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IT mobility: enabler or stumbling block?

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:37:00 +0200

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.
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The importance of strong passwords

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:04:00 +0200

The dangers of using weak passwords have been illustrated time and time again, not only for home users but in corporate environments also. Social networking sites are often the first point of contact between users and companies, and special care should be taken to strengthen the security of social media accounts.
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MTN now has 195m subscribers

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:25:00 +0200

Mobile phone operator MTN has increased its subscriber numbers by 3.2% in the first quarter 2013 and now has 195.4m users of its service in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East.
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The mighty mobile... untapped

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:39:00 +0200

SINGAPORE / JOHANNESBURG, SA: Mobile devices are more important to consumers than money, keys or food, yet marketers are yet to unlock the full potential of mobile.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April).
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Unified communications: Not profiling employees poses risk to investments

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:24:00 +0200

LONDON, UK / JOHANNESBURG, SA: Research reveals employees are often consulted, but their opinion rarely exerted influence.
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MTN's head is now in 'the clouds'

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:18:00 +0200

MTN will go live with its bouquet of cloud services aimed at small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this month‚ following a trial period in six of its major markets across Africa‚ the company said on Tuesday (9 April).
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South Africa and the rise of the VoIP industry

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0200

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.
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BlackBerry wants SA app developers

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:23:00 +0200

BlackBerry is investigating opportunities to support local mobile software applications (apps) developers in Africa, in a bid to attract more customers and claw back market share, the local company claims.
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Africa's growth driven by SA

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.
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