SQS Software Quality Systems, a specialist for software quality, has been named IT Leading Employer in South Africa for the second time in three years in recognition of its strong staff engagement principles and effective employee management.
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Business Live reports that Nokia Siemens Networks will fire 17 000 workers as part of a plan to save at least €1-billion a year but the company has not yet said where these cuts would be made. Nokia Siemens has been consistently losing money since 2007.
Read more >>Mobile business intelligence (BI) will remain a key trend within the BI industry going into 2012 and as a result, businesses wanting to further leverage the benefits of BI within their organisation should keep an eye on this important technology, but should also take the time to understand it.
Read more >>[Wilter du Toit] The longer the native app vs HTML5 debate rumbles on, the more confusing things become for enterprises ready to dive into the mobile world, but trying to decide how best to proceed.
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Business Day reports that while Telkom's mobile operations 8.ta had cost the company about R2 billion and its fixed-line market was shrinking, Telkom is now considering buying companies in the information and communications technology arena to bolster its operations.
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While many entrepreneurs have vision, drive and commitment, they are often constrained by limited management capacity, compliance requirements, and difficulties in gaining access to finance. "But these challenges can be overcome with the support of large businesses, " says Richard Bezuidenhout, who, with the support of Woolworths, started e-magination, a small but growing information technology and consulting firm.
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[George Golding] Reading your telephone bill can be a bit like watching a politician operate. You
know something is amiss, but it's hard to see what, exactly. While we cannot be of much help with politicians, we're here to spill the beans on how your telco is billing you. Are you sitting down?
Read more >>Local internet service provider, RSAWEB, has announced the availability of version two of the RSAWEB Cloud now with Microsoft Windows. The company pioneered cloud technology in South Africa with the launch of the RSAWEB Cloud in May 2010, and customers have since deployed more than 1,250 Linux servers on the platform.
Read more >>SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner AG (SNP AG), a software and consulting company specialising in business applications transformations, has founded one of its first distribution companies outside of Europe in South Africa, with a view to expanding its international marketing activities.
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RESTON, US:
comScore, Inc has announced that Kenneth Tarpey, chief financial officer, will present at the Credit Suisse 2011 Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google has announced the latest list of products being tossed out as part of a drive by chief executive Larry Page to focus resources on more promising projects.
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What will it cost Telkom to extend its mobile service and when will it become profitable? This is seen as the next revenue driver for the group, following the disposal of its holding in Vodacom and the decline in its fixed-line business.
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In this last article in this series, we will summarise some of the free Google tools you can use to help you find your customers and target your advertising at them. 
