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Zetes launches new supply chain solutions
Zetes, a leading provider of goods and people identification solutions, showcased its ZetesMedea and ZetesChronos and collaborative supply chain solutions at SAPICS 2013. Both aimed at the transport and logistics industry, ZetesMedea maximises the operational...
HP expands PPS solutions
HP has recently announced an expanded portfolio of printing and personal systems (PPS) products and solutions designed to help organisations save time and resources. The new offerings integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise environments and advance the speed of...
Oracle expands partner programmes
At its annual global Partner Kickoff event, with more than 4 000 partners attending the virtual event across the globe, Oracle’s top executives outlined key strategies and insights partners need to sell to the C-Suite and excel in fiscal year 2014, as well as...
Acaveo, Soarsoft announce partnership
Acaveo, an innovator of a new category of information governance solutions, and Soarsoft Africa, specialists in archiving, data migration and messaging, have announced a strategic partnership whereby Soarsoft will deliver Acaveo’s next-generation data governance...
Poor growth for global IT spend
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Last quarter, Gartner's forecast for 2013 IT spending growth in US dollars was 4,1%. The 2,1 percentage...
WiFi could answer broadband challenges
South Africa’s Internet protocol (IP) traffic is set to quadruple over the next five years, putting strain on the expensive wireless spectrum – one of the reasons mobile operators should be looking to include WiFi in their broadband strategies. Cisco’s Mobile...
Licensed software can boost the economy
Investment in properly licensed software pays huge dividends. According to a Business Software Alliance (BSA) study, even just a 1% increase in the use of properly licensed software could add R2-billion to the South African economy. The use of genuine software...
SMS interconnect fee a boon for businesses
The recent introduction of an A2P SMS interconnect fee might not be all bad news for companies, writes Peter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com. Somewhat counter-intuitively, the arrival of an SMS interconnect fee generally results in lowered prices, and exactly that has...
Africa development is on the cards
Competition within the technology sector is becoming more intense, and Asia’s importance as both a manufacturing location and a consumer market is growing. However, although Asia is still key to the sector, Africa has also witnessed an explosion in technology...
Growthpoint Properties to gain broadband
Growthpoint Properties has penned an exclusive five-year partnership with Dimension Data that will evaluate the viability of open-access high-speed Internet to Growthpoint’s 353 commercial and industrial properties across South Africa. Thanks to this partnership,...
Cashbuild improves visibility with QlikView
Making sense of change In the midst of a massive conversion to a new retail POS system and ERP suite in 2012, leading building materials retailer Cashbuild turned to QlikView to provide management information visibility. Andre van Onselen, operations director, says...
Samsung simplifies digital signage
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the Samsung Smart Signage Platform (SSSP) that incorporates a media player as a system-on-chip on the same board as the display chipset, eliminating the need to have external media players for customised content on large...
Bytes, Lumidigm partner on fingerprint ID
Bytes Technology Group has become a Lumidigm partner, following its acquisition of Brand New Technology (BNT), which had a broad range of exclusive distribution agreements in place focussed on delivering identification management solutions. The acquisition has seen...
Zetes launches new supply chain solutions
Zetes, a leading provider of goods and people identification solutions, showcased its ZetesMedea and ZetesChronos and collaborative supply chain solutions at SAPICS 2013. Both aimed at the transport and logistics industry, ZetesMedea maximises the operational...
HP expands PPS solutions
HP has recently announced an expanded portfolio of printing and personal systems (PPS) products and solutions designed to help organisations save time and resources. The new offerings integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise environments and advance the speed of...
Oracle expands partner programmes
At its annual global Partner Kickoff event, with more than 4 000 partners attending the virtual event across the globe, Oracle’s top executives outlined key strategies and insights partners need to sell to the C-Suite and excel in fiscal year 2014, as well as...
Acaveo, Soarsoft announce partnership
Acaveo, an innovator of a new category of information governance solutions, and Soarsoft Africa, specialists in archiving, data migration and messaging, have announced a strategic partnership whereby Soarsoft will deliver Acaveo’s next-generation data governance...
Poor growth for global IT spend
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Last quarter, Gartner's forecast for 2013 IT spending growth in US dollars was 4,1%. The 2,1 percentage...
WiFi could answer broadband challenges
South Africa’s Internet protocol (IP) traffic is set to quadruple over the next five years, putting strain on the expensive wireless spectrum – one of the reasons mobile operators should be looking to include WiFi in their broadband strategies. Cisco’s Mobile...
Licensed software can boost the economy
Investment in properly licensed software pays huge dividends. According to a Business Software Alliance (BSA) study, even just a 1% increase in the use of properly licensed software could add R2-billion to the South African economy. The use of genuine software...