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Achieving the company's growth strategy with IT
Rapid changes in technology have altered the role of IT from being merely a costly nuts-and-bolts part of the business to rather an innovative competitive advantage to achieve the company's growth strategy... read more>>



ICT
Wipro invests in skills development, job creation in SA
Wipro Ltd, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, recently announced an investment of R3.8 million towards skills development and job creation in South Africa... read more>>
Neotel, Dimension Data to sponsor discussions at IT Leaders Africa Summit
Neotel and Dimension Data has confirmed that it will be sponsoring a panel discussion at the sixth IT Leaders Africa Summit taking place from 18-19 March 2015 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg... read more>>
Integration: the tech trend for business in 2015

Morne Janse van Rensburg

As 2015 kicks into high gear for business, there is one technology trend that is the holy grail of businesses looking to expand their footprint: integration... read more>>
Change management is essential to the success of IT outsourcing initiatives

Shailendra Singh

IT outsourcing continues to be a popular option as it offers a number of well-known benefits, including access to scarce skills, cost reductions, leveraging industry best practices and more... read more>>
Tackling the IT skills crisis in SA

Saurabh Kumar

Enterprise technology adoption in South Africa is developing at a strong rate... read more>>
Cloud Computing
Why small businesses don't have to spend big on IT

Brian Timperley, Issued by CloudGate

Small business owners no longer need to see IT as a grudge purchase, says Brian Timperley from Cloudware Technologies... read more>>
Cyber Security
Junior officials blamed for cellphone jamming
Ministers in the Cabinet's security cluster have blamed junior officials for last week's jamming of cellphone signals in the National Assembly, saying the executive was not involved at an operational level as this had been left to officials... read more>>
Cybercrime on the rise in SA
The recent announcement by the National Protection Authority of South Africa (NPA) that 177 cybercrime cases had been finalised in the past year, has highlighted the need for individuals to make sure that they are adequately protected from hackers... read more>>
Jamming not a political decision, says Mahlobo

Wyndham Hartley and Paul Vecchiatto

State Security Minister David Mahlobo says it was not an executive or political decision to use a cellular network jamming device that disrupted the start of SONA last week... read more>>
Security threats to guard against in 2015

Gregory Anderson

Trend Micro's Q3 report, released towards the end of 2014, focused on highlighting the growing threat landscape in cyberspace and the loopholes in overlooked targets that were seen in the third quarter... read more>>
Don't build your own website

Ryan Murphy

Let's assume for a second that you have no idea about websites and what goes into developing a website. You've decided it's either time to build a website or update your existing one... read more>>
Hardware
Taiwanese tech innovation co. donates tablets to SA in aid of cerebral palsy
ASUS, a Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company, has donated ASUS MeMo Pad ME302KL tablet computers to the United Cerebral Palsy Association of South Africa. read more>>
Internet
Hetzner receives Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award
Based on its recent analysis of the web hosting market, Frost & Sullivan has recognised Hetzner with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for excellence in capturing the highest market share within its industry... read more>>
Network
Parliament was 'under threat'
Government ministers on Thursday claimed there was a major security threat against the country's parliament... read more>>
Services
Internet Solutions launches Disaster Recovery service
Internet Solutions has launched a cloud-based recovery solution, Disaster Recovery as a Service... read more>>
Software
Is 2015 the year for agile adoption or failure?
This year may be the year that the pendulum swings towards more rapid adoption, or a large agile failure... read more>>
Autodesk offers schools free access to its software
Autodesk announced at this year's Innovation Africa conference recently held in Rwanda, that it will offer schools in every country in Africa free access to its professional 3D design software and creativity applications... read more>>
EdTech to increase access to education
A focus on education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines is becoming increasingly relevant in South Africa, given the current state of its maths and science education... read more>>
KPMG Global Africa Practice launches app to streamline business in Africa

Issued by KPMG South Africa

The KPMG Global Africa Practice has launched their new Africa Business App, which provides businesses and investors with seamless access to the very latest Africa information about doing business across the continent... read more>>
Telecommunications
MTN and UCT GSB form multimillion-rand partnership to boost innovation
The MTN Group and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business have partnered to boost sustainable innovation in Africa. The multinational mobile telecommunications company will invest R15 million over the next three years in its Solution Space, an innovation hub at the business school... read more>>
Hisense launches revolutionary tablet and smartphone

Evan-Lee Courie

Hisense is set to revolutionise South Africa's tablet market with the introduction of the Sero 8 Pro (F5281), reportedly the thinnest Android tablet in the country to date; as well as what is described as 'the most affordable metal smartphone in South Africa'... read more>>
International
Year 2015: What has business intelligence in store for businesses?

Chirag Shivalker

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Business intelligence has become the "talk of the town" - but no prize for guessing why... read more>>
Scotland declares online 'independence' from Britain
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: Five months after Scotland voted against independence from the rest of the United Kingdom, the Scottish government has seceded - at least online... read more>>
Cyber attacks on Israel traced to Gaza: researchers
WASHINGTON, US: A series of cyber attacks against Israel since mid-2013 appears to be coming from "Arab parties located in the Gaza Strip" and elsewhere, US security researchers say... read more>>
Obama ranks N Korea cyber capabilities as not so good
WASHINGTON, US: Iran is "good," China and Russia are "very good," but North Korea's cyber attack capabilities are actually not that great, according to an impromptu ranking by US President Barack Obama... read more>>
Make a strong online presence with Podcast Transcription Services

Ritesh Sanghani

Broadcasting industry has, with times, manifested itself completely. In this age of internet, radio shows and other forms of media broadcasting have gone online... read more>>
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