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Planet Earth is in distress …
In 2012, global oil consumption reached an all-time high, the number of workers in vulnerable employment exceeded 1,5-billion people and physical water scarcity affected about 1,2-billion people. The Worldwatch Institute captures the impacts of these trends and the...
New organisational structure for 3M Africa
In a move spurred by continuous economic development, steady population growth and the emergence of new consumers across diversified industry sectors, technology and innovation company 3M Middle East & Africa has announced a new structure for its Africa business....
Oracle announces new Exalytics system
Oracle has announced a new release of Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine X3-4. The new system features significant software enhancements and hardware updates, dramatically expanding the capabilities of the industry’s first high-speed engineered system for business...
Hitachi Data Systems unveils new solutions
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has unveiled significant enhancements to three key infrastructure solutions: Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM) all flash system; Hitachi Unified Storage and Hitachi NAS Platform; and...
Speedy service key for Tracker
ClickSoftware Technologies, the leading provider of automated mobile workforce management and optimisation solutions for the service industry, today announced that Tracker Connect, South Africa’s leading vehicle tracking and recovery company with over 800 000...
Look to Africa to grow the channel
Africa’s image is rapidly changing as more foreign investors clamour to forge ties with African businesses. In the recent 2013 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was produced by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, it is...
Chief data officer: the next C-level exec
In most organisations, C-level executives have a specific function. The CFO looks after finance, the CEO execution and strategy, and the CMO marketing. The exception is the chief information officer (CIO) who can fulfil anything from infrastructure planning and...
3fifteen wins MS SharePoint accreditation
South African companies with enterprise licence agreements with Microsoft for its SharePoint product range may have credits for free planning and deployment services for the software that they have not used and are not aware of. So says Jimi Lutz, MD of the Solutions...
Implementing ERP in a growing business
When your growing company reaches a certain size, the time comes to consider implementing more sophisticated systems for management and control. Just where that inflection point lies differs from one company to another, but the answer to managing growing...
Keeping an eye on the supply chain
Procurement fraud is a growing phenomenon around the world. A recent study conducted by ACFE revealed that an estimated 5% of revenues are lost each year as a result of fraudulent activity. At Governance Week 2013, enterprise risk management specialist André Stürmer...
Wits geared up for National Science Week
Wits University will be taking part in National Science Week from 29 July to 2 August, with a packed week-long programme that will showcase the university’s advances in scientific and technological research. The media, public, school learners, families, students and...
12 steps to successful recruitment
South African business owners often complain about the lack of skilled labour in the country; however, many do not realise the role that a below-par recruitment process plays in attracting and securing the wrong candidates. This is the view of renowned business growth...
EMC to up presence in SADC
EMC Southern Africa is embarking on a new drive to increase its presence in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries with increased investment and improved focus. Nick Christodoulou, regional partner manager, EMC Southern Africa, says the company...
Planet Earth is in distress …
In 2012, global oil consumption reached an all-time high, the number of workers in vulnerable employment exceeded 1,5-billion people and physical water scarcity affected about 1,2-billion people. The Worldwatch Institute captures the impacts of these trends and the...
New organisational structure for 3M Africa
In a move spurred by continuous economic development, steady population growth and the emergence of new consumers across diversified industry sectors, technology and innovation company 3M Middle East & Africa has announced a new structure for its Africa business....
Oracle announces new Exalytics system
Oracle has announced a new release of Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine X3-4. The new system features significant software enhancements and hardware updates, dramatically expanding the capabilities of the industry’s first high-speed engineered system for business...
Hitachi Data Systems unveils new solutions
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has unveiled significant enhancements to three key infrastructure solutions: Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM) all flash system; Hitachi Unified Storage and Hitachi NAS Platform; and...
Speedy service key for Tracker
ClickSoftware Technologies, the leading provider of automated mobile workforce management and optimisation solutions for the service industry, today announced that Tracker Connect, South Africa’s leading vehicle tracking and recovery company with over 800 000...
Look to Africa to grow the channel
Africa’s image is rapidly changing as more foreign investors clamour to forge ties with African businesses. In the recent 2013 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was produced by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, it is...
Chief data officer: the next C-level exec
In most organisations, C-level executives have a specific function. The CFO looks after finance, the CEO execution and strategy, and the CMO marketing. The exception is the chief information officer (CIO) who can fulfil anything from infrastructure planning and...