Technology News
Mobile comms as an alternative to post
Regardless of the South African Post Office’s four month strike coming to an end, organisations should step up their use of mobile communications to get their bills, statements and other vital communications to their customers. That’s the word from Jacques Swanepoel,...
Thermal imaging cameras cut illegal mining
In Ghana and Tanzania, incidents of illegal mining have been cut by more than 50% for one pan-African mining company. The use of thermal imaging cameras in security vehicles and at high sites, along with the capability to record and view each incident live – from...
Hughes Electrical rolls out Ruckus solution
Ruckus Wireless has announced that Hughes Electrical (Hughes), the second largest independent electrical retailer in the UK, has selected and is deploying Ruckus Smart WiFi products and technology across its retail outlets in the United Kingdom. The new Smart WiFi...
How to choose an agent desktop
Today’s contact centre agents deal with a large number of cutting-edge technologies, which are moving forward in leaps and bounds. Thanks to the powerful solutions now available, business can be conducted faster pushing the number of transactions being processed...
How the channel can capitalise on IoT
Gadgets are becoming increasingly "smarter". Some of today's cellphones pack more processing power than desktops of a decade ago. Even those devices and objects that never had to be particularly clever – such as smoke alarms, house alarms and thermostats – now contain...
IDC lauds DiData
Dimension Data has been announced as the leading IT services provider, in South Africa in 2013 by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The report, South Africa IT Services Market 2014-2018 Forecast and 2013 Analysis (IDC #ZS04W), provides a detailed overview of...
ERP must be flexible to survive
An ERP system that is not sufficiently flexible to meet changing business demands is an anchor not a sail, holding the business back, not driving it forward. This is according to a Gartner report that now defines legacy as "any system that is not sufficiently flexible...
WestconGroup wins Motorola Solutions awards
WestonGroup has announced the company has made a clean sweep of the Motorola Solutions 2014 Awards. The value-added distributor came in tops, taking the prestigious Motorola Solutions Distributor of the Year for 2014 in southern Africa. A Motorola partner since 1994,...
The mobility gap in corporate security
Mobility and BYOD are some of the fastest growing trends, both locally and across the globe, says Fred Mitchell, software division manager, Drive Control Corporation. From laptops and notebooks to ultrabooks, smartphones and tablets, the sheer number of mobile devices available today is driving the requirement for networks to open their borders, potentially creating significant holes in the fabric of corporate security.
Tech makes the world better
A survey of Internet users around the world conducted by Microsoft shows an overwhelming majority believes personal technology is making the world a better place to live in. It has vastly improved how they shop, work, learn and generally get things done. However, there are notable differences in attitudes toward personal technology between developed and developing economies. Developing countries express widespread enthusiasm about the benefits of technology, while developed countries, where technology is more ubiquitous, express concerns about emerging issues.
Clean data needed for loyalty insights
The “loyalty card” has become as essential tool for brands, and many consumers now have wallets filled to the brim with different cards that provide different rewards based on various consumer behaviours, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. However, the...
Integration key to work/life balance
Instead of focusing all one’s energy on separating and individually balancing each facet of life, rather concentrate on integrating these different areas. This is the essence of work/life balance, says Andre Louw of Mobile Data. There is a substantial amount of...
Fujitsu expands Lifebook range
Fujitsu has expanded its popular Lifebook notebook and Stylistic tablet range with new devices featuring the latest 5th generation Intel Core vPro processor family. With this line-up Fujitsu responds to the continuing trend of companies offering their workforce the...
Mobile comms as an alternative to post
Regardless of the South African Post Office’s four month strike coming to an end, organisations should step up their use of mobile communications to get their bills, statements and other vital communications to their customers. That’s the word from Jacques Swanepoel,...
Thermal imaging cameras cut illegal mining
In Ghana and Tanzania, incidents of illegal mining have been cut by more than 50% for one pan-African mining company. The use of thermal imaging cameras in security vehicles and at high sites, along with the capability to record and view each incident live – from...
Hughes Electrical rolls out Ruckus solution
Ruckus Wireless has announced that Hughes Electrical (Hughes), the second largest independent electrical retailer in the UK, has selected and is deploying Ruckus Smart WiFi products and technology across its retail outlets in the United Kingdom. The new Smart WiFi...
How to choose an agent desktop
Today’s contact centre agents deal with a large number of cutting-edge technologies, which are moving forward in leaps and bounds. Thanks to the powerful solutions now available, business can be conducted faster pushing the number of transactions being processed...
How the channel can capitalise on IoT
Gadgets are becoming increasingly "smarter". Some of today's cellphones pack more processing power than desktops of a decade ago. Even those devices and objects that never had to be particularly clever – such as smoke alarms, house alarms and thermostats – now contain...
IDC lauds DiData
Dimension Data has been announced as the leading IT services provider, in South Africa in 2013 by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The report, South Africa IT Services Market 2014-2018 Forecast and 2013 Analysis (IDC #ZS04W), provides a detailed overview of...
ERP must be flexible to survive
An ERP system that is not sufficiently flexible to meet changing business demands is an anchor not a sail, holding the business back, not driving it forward. This is according to a Gartner report that now defines legacy as "any system that is not sufficiently flexible...