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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200

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Why every business still needs a fax number

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:23:00 +0200

As the business world becomes increasingly digitised and virtualised, it's hard to imagine that corporates are still stamping fax numbers at the bottom of their business cards. But the truth is that there are still over 100 million fax devices in use globally today - and the numbers are rising, not declining.
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Why Kindle is not the answer

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:08:00 +0200

Even though the story of e-books, for the most part, is the story of Amazon's Kindle - which overcame the increasingly high cost of print book production and distribution by digitising the value chain - it is not, for various reasons, the answer in an academic context.
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Solidarity, Telkom to resume wage talks

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:00:00 +0200

Solidarity and various other trade unions will meet with Telkom again next week in response to an appeal by the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for the parties to resume negotiations‚ after wage talks reached a deadlock.
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Why public wi-fi hot spots don't work for executives

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:53:00 +0200

When travelling on business internationally, relying on public wi-fi access can be problematic and comes with potential security concerns too. Utilising a PocketWifi device could be a far safer way for executives to get online when travelling.
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Can mobile enterprise apps keep up with the tablets?

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:00 +0200

The unprecedented adoption of tablet PCs means that the fully mobile enterprise is now possible, but true enterprise mobility also requires access to full ERP functionality on the road. With tablets, smartphones and phablets moving to surpass PC shipments, mobile computing is the way of the future.
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Production falls - Easter holidays blamed

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:41:00 +0200

Manufacturing production fell 2.2% year-on-year (y/y) in March after a slightly revised 2.8% (2.9%) year-on-year decline in February‚ data released by Statistics SA on Thursday (9 May) showed.
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Icasa 'snatches' phone provider's kit

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:30:00 +0200

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has shut down the operations of Eastern Cape-based Amatole Telecommunications Services by confiscating its equipment after it failed to pay its licence fees‚ Icasa said on Thursday (9 May).
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TV series sponsorship: Think out of the box

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:26:00 +0200

I have often wondered why TV airtime sales raised sponsorship for the duration of the series' season, and why companies buy into it. At the same time, I have never understood why companies should have those closing and opening billboards before, during and after the programme, until I saw 1st for Women sponsoring the M-Net series 'Revenge'. Yes, I have DStv now and I am progressing within LSM, moving from LSM 4 to LSM 5 - that's when my education on the use of such sponsorships started.
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ATMs are now 'virtual tellers'

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:55:00 +0200

South African banks have been installing more innovative cash-accepting automated teller machines (ATMs), a move that is changing both the role of the teller inside the branch and the way banks are accessed by clients.
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