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Ntumba implements Project Portfolio Office
Ntumba, a 100% black-owned professional company specialising in accounting, auditing and advisory and information systems services, has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to...
Océ boosts ColorStream Twin productivity
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, has announced the new Océ ColorStream 3700 digital full-colour inkjet printing system, enlarging its highly successful inkjet product portfolio. The new Océ ColorStream 3700 joins the company’s...
Workforce management boosts multi-skilling
Multi-skilling has been a hot topic within the contact centre space for some time, as these environments are becoming increasingly complex by handling multi-lingual calls and supporting diverse clients, products, or services. Efficient workforce management dictates...
Magic, GigaSpaces establish partnership
Magic Software, a global provider of software platforms for enterprise mobility, cloud applications, and business integration, has announced that it has established a technology partnership with GigaSpaces Technologies, a pioneer of next-generation application and...
Sharp drop for EMEA PC market
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have continued to contract as expected in the first quarter of 2013, as consumers dedicate more of their budget to other devices like tablets, while the commercial segment remains under economic pressure. This...
4Afrika initiative delivers results
Microsoft TechEd, Durban – Although it has only been a couple of months since its launch, Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative is already able to demonstrate some critical successes. Speaking at the closing keynote of the Microsoft TechEd 2013 conference, Louis Otieno,...
Unemployment could destabilise SA economy
Lindani Dhlamini, CEO of professional services firm SekelaXabiso, examines the problem of unemployment in South Africa. Whenever South Africa’s latest unemployment statistics are released, I’m struck by how easily our very high levels of unemployment could destabilise...
System vulnerability is on the rise
Data centres around the world are facing more threats than ever before, with the total number of vulnerabilities on the rise, according to the HP 2012 Cyber Security Risk Report. The annual report reveals that disclosures grew 19% from 6 844 in 2011 to 8 137 in 2012,...
FNB wins innovation award
FNB has been voted as the most Innovative Bank in the 2013 Banking Innovation Study Results report. Carried out by the Innovative Agency (Systemic Logic), based in the UK and South Africa, findings were produced on the levels of banking innovations in South Africa....
Fundamo exec named future mobile leader
Gavin Krugel, head of customer strategy and market activation for emerging markets at Visa company Fundamo, has been included in Global Telecoms Business’ 40 Under 40 list. The list identifies the most exciting young people in the mobile industry aged under 40 today...
Schneider installs data centre at ELIDZ
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has installed a full data centre solution at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), a prime industrial park servicing various industries such as automotive, agro-processing and aqua-culture,...
The role of social business intelligence
One of the most important things all organisations need to remember is that a business is only as good as its people, says Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA. So, how can users make sure they are getting the most out of their people? Well, it could equally be said that...
The big BI game-changers in 2013
Sean Paine, chief operating officer, EnterpriseWorx, sees significant changes afoot in BI this year. Business intelligence (BI) has been steadily evolving to adapt to numerous technology landscape changes in recent years – for example, mobility, big data and the rise...
Ntumba implements Project Portfolio Office
Ntumba, a 100% black-owned professional company specialising in accounting, auditing and advisory and information systems services, has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to...
Océ boosts ColorStream Twin productivity
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, has announced the new Océ ColorStream 3700 digital full-colour inkjet printing system, enlarging its highly successful inkjet product portfolio. The new Océ ColorStream 3700 joins the company’s...
Workforce management boosts multi-skilling
Multi-skilling has been a hot topic within the contact centre space for some time, as these environments are becoming increasingly complex by handling multi-lingual calls and supporting diverse clients, products, or services. Efficient workforce management dictates...
Magic, GigaSpaces establish partnership
Magic Software, a global provider of software platforms for enterprise mobility, cloud applications, and business integration, has announced that it has established a technology partnership with GigaSpaces Technologies, a pioneer of next-generation application and...
Sharp drop for EMEA PC market
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have continued to contract as expected in the first quarter of 2013, as consumers dedicate more of their budget to other devices like tablets, while the commercial segment remains under economic pressure. This...
4Afrika initiative delivers results
Microsoft TechEd, Durban – Although it has only been a couple of months since its launch, Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative is already able to demonstrate some critical successes. Speaking at the closing keynote of the Microsoft TechEd 2013 conference, Louis Otieno,...
Unemployment could destabilise SA economy
Lindani Dhlamini, CEO of professional services firm SekelaXabiso, examines the problem of unemployment in South Africa. Whenever South Africa’s latest unemployment statistics are released, I’m struck by how easily our very high levels of unemployment could destabilise...