Technology News
Red tape makes SA less competitive
As governments around the world continue to implement initiatives to open business up to new investment and ease red tape, it is becoming increasingly important for South Africa to follow suit and identify ways to boost investment into key industries, to ensure the...
Cloud will drive ICT growth to 2015
The 3rd Platform, with cloud at its core, will serve as the primary growth driver of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry over the next decade, responsible for 75% of new growth as worldwide ICT spending moves from $3,7-trillion in 2013 to more...
Calculate your carbon footprint
Government’s announcement that companies will begin paying carbon tax from 1 January 2015 provides a daunting challenge for businesses, who must calculate their carbon emissions. In addition, companies emitting more than 0,1% of the total emissions of their industry...
SAP kicks off African skills project
Coinciding with co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe’s visit to Johannesburg, SAP has launched a formal skills development programme in SAP Africa, called the “Skills for Africa” programme. With growth and the scarcity of skills on the African continent top of mind, the...
Rationale behind Tumblr acquisition
The acquisition of Tumblr represents Yahoo’s attempt to move its brand back into the consumer-tech conversation. In a blog post by Allen Weiner, research VP at Gartner, he says that after going through a checklist of Yahoo needs and Tumblr strengths, one realistic...
Business embraces social, but misunderstands
The majority of businesses are using social networking technologies in the enterprise, according to global research from Avanade. However, the research also reveals common misconceptions when it comes to social collaboration. Those who have adopted social networking...
Busy quarter for cyber-threats
The first three months of 2013 turned out to be full of incident, especially when it came to cyber-espionage and cyber-weapons, according to analysis by Kaspersky Lab. At the beginning of the year, Kaspersky Lab published a major report with the results of a study...
PAYE reconciliations due next week
Companies need to ensure that they are geared to provide SARS with their annual PAYE reconciliation submission before the end of May. The first step companies should take is to ensure that they download the latest version of the e@syFile Employer system, which has...
CEO puts own blood on the line
The Notebook Company has recently added consumables to its retail offerings – and its CEO has made a rather unusual commitment to low prices: he says he’ll donate a unit of blood for every case where the company doesn’t save customers money. Christopher Riley, CEO of...
YouTube turns eight this week
YouTube, the world’s largest video sharing platform, celebrates its eighth birthday this week. YouTube, which was acquired by Google in 2006, has become the go-to destination to find video content on almost every subject possible - from the latest viral “Harlem shake”...
DiData achieves Symantec specialisation
Dimension Data South Africa has announced that it has achieved Symantec Specialisation in the area of Data Protection with NetBackup. Symantec Data Protection Specialisation recognises technology partners with a proven track record and expertise in Symantec’s...
Licensed software will drive growth
Increasing the use of properly licensed software would have a greater impact on the economy in South Africa than allowing similar growth in the use of pirated software. This is according to new study from the BSA/The Software Alliance and business school INSEAD,...
Google most popular with IT students
South African IT students would love to work for Google or Microsoft, but would also be happy with one of the telecommunications companies. This is one of the results from Universum South Africa’s annual survey of more than 16 900 tertiary students from all 23...
Red tape makes SA less competitive
As governments around the world continue to implement initiatives to open business up to new investment and ease red tape, it is becoming increasingly important for South Africa to follow suit and identify ways to boost investment into key industries, to ensure the...
Cloud will drive ICT growth to 2015
The 3rd Platform, with cloud at its core, will serve as the primary growth driver of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry over the next decade, responsible for 75% of new growth as worldwide ICT spending moves from $3,7-trillion in 2013 to more...
Calculate your carbon footprint
Government’s announcement that companies will begin paying carbon tax from 1 January 2015 provides a daunting challenge for businesses, who must calculate their carbon emissions. In addition, companies emitting more than 0,1% of the total emissions of their industry...
SAP kicks off African skills project
Coinciding with co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe’s visit to Johannesburg, SAP has launched a formal skills development programme in SAP Africa, called the “Skills for Africa” programme. With growth and the scarcity of skills on the African continent top of mind, the...
Rationale behind Tumblr acquisition
The acquisition of Tumblr represents Yahoo’s attempt to move its brand back into the consumer-tech conversation. In a blog post by Allen Weiner, research VP at Gartner, he says that after going through a checklist of Yahoo needs and Tumblr strengths, one realistic...
Business embraces social, but misunderstands
The majority of businesses are using social networking technologies in the enterprise, according to global research from Avanade. However, the research also reveals common misconceptions when it comes to social collaboration. Those who have adopted social networking...
Busy quarter for cyber-threats
The first three months of 2013 turned out to be full of incident, especially when it came to cyber-espionage and cyber-weapons, according to analysis by Kaspersky Lab. At the beginning of the year, Kaspersky Lab published a major report with the results of a study...