Technology News
Money talks and employees walk
Employees in the information technology industry are extremely restless, as evidenced by Network IT Recruitment’s recent IT Skills survey which showed that 62% of respondents were considering leaving their current job, 50% stayed in jobs for two years or less and 53%...
Legitimate users at highest risk
Cisco today released findings from Cisco’s 2013 Annual Security Report (ASR) in South Africa revealing that the highest concentration of online security threats come from legitimate destinations visited by mass audiences, such as major search engines, retail sites and...
Manufacturers use technology to differentiate
IDC Manufacturing Insights research shows over the next three years, manufacturers increasingly plan to use service as a competitive differentiator and aim to grow business through product service innovation and value-added services for existing products. The...
South Africans outlive their finances
South Africans are living longer, according to the Statistician General mid-year population report released in May. Life expectancy in the country has improved dramatically in the past eight years - going from 53 to 60 years. This is attributed to the fact that...
African public-private partnerships urged
At the second annual Forbes Afrique Economic summit, Presidents Denis Sassou N'Guesso of Congo, Macky Sall of Senegal, John Mahama of Ghana, Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Jacob Zuma of South Africa all highlighted the importance of private-sector participation...
Who are the leaders in managed print?
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new vendor assessment and market analysis profiling vendors in the worldwide managed print and document services (MPDS) market. According to IDC's research, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Ricoh, and Xerox/Fuji Xerox hold...
Kenya Ports banks on SAP
The Kenya Ports Authority has experienced phenomenal growth over the last 12 years. Traffic through the port of Mombasa, East and Central Africa's main maritime gateway, has increased by 7,4% per annum. In 2000, KPA realised traffic of 9,126-million tons moving...
Esquire signs distribution deal with Sharkoon
Esquire Technologies has signed a distribution agreement for the Southern African market with Sharkoon Technologies, the award winning gaming peripherals and PC accessories specialist. Esquire will be distributing a new line of Sharkoon gaming mice, mouse mats,...
Why the back office matters so much
Customers don’t care where in the organisation their issue is being resolved. They do however care very much about it being dealt with swiftly and successfully. “When it comes to servicing the customer, the front office has generally performed in the spotlight whilst...
Big data, personalised service
As anyone who has shopped at one of the major global online retailers knows, buying patterns are carefully monitored by the site. What users buy, what products they browse - sometimes even how they navigate through a single page - all is recorded and fed into an...
Esquire calls back the past with Casey
After an initial investment of R5-million, Esquire Technologies has announced the launch of a new stationery and office products distribution company, to be called Casey Distribution. It is believed this will be South Africa’s first fully online stationery...
Telkom signs 3-year labour deal
Telkom has signed a three-year labour agreement with the majority union, the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The agreement addresses the annual general salary increases for its bargaining unit staff as well as issues of past salary disparities. South African...
Eastman Kodak appoints ACT in SA
Eastman Kodak has appointed Advanced Channel Technologies (ACT) as an authorized distributor of Kodak personalised imaging products in South Africa. “Kodak remains fully committed to South Africa as one of our important emerging markets. We needed to find a strong...
Money talks and employees walk
Employees in the information technology industry are extremely restless, as evidenced by Network IT Recruitment’s recent IT Skills survey which showed that 62% of respondents were considering leaving their current job, 50% stayed in jobs for two years or less and 53%...
Legitimate users at highest risk
Cisco today released findings from Cisco’s 2013 Annual Security Report (ASR) in South Africa revealing that the highest concentration of online security threats come from legitimate destinations visited by mass audiences, such as major search engines, retail sites and...
Manufacturers use technology to differentiate
IDC Manufacturing Insights research shows over the next three years, manufacturers increasingly plan to use service as a competitive differentiator and aim to grow business through product service innovation and value-added services for existing products. The...
South Africans outlive their finances
South Africans are living longer, according to the Statistician General mid-year population report released in May. Life expectancy in the country has improved dramatically in the past eight years - going from 53 to 60 years. This is attributed to the fact that...
African public-private partnerships urged
At the second annual Forbes Afrique Economic summit, Presidents Denis Sassou N'Guesso of Congo, Macky Sall of Senegal, John Mahama of Ghana, Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Jacob Zuma of South Africa all highlighted the importance of private-sector participation...
Who are the leaders in managed print?
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new vendor assessment and market analysis profiling vendors in the worldwide managed print and document services (MPDS) market. According to IDC's research, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Ricoh, and Xerox/Fuji Xerox hold...
Kenya Ports banks on SAP
The Kenya Ports Authority has experienced phenomenal growth over the last 12 years. Traffic through the port of Mombasa, East and Central Africa's main maritime gateway, has increased by 7,4% per annum. In 2000, KPA realised traffic of 9,126-million tons moving...