It has been claimed that the installation of a display kiosk in a Western Cape Spar shop caused sales of cigarette rival Camel to drop. 17 Jan 2008
This is the new Sahara Digital Camera, which the company says is a complete digital hand-held camera solution to allow the user to record and store material in both photo/still shot and motion video format. 16 Jan 2008
The most overlooked open source security vulnerabilities, according to Palamida researchers, occur in Apache Geronimo, JBoss Application Server, Libtiff, Net-SNMP and ZLIB. "The most popular projects appear in every test. This always surprises companies. There is from three to 10 times the use of open source code [in software enterprise uses] than companies realize," said Theresa Bui-Friday, cofounder of Palamida. 16 Jan 2008
By now, the case for SaaS is not only well established, but also growing stronger, as analysts incorporate intangible benefits into their ROI models. So, it is welcome to hear at least one blogger question whether the model is applicable to every situation. 16 Jan 2008
Just about every company has people development on their agenda for 2008. How are you going to implement it? Well I have termed it the 3 Ts of people development – Training, Talking and Teaching – which will assist you in obtaining this objective. 15 Jan 2008
Far from keeping the bread price at the present level, given the fact that they were recently fined R99 million for their role in colluding on the price of bread, Tiger Brands was expected yesterday to raise the price by about 40c a load, adding to the already heavy burden on the poor. And another price rise could be in the offing. 15 Jan 2008
Migration of doctors and nurses from Africa is a well known phenomenon 14 Jan 2008
The combined impact of health behaviours and mortality in men and women in The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study shows moderation works. 14 Jan 2008
Reciprocal linking...does it work? Yes it does. One can debate the value of reciprocal linking compared to other linking strategies. And without a doubt, one way links far outweigh the value of a reciprocal link. However, if done correctly, reciprocal linking can be a powerful SEO strategy for your website. 14 Jan 2008
Massmart Holdings sees sales grow but not as well as in 2006. 14 Jan 2008
Gaydon, Warwickshire – Land Rover has achieved its third successive record sales year with 226,395 cars sold around the world in 2007. That's an increase of 17.6% on the previous year. 11 Jan 2008
I've heard it time and again, "Paying for online marketing is killing my business." Many of the small businesses I consult with, and even some of the larger ones continually complain about the cost of online marketing and advertising, especially when it comes to pay per click advertising. 11 Jan 2008
Whether you are an Internet marketer or generalist, turning prospects into buyers is a top priority. Many marketers are continually testing the success of various media and integrated campaigns. One of the most frequently asked questions is the effectiveness of "off-line marketing" as it related to driving traffic and conversions on your website of landing page. 11 Jan 2008
Hospitals in areas affected by the post-election violence that rocked Kenya in the last week of December and early January have been treating hundreds of patients for injuries inflicted with machetes, arrows and spears, as well as gunshot wounds and burns. 10 Jan 2008
Food prices have risen nearly 75% within a decade and will continue to do so, hurting the poor, warned the World Bank's annual Global Economic Prospects 2008, which suggested that governments ease control over food prices and provide targeted safety nets. 10 Jan 2008
Local new vehicle sales continued its downward spiral in December with sales of new vehicles down 18.1% compared to December 2006 and 14% down on November 2007. 9 Jan 2008
Actual figures will begin to appear this week. 9 Jan 2008
Stuttgart – The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class saloons have all been awarded five stars following crash test assessments in the European NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) – making this one of the safest models on the road. 8 Jan 2008
A new study has found that teenage girls who eat meals with their families are more likely to avoid eating disorders such as bulimia. 8 Jan 2008
With the risk of a recession hanging around throughout 2008 like a high maintenance relative who doesn't know when to go home after the holidays, business intelligence is going to be the foundation for fighting back bad economic news, and creating entirely new approaches to measuring marketing, manufacturing, services, pricing and operations performance. 8 Jan 2008
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