Local drone wins big in ‚’Innovation Idols’ contest

A South African designed drone, designed for aerial fire-fighting, has won the ICT category of the...

Low-tech holds back insurance in Africa

The African Insurance Organisation has long warned that lack of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure...

mapIT adopts global Mapcodes

mapIT has adopted Mapcodes – an international standard for representing any location on Earth by using...

Samsung now takes trade-ins

Samsung Electronics South Africa, has announced a Smart Trade Programme, which will allow consumers to trade...

Apple blasts through records

Apple yesterday announced a string of sales and revenue records, as sales of both the iPad...

What to expect from Mobile World

Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona on Monday, with tens of thousands of visitors packing...

UNICEF most followed on Twitter, CERN most effective

The United Nations Children’s Fund (@UNICEF) is the most followed organisation on Twitter, with more than...

SMEs brace for change

SME Survey 2014 kicked off this week, exploring the impact on small and medium enterprises of...

SDx to put BYOD in its place

A new buzz-phrase, Software-Defined Anything (SDx), may soon put BYOD in its place, says MALCOLM RABSON,...

Always place for humans

Self-service systems will never completely replace the need for the human touch in the customer service...

Regenesys, Microsoft, offer 4Afrika bursaries

Microsoft and the Regenesys Business School are entering into a partnership and will offer 1 000...

SMEs must leverage technology

As transformation of business processes becomes essential, SMEs must learn how to leverage technology, writes CHRIS...

Now you can bank by gesture

FNB’s cashless branch, dotFNB, has become the first bank in South Africa to launch interactive gesture...

Samsung profits down, but not out

Samsung has announced profits of $7,8-billion for the quarter ending 31 December 2013, down 18% quarter-on-quarter,...

Data beyond most businesses

KPMG Capital has released findings from a recent data and analytics report that reveal a disconnect...

Microsoft aims to connect cities

Microsoft has announced its CityNext initiative which aims to use cities’ existing technology infrastructures to connect...

IS buys into Antfarm

Internet Solutions (IS) has enhanced its audio and video streaming capabilities following the acquisition of a...

USA, China, SA, lead in IT Trust

The EMC Global IT Trust Curve survey has revealed that many companies around the world lack...

The power of data profiling

Having an updated database that contains the names and contact details of both existing customers and...

Fighter pilot strategy for IT

The IT sector is constantly changing, with goalposts being moved and new challenges being set. ALLON...