Of course, no one can predict if or when a worldwide currency consolidation will happen. Presently, we are seeing gathering strength in currency zones such as the dollar, euro and yen. There certainly is consolidation going on because it makes international trade a lot more efficient and seamless. 23 Jul 2007
The World Bank's Central Africa Transport and Transit Facilitation Project aims to open continent's most challenging corridors. 23 Jul 2007
USA - For a new way to enrich the ambiance of restaurant interiors, designers should look to the ceiling, says Larry Loser, owner and president of Applied Visual Concepts. The Michigan-based company has announced that it would begin marketing its "Ceiling Scenes" products for use in restaurants, bars and coffee houses. 23 Jul 2007
A federal court in California has ruled against Roommate.com, stating the site violated federal and state housing laws with some of the services it provides. At issue is content posted not by the Web site's administrators, but by its users. The case creates a distinction between what sorts of user activity for which a website is and is not responsible. 23 Jul 2007
When Bizcommunity.com launched daily news for the FMCG retail industry at the Africa Big Seven retail trade expo this week, we took along a video crew to find out about the new products on show. Here, Bizcommunity.com sales director, Dries Badenhorst and retail sales manager, Cheryl Harper, talk to several exhibitors, including one of the international delegations (from Egypt). 20 Jul 2007
The third annual Soweto Wine Festival on 7-8 September 2007, is being hailed as the most exciting Soweto-based initiative in years. 20 Jul 2007
International interactive entertainment company, Build-A-Bear WorkshopTM's flagship store is set to launch at Sandton City, Gauteng, on 27 July 2007. 20 Jul 2007
Thousands of women and children in need will benefit from a joint fundraising initiative on National Women's Day on 9 August involving the Vodacom Foundation, Nedbank, MNet and Pick ‘n Pay. 20 Jul 2007
The residential ‘pull' of Cape Town's Northern Suburbs is one of the factors bringing commercial occupancy rates in these areas way above those in Cape Town's CBD as employers wise-up to the fact that ‘commuting time' is money. 20 Jul 2007
The Ellerines Group contracted South Africa's leading direct distribution company, Primedia @ Home, to create localised awareness of the Ellerines store, recently opened in Alexandra. 20 Jul 2007
Five Roses, South Africa's iconic tea brand, will again be involved as a sponsor at the summer collections of the Sanlam SA Fashion Week (SSAFW) 2007. 20 Jul 2007
Exhibitors are powering up raise the roof on Hardex 2007. 20 Jul 2007
Results of the MasterIndex™ survey of Consumer Confidence, commissioned by MasterCard Worldwide, for the second half of 2007 have revealed that consumer confidence in South Africa remains strongly positive, despite a decrease in the past year. 20 Jul 2007
The Business Software Alliance launched its rewards program in the US in 2005 to encourage individuals with detailed information about software piracy to come forward and confidentially submit the information. Since then, the BSA claims that it successfully settled with hundreds of companies, bringing in nearly US$22 million. 20 Jul 2007
Building confidence in SA rose back to near a record peak in the second quarter of this year, reflecting a boom spurred by public spending and pent-up demand for affordable housing, an independent survey showed yesterday. 20 Jul 2007
Google is fortifying the newest territory in its advertising empire - the newspaper print world - by expanding its Print Ads service to include users of its popular online advertising program, AdWords. The biggest immediate beneficiary of the move is the print publishing industry, which will have access to a larger pool of advertisers. 20 Jul 2007
Most large organizations in the US have responded the recent e-discovery requirements by implementing specific procedures and processes designed to ensure that the right personnel - both from internal counsel and IT - are brought to the table early to make sure that artifacts of this type are preserved appropriately. However, SMBs have unique challenges that large firms don't have. 20 Jul 2007
Companies with large centralised databases face a dilemma when seeking a solution to send bulk SMS messages. 20 Jul 2007
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - According to a recent survey and analysis run by three environmental organizations - Friend of the Sea, OceanCare and fair-fish - approximately one third of seafood products sold in Switzerland is fished in environmentally unsustainable ways. 19 Jul 2007
Business intelligence is of limited value unless you can make quick and effective use of it to enhance your competitiveness, and a South African company has a portal they reckon allows you to do just that. 19 Jul 2007
