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How to manage services
Many companies have been confronted with the concept of managed services, a model whereby a third-party contractor (managed service provider, or MSP) delivers network-based services, applications and/or equipment to businesses, says Craig Freer, Vox Telecom head of...
Retailers at risk through POS
The retail industry’s reliance on third parties for service and support is creating security vulnerability and privacy issues, according to a new report from McAfee. The company has released Retail Reputations: A Risky Business, a report on the growing risks the...
Carrim rolls up his sleeves at DoC
Newly-appointed Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, has wasted no time in getting to grips with his portfolio, yesterday meeting with the SABC board, management and trade unions, and addressing staff. Carrim was accompanied to the meetings by his deputy...
Forrester drops tech spend forecast
Forrester has dropped its global technology spending forecast in its midyear outlook. In January, Forrester forecasted a 3,3% (US dollars) increase in its tech spending forecast; in its latest forecast, Forrester has brought the forecast down to 2,3%. Why the drop?...
Retailers turn to trusted marketing methods
To capture and capitalise on mobile traffic growth, retailers are eagerly looking for ways to optimise their digital marketing campaigns across various devices. As a result, top investment priorities include a few tried-and-true favourites: e-mail and paid search....
Mobile PCs battered in Q2
Battered by the nonstop onslaught of media tablets, the mobile PC market in 2013 delivered the worst second-quarter performance in 11 years, according to preliminary data provided from HIS. Worldwide mobile PC shipments in the second quarter shrank a steep 6,9%...
Slower growth for ITO predicted
The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is forecast to reach $288-billion in 2013, a 2,8% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. Compared with Gartner's previous forecast, nearly all ITO segments are now forecast to grow more slowly during 2013. "We continue to...
New prepaid offer from Red Bull Mobile
Red Bull Mobile, in partnership with Cell C, has launched a first of its kind prepaid product combining a data and voice offering into one. On activation of this product, customers will automatically receive 200Mb of data every month for 12 months (2.4 Gb in total)....
Race of Champions set for take-off
It is now less than a month before the fourth Race of Champions air race will take off in the heart of Zululand to find the pilot who flies the fastest and smartest across the province. The popular air race continues to establish itself as the ultimate event for...
Supply chain key in new markets
Supply chain leaders will play a crucial role as companies capitalise on the explosive growth in emerging markets, according to Gartner. Emerging markets have been identified as the primary business growth area for the next century, and Gartner says that organisations...
Business agility, profitability and DevOps
DevOps - a combination of “development” and “operations” - is a relatively new approach to managing the application life cycle. It aims to overcome structural challenges in the typical application life cycle, improving the speed and efficiency at which applications...
MicroStrategy integrates with Cisco UC
MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, has unveiled a solution to further transform the way people work. MicroStrategy’s Mobile App Platform now integrates with Cisco’s Unified Communications (UC) platform, providing...
Marval South Africa introduces ISO Expert
Marval South Africa, a leader in IT governance and service management has introduced its ISO Expert education programme, an integrated management training programme, which consists of a series of ISO/IEC standard based courses that assist organisations to drive...
How to manage services
Many companies have been confronted with the concept of managed services, a model whereby a third-party contractor (managed service provider, or MSP) delivers network-based services, applications and/or equipment to businesses, says Craig Freer, Vox Telecom head of...
Retailers at risk through POS
The retail industry’s reliance on third parties for service and support is creating security vulnerability and privacy issues, according to a new report from McAfee. The company has released Retail Reputations: A Risky Business, a report on the growing risks the...
Carrim rolls up his sleeves at DoC
Newly-appointed Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, has wasted no time in getting to grips with his portfolio, yesterday meeting with the SABC board, management and trade unions, and addressing staff. Carrim was accompanied to the meetings by his deputy...
Forrester drops tech spend forecast
Forrester has dropped its global technology spending forecast in its midyear outlook. In January, Forrester forecasted a 3,3% (US dollars) increase in its tech spending forecast; in its latest forecast, Forrester has brought the forecast down to 2,3%. Why the drop?...
Retailers turn to trusted marketing methods
To capture and capitalise on mobile traffic growth, retailers are eagerly looking for ways to optimise their digital marketing campaigns across various devices. As a result, top investment priorities include a few tried-and-true favourites: e-mail and paid search....
Mobile PCs battered in Q2
Battered by the nonstop onslaught of media tablets, the mobile PC market in 2013 delivered the worst second-quarter performance in 11 years, according to preliminary data provided from HIS. Worldwide mobile PC shipments in the second quarter shrank a steep 6,9%...
Slower growth for ITO predicted
The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is forecast to reach $288-billion in 2013, a 2,8% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. Compared with Gartner's previous forecast, nearly all ITO segments are now forecast to grow more slowly during 2013. "We continue to...