Anyone who pays US$600 for an iPhone probably wants to use it for work. If that person happens to be your CEO, and you work in IT, then face it: You have no choice but to make your enterprise support the thing. If you do it right, and make yourself highly visible while doing so, you can turn what is essentially a simple project into one that wins your department a great deal of good will. 24 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
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
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
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
Vietnam is gradually becoming an important market in its own right. It boasts the region's second-fastest-growing economy after China, and its rapidly expanding middle class is buying up cell phones, personal computers and iPods. There are some 10 million mobile phone subscribers, and computer penetration in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is approaching 50%, says Intel. 19 Jul 2007
The number of South Africans with access to the Internet will grow by little more than 3% in 2007, despite massive growth in broadband connectivity. 18 Jul 2007
Telecoms operators today are increasingly interested in exploring the benefits of outsourcing their CRM and billing systems to third-party solutions providers. 17 Jul 2007
TrueShip has announced the release of ReadyShipper 3.2, the latest version of its popular shipping software which aims to deliver new enhancements for use with many of today's largest and fastest growing ecommerce and order management systems. 16 Jul 2007
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has been around for years, yet it seems that for many businesspeople, RFID is not understood as a technology and is often perceived as too expensive. Harmonic Group, in conjunction with US-based RFID components manufacturer Escort Memory Systems (EMS), will present EMS's "Smart Rock" seminar in South Africa on the August 21, 2007. 16 Jul 2007
Bio-Oil recently teamed up with Primedia Unlimited subsidiary, X/procure, to launch an online competition direct to the pharmaceutical industry, using X/procure's electronic ordering software. 21 Jun 2007
A new free smartphone app allows users to view specials, as they enter a shopping mall. The app, developed and launched by South African company DialMedia, runs silently in the background without causing inconvenience or negatively affecting the battery performance. 1 Jan 1900
