Technology News
Bytes MS signs R400m Absa deal
Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS), an ICT solutions provider specialising in application services and the implementation, support management and maintenance of point of sale, self-service (ATMs) and workplace services for niche industries, has won the bid for the...
Agile practices aid business growth
Many organisations today are struggling to strike the right balance between remaining flexible enough to capitalise on rapid-fire strategic challenges and still being able to meet short and long-term financial numbers, says Frank Reinelt, senior director for Northern...
Making the most of an ERP implementation
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are one of the most widely used enterprise software solutions in the world, and in recent years vendors have developed scalable solutions for the mid-market as well as for Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), which have become...
DiData cloud solution boosts performance
Dimension Data, the $5,8-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced independent testing carried out in May 2013 by The Tolly Group reveals that Dimension Data’s Public Compute as a Service (CaaS) cloud servers showed consistently high...
Security policies offer companies protection
Misuse of office computers does not just reduce productivity and waste time and money. More importantly, it puts corporate network security at risk, jeopardising critical data. Communicating on social networking sites or via IM, visiting entertainment sites, or...
Getting a better deal on cloud computing
True cloud services are a lot more user-friendly and cost-effective than remote hosted services, but not everyone is getting true cloud, says Grant Vine, technical director at Cybervine IT Solutions. Cloud computing has a lot to offer businesses, and can deliver real...
EOH scoops top SAP awards
Listed technology group EOH once again scooped three top awards at a gala awards evening held in Cape Town recently. The SAP Partner Awards recognise partners who have achieved excellence in planning and executing SAP projects and programs and more importantly,...
Etisalat announces revenue increase
Etisalat Group, a leading telecoms operator in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, today announced strong results for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of quarterly consolidated revenues and subscribers across its operating markets. Key highlights for Q2 2013...
Genesys launches Proactive Engagement
Genesys, a leading provider of customer service and contact centre solutions, has announced the launch of Genesys Proactive Engagement, a powerful new offering that increases Web sales and first contact resolution for customer service. With Genesys Proactive...
Moving from on-premise to the cloud
Gartner has said that by the end of 2013, 75% of global call centres will be making use of the hosted call centre model – which leaves 25% of call centres likely relying on premise-based solutions that use their private branch exchange (PBX) to perform basic call...
100% software financing from Lorge
In what it believes is an industry first, Lorge has introduced an option for 100% software financing of Sage 300 ERP, Sage CRM and Sage ERP X3 accounting and business management software solutions. “Through our partnership with Spartan, a long-standing and pioneering...
Using your smartphone for good
Android users can now boast of another capability on their smartphones and tablets: fighting AIDS and discovering new stars. That's because, for the first time, owners of Android-based smartphones and tablets can now "donate" the surplus computing power of their...
SA firms shine in global awards
Two South African companies have won recognition at the Interactive Intelligence Interactions 2013 global conference at Indianapolis in the US. Proving that South Africa is at the forefront of innovation in the international contact centre arena, African Bank won the...
Bytes MS signs R400m Absa deal
Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS), an ICT solutions provider specialising in application services and the implementation, support management and maintenance of point of sale, self-service (ATMs) and workplace services for niche industries, has won the bid for the...
Agile practices aid business growth
Many organisations today are struggling to strike the right balance between remaining flexible enough to capitalise on rapid-fire strategic challenges and still being able to meet short and long-term financial numbers, says Frank Reinelt, senior director for Northern...
Making the most of an ERP implementation
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are one of the most widely used enterprise software solutions in the world, and in recent years vendors have developed scalable solutions for the mid-market as well as for Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), which have become...
DiData cloud solution boosts performance
Dimension Data, the $5,8-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced independent testing carried out in May 2013 by The Tolly Group reveals that Dimension Data’s Public Compute as a Service (CaaS) cloud servers showed consistently high...
Security policies offer companies protection
Misuse of office computers does not just reduce productivity and waste time and money. More importantly, it puts corporate network security at risk, jeopardising critical data. Communicating on social networking sites or via IM, visiting entertainment sites, or...
Getting a better deal on cloud computing
True cloud services are a lot more user-friendly and cost-effective than remote hosted services, but not everyone is getting true cloud, says Grant Vine, technical director at Cybervine IT Solutions. Cloud computing has a lot to offer businesses, and can deliver real...
EOH scoops top SAP awards
Listed technology group EOH once again scooped three top awards at a gala awards evening held in Cape Town recently. The SAP Partner Awards recognise partners who have achieved excellence in planning and executing SAP projects and programs and more importantly,...