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IBM announces new enterprise cloud offerings
IBM has announced a series of new enterprise cloud offerings for the mainframe that will help clients and service providers to reduce the cost of operations and rapidly deploy trusted cloud services with mainframe technology. Read more >>


ICT
American tech giant partners South African IT Distributor
As AxizWorkgroup adds data centre infrastructure and power management manufacturer Tripp Lite to its battery of IT vendors, it introduces a new force to the playing field. Tripp Lite's firm position as an industry leader will help it rapidly spread its full datacentre solutions throughout the Southern African IT industry as it's paired with other leading datacentre brands. Read more >>

Further African expansion for Phoenix
Phoenix Distribution, a broad-based distributor on the African continent, has expanded its office in Nairobi, Kenya, in a move to better serve its partners in East Africa. Read more >>

Hot or cold air containment? That's the data centre decision
Containment solutions can eliminate hot spots and provide energy savings over traditional uncontained data centre designs. However, the best containment solution for an existing facility will depend on its constraints. While ducted hot aisle containment is preferred for highest efficiency, cold aisle containment tends to be easier to manage and more cost-effective for facilities with existing raised floor air distribution. Read more >>

Marketing
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According to ongoing research by UK-based CMO institute, confidence in the effectiveness of content marketing is spurring 60% of marketers to devote increased budgets to this form of promotion year-on-year. Here's why content marketing should be an integral part of a communications campaign strategy. Read more >>

Successful marketing strategies need top-level support

Judith Middleton, Issued by Duo Marketing

Marketing strategies with budgets signed off too often get lost in a filing cabinet or obscure desktop folder, and by the end of the campaign period no one can even remember what was planned. Read more >>

Internet
City of Cape Town's broadband achieves major milestone
The City is pleased to announce the signing of eight third-party service provider agreements, which is a major step in the City of Cape Town's Universal Broadband Network strategy. The fibre optic network has reached the point where it is robust and extensive enough to be leveraged off by the private sector. Read more >>

XDSL signs agreement with Dark Fibre Africa and Conduct
XDSL, a local internet service provider, has entered into an agreement with Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and Conduct, DFAs last-mile fibre network subsidiary. The agreement provides XDSL with access to DFA's 8,000km of installed fibre, increasing the footprint and capacity of its national network. XDSL's clients can also rely on fast turnaround on fibre-to-the door connectivity with Conduct installing in just two to four weeks. Read more >>

EMC Digital Universe study results announced
EMC Corporation has announced results of the seventh EMC Digital Universe study, entitled "The Digital Universe of Opportunities: Rich Data and the Increasing Value of the Internet of Things". Read more >>

Applications to register for gTLDs open soon

Donvay Wegierski and Janine Hollesen

Applications to register domain names ending with .africa, .joburg, .capetown. and .durban open 1 May 2014. It is envisaged that these new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will exemplify Africa's growth and development, presenting an opportunity to identify the African continent and the main South African cities online. Read more >>

Software
Where are the programmers?
More than ever before in history, business needs people who can programme. Software is becoming a large part of ordinary life, so much so that entire industries and job descriptions are being supplanted by code. Read more >>

Telecommunications
Demonstrating the value of multichannel contact centres

Paul Fick

How contact centre leaders can show clear business cases for migrating from a simple call centre - to a dynamic, multichannel contact centre Read more >>


International

IBM hammered on earnings slump
WASHINGTON, USA: IBM reported a 21% slump in first quarter earnings, as the computer company saw weaker hardware sales and focused more on services and the Internet cloud. Read more >>

Nokia recalls 30,000 chargers for Lumia 2520 tablet
HELSINKI, FINLAND: Finnish telecommunications company Nokia has recalled 30,000 chargers for its Lumia 2520 tablet because it could give customers an electric shock. Read more >>

Zynga seeks to harvest players with mobile FarmVille game
SAN FRANCISCO - Social games company Zynga released a version of the hit "FarmVille" game tailored for smartphones and tablets in the hope of reaping a bumper crop of new players. Read more >>

New US-Spanish firm targets rich mobile ad market
MADRID, SPAIN: Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica and US investment company Blackstone launched a mobile telephone advertising venture, challenging Google and Facebook in the multi-billion-dollar market. Read more >>

MtGox bust, placed under administration
TOKYO, JAPAN - Failed Bitcoin exchange MtGox was has been placed in administration by a Japanese court, with an order for bankruptcy expected to be issued soon, its administrator and chief executive said. Read more >>

Dutch group ASML slashes forecast
THE NETHERLANDS - Dutch computer chip manufacturer and global high technology bellwether ASML slashed its forecasts for the next six months despite almost doubling profits in the first quarter. Read more >>

Yahoo sees signs of growth in core business
NEW YORK, USA: Yahoo reported a stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit with the results showing growth in the Web company's "core" business according to Chief Executive Marissa Mayer Read more >>

Appy Awards deadline extended to Friday 25 April

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            Agriculture
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              Maize futures end mixed as rains delay new crop delivery
              Farm equity proposal is 'smoke and mirrors' - Paul Vecchiatto

              Building
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                GreenBiz
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                  HR & Recruitment
                    [BizCareers] Avoiding job spec misrepresentation - Juliette Attwell
                    Employment equity report 'disappointing and superficial' - Bekezela Phakathi

                    Legal
                      Barnard v SAPS: a peculiarly South African tale - Gavin Stansfield and Anli Bezuidenhout
                      Labour Court clarifies issue of annual leave - Nicholas Preston
                      'Legal barbarians' force Wits to rethink its LLB degree

                      Manufacturing
                        Altaaqa Global opens Nairobi office
                        120 trainees ready to take on manufacturing sector - Siphiwe Nyathi
                        SABMiller's Africa sales slow growth - Nick Hedley

                        Property
                          Credit amnesty and the property market
                          Rethink of housing supply essential for emerging economies
                          Hout Bay property becomes the flavour of the month

                          Education
                            How a spokesman can transform your conference - Peter Davidson
                            Bright futures ahead for bursary winning students
                            Wits School of Law to discontinue undergraduate LLB

                            Tourism
                              Wilderness Botswana camps scores high in ecotourism
                              FlySafair granted domestic scheduled passenger licence
                              Clock Tower's steps at V&A Waterfront transformed

                              Lifestyle & Entertainment
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