlines payroll with Sage
McCarthy Motor Group, one of South Africa's largest motor retailing groups, employing 12 000 employees, has successfully completed the implementation of VIP People, an integrated payroll, HR and Employee Self Service Solution, developed by Sage VIP particularly for...