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Role of social business software in delivering innovation
[Gys Kappers] Businesses today operate within a dynamic environment, shaped by variables, such as evolving legislation, globalisation and economic volatility. Disruptive new technologies create new competitors overnight and the only way to get and stay in front is constantly to innovate. 20 May 2013 14:41
TV series sponsorship: Think out of the box
[Bonnie Ramaila] I have never understood why companies should have those closing and opening billboards before, during and after a TV programme, until I saw 1st for Women's sponsorship of the M-Net series, 'Revenge'. 8 May 2013 10:26
IT mobility: enabler or stumbling block?
[Tony de Sousa] Effective mobile solutions are vital and inevitable in today's business environment. With mobile devices now an ever-present and fundamental part of doing business as well as in employees' and the general public's personal lives, security has become a concern and accessibility a necessity. 3 May 2013 06:37
Ever wondered how Dina's Mindworx?
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: MyBroadband, quoting the Sunday Times, reports how Communications Minister Dina Pule allegedly bypassed Treasury rules to appoint an employment firm, Mindworx, to handle key appointments to various parastatals, such as the SABC. MyBroadband also reports how the internet's amateur sleuths got involved in hunting the Boston bombers. Madiba has taken over Times Square reports BD Live, which also reports that Cell C is looking for a father figure, and you'd better ensure your PC is protected, reports Digital Trends. 22 Apr 2013 06:25
Going cloud - addressing the data centre dilemma
[Roelof Louw] Many organisations are acknowledging the benefits of migrating to the cloud and are seeing their competitors either considering this option or having already made the move. For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the decision is easy as the path to migrate is less onerous and considerably less complex. 19 Apr 2013 11:42
How to be 'appy in Iceland...
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Dating in Iceland can be a little risky - you could be involved in a bit of incest without knowing it - until now, reports News.com.au; and closer to home, Dina Pule is concerned about the delay in finalising digital TV access control. 18 Apr 2013 07:40
Getting serious about social recruiting (part 1)
[Mark Gray] Social recruiting brings about a powerful new way of finding hard-to-reach candidates as talent increasingly shifts online. 15 Apr 2013 08:45
Reduce data centre operational expenditure
[Xolani Ndlovu] The impact on the physical infrastructure of virtualisation and cloud computing has escalated the importance of specifying the most effective and cost-efficient equipment that suits the needs of the business. 8 Apr 2013 09:11
South Africa and the rise of the VoIP industry
[Rachel Greenberg] SAN DIEGO, US/ JOHANNESBURG, SA: In the next few years, South Africa will become more interconnected than ever with newly improved wireless communication technologies throughout the country. 4 Apr 2013 11:00
The true cost of freeware
[Bruce von Maltitz] Smaller or new call centres are often lured by the promise of free call centre software that can be downloaded and cobbled together by an "IT professional", thus reducing their initial capex investment. 15 Mar 2013 05:42
DA wants PP to investigate that website
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: According to Mail & Guardian, the Democratic Alliance has asked public protector Thuli Madonsela to probe alleged ethics violations by Free State Premier Ace Magashule, and the UK's Guardian reports on Facebook users who may be revealing a bit too much. 12 Mar 2013 07:37
What can we expect from VoIP in 2013?
[Reuben Yonatan] The future is always bright for any kind of computer-related or especially Internet-related technologies. We can always expect new innovations, but just what sort of innovations can we predict? Here are some of our predictions for 2013. 22 Feb 2013 06:27
The new age of digital publishing
[Jeanniey Mullen] We already have a month in the books for 2013. As I look at the next 90 days to nine months, I see an almost harmonic convergence of market conditions for digital publishing. It will be a time of great change, but digital publishing is having its breakout year. 3 Feb 2013 16:35
Facebook's omniscient Graph Search: Yay or nay for marketers?
[Amy Johnson] Facebook's momentous announcement on Tuesday, 16 January 2012, saw the introduction of Graph Search, a significant upgrade to Facebook's search function that is intended to allow users to mine a wealth of data related to their network. 29 Jan 2013 05:03
The world needs African solutions
[Wesley Lynch] African software has had some qualified global successes, but more often than not our home-grown innovations don't 'take' well in other territories. To overcome this, we need to think wider. While African solutions are often preferred in dealing with African problems, our software developers must also identify global applications for their solutions, if they are to have global success. 14 Jan 2013 10:19
VPN services vs free anonymity services
[Veronica Clyde] SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, US: VPN services, while not pricey, can be perceived as an inconvenient expense. You may wonder if it's worth buying a VPN package when you can just use anonymity services for free... 27 Dec 2012 07:44
The four ways data changes business forever
[Abey Mokgwatsane] If anything is about to transform the way marketing works, it's that four-letter word: data. Technological advancements that have made it possible for any brand and business to have authentic, meaningful relationships with consumers makes data all the more powerful and relevant. 2 Nov 2012 10:00
How to make your digital marketing strategy easy to manage
[Chemory Gunko] Of the many benefits of an open source content-managed website platform, like Joomla, easily the most obvious - and powerful - is that it takes the power out of your agency's hands, and puts it back into yours. 10 Aug 2012 08:57
Mobility, an essential business strategy
[Rick Parry] Large application infrastructure development platform company, Progress Software International, announced at the AIGS Delight@Work Conference held in Limpopo, that they will increasingly focus on enabling the development of mobile business applications due to increasing demand and analyst predictions. Rick Parry examines why mobility should be an essential component of future business strategies. 27 Jul 2012 06:11
Big Data - what's the big deal and why is data quality so important?
[Gary Allemann] In today's world volumes of data are rapidly expanding, and the nature of this data is more varied and complex than ever before. While this concept of Big Data brings with it numerous possibilities and insights for organisations, it also brings many challenges, particularly around the management and quality of data. 18 Jul 2012 08:21
A culture of curiosity: how to grow, nurture talent in the post-PC generation
[Anice Hassim] We have become disconnected from the "why" of things. Today, everybody seems to be pursuing the making of money and, if we are all trying to produce money, you tend to wonder who is producing anything useful. You can see this attitude at play all over SA as politicians, businessmen and community alike squander precious time and resources that will ill-serve the next generation. But what has this to do with Dev Culture? 30 May 2012 10:25

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