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Nine essential data centre health checks
At present, vendors are designing servers that can demand over 40kW of cooling per rack. With most data centres designed to cool an average of no more than 2 kW per rack, innovative strategies must be used for proper cooling of high-density equipment. The Schneider...
A sweet BI solution for Quality Sugars
Seeking a quick and cost effective approach to its need for integrated sales analytics applications, Quality Sugars, the largest sugar producer in SouthAfrica, approached BusinessIntelligent to address this need. BusinessIntelligent, a leading provider of business...
New tariffs from Telkom Mobile
Telkom Mobile could spark another round of price wars among cell companies with the announcement today of its Sim-Sonke pre-paid tariff. The company claims that the new product provides the lowest standard tariff to enable better access to telephony for those living...
Absa app available for BlackBerry
Looking to make life easier for its customers, Absa has released its App for BlackBerry devices running BB5, BB6 and BB7 operating systems. The app is available in the BlackBerry App World and users can now enjoy the benefits it has already provided through the more...
Freight figures show Africa still robust
DHL Express says that figures recently released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as well as the company’s own shipment numbers, reveal a positive growth in air freight demand in South Africa and Africa during April, which bodes well for the...
Local youth financially vulnerable
A recent survey has found that many of South Africa’s youth are focusing primarily on short-term financial goals and are taking longer to repay their short-term debt as the cost of living increases. Furthermore, this behaviour appears to be at the expense of...
SA travellers among big spenders
Four of the top five biggest spenders while travelling hail from emerging markets, with South Africans featuring in fifth place with an average spend of $2 888 (R28 889). This is according to Visa’s latest Global Travel Intentions Study 2013 which has Saudi Arabia...
Call for an end to corruption
Widespread corruption places additional burdens on South African individuals and organistions, and the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has urged all stakeholders to work on putting an end to corrupt practices. SACCI CEO Neren Rau comments: “The...
Attitudes changing towards telecommuting
While telecommuting is nothing new to European and American markets, many companies in South Africa have viewed it with a fair degree of scepticism. However, says Mike van Lier, business leader for IT Solutions at Samsung SA, innovations in technologies are seeing...
New fibre to reach remote areas
At the Great Rift Valley ICT summit taking place in Dar es Salaam next week, Gilat Satcom will unveil a raft of new fibre routes in coastal and landlocked Africa. These routes are already providing companies with fast and reliable broadband connectivity at competitive...
SA is a favoured location for offshoring
It is common practice today to seek out reputable companies that can successfully undertake work that is not part of the core competency of the client’s business. This form of outsourcing has become increasingly popular for development relating to information...
T-Systems launches development initiative
As part of its strategy of creating sustainable and commercially viable growth both internally and in South Africa as a whole, T-Systems in South Africa has launched the first phase of its Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) initiative, a program aimed at leveraging...
BCX addresses data challenges with SAP
Business Connexion is a black empowered information and communications technology (ICT) company who prides itself on innovative business solutions. Their solutions are designed to meet clients’ strategic and operational needs, which are fully developed and maintained....
Nine essential data centre health checks
At present, vendors are designing servers that can demand over 40kW of cooling per rack. With most data centres designed to cool an average of no more than 2 kW per rack, innovative strategies must be used for proper cooling of high-density equipment. The Schneider...
A sweet BI solution for Quality Sugars
Seeking a quick and cost effective approach to its need for integrated sales analytics applications, Quality Sugars, the largest sugar producer in SouthAfrica, approached BusinessIntelligent to address this need. BusinessIntelligent, a leading provider of business...
New tariffs from Telkom Mobile
Telkom Mobile could spark another round of price wars among cell companies with the announcement today of its Sim-Sonke pre-paid tariff. The company claims that the new product provides the lowest standard tariff to enable better access to telephony for those living...
Absa app available for BlackBerry
Looking to make life easier for its customers, Absa has released its App for BlackBerry devices running BB5, BB6 and BB7 operating systems. The app is available in the BlackBerry App World and users can now enjoy the benefits it has already provided through the more...
Freight figures show Africa still robust
DHL Express says that figures recently released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as well as the company’s own shipment numbers, reveal a positive growth in air freight demand in South Africa and Africa during April, which bodes well for the...
Local youth financially vulnerable
A recent survey has found that many of South Africa’s youth are focusing primarily on short-term financial goals and are taking longer to repay their short-term debt as the cost of living increases. Furthermore, this behaviour appears to be at the expense of...
SA travellers among big spenders
Four of the top five biggest spenders while travelling hail from emerging markets, with South Africans featuring in fifth place with an average spend of $2 888 (R28 889). This is according to Visa’s latest Global Travel Intentions Study 2013 which has Saudi Arabia...