Key management strategies for CIOs
After completing a review of the way it can use ICT in improving service delivery two years ago, the Australian government came up with 42 enabling activities that were incorporated into seven key elements that ...
The public sector social workplace
Social networking or social media has, in recent years, come under fire in most government and enterprise environments because of its impact on security and supposed negative effect on productivity.
MTN makes next move into the fixed space
This week has seen one of South Africa’s and Africa’s leading mobile telecommunications operators announce its official entry into the fixed line arena with the unveiling of its converged telephony solution.
Itec solution aids NACCW efficiencies
The National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW) says that it has achieved significant cost-savings since it appointed Itec as its printing and copying supplier and service provider.
Agile BI delivers business agility
Agile Business Intelligence (BI) methodology is experiencing a resurgence as the preferred way of implementing BI programs to deliver the organisational agility and flexibility required in today’s competitive ...
Bank selects marketing automation to revitalise BI capacities
Japan-based Oita Bank has selected SAS, one of the leaders in business analytics software and services, and Teradata, the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing, to help revitalise its business ...
BioTherm Energy ups ICT efficiency
BioTherm Energy, a national developer and owner of cleaner and renewable energy projects and independent power producer, has invested in the service and support of its ICT managed services partner the Integr8 Group, ...
Powering up Loot.co.za's online retail growth
Teraco Data Environments has become the new home for Loot.co.za's server infrastructure, giving the pioneering online retailer a better place to implement its core online retail systems.
Wireless, a winning formula for networks
The development, integration and application of wireless networking infrastructure continues to drive growth within the networking environment. It remains a force to be reckoned with, certainly from a volume of ...
Small gestures, big ROI says HP survey
The presence of potted plants and flowers in the workplace contribute more to SMB productivity than the location of the office or vicinity of shops or restaurants according to pan EMEA research published by HP’s ...
Security a top concern for SMBs
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) make up a large proportion of the South African business landscape and as such contribute much to the economy of the country. However, a recent survey conducted by Symantec shows ...
Secret to success in the SME sector
The Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Information Communication Technology (ICT) market is increasingly competitive and margins in the ICT channel are tighter than ever before.
Merging social media with Outlook
Microsoft recently announced that Microsoft Outlook users can view their social networks as they look through their email. The company's newly-launched Outlook Social Connector integrates Facebook and Windows Live ...
Mobile phone designers challenged to keep up with users
Mobile phone handset designers should look to social networking for inspiration to improve the management of communications on phones, says BulkSMS.com’s managing director, Pieter Streicher.
Innovative IT services key to driving growth
Atos Origin, an international ICT services company, recently unveiled the third edition of its independent trends report: Look Out. Developed under the supervision of its consulting division, Atos Consulting, and ...
Eight must have technologies for the IT director
Today’s dynamic business landscape is no place for complex, inefficient storage systems with dead-end growth paths. The generation of data continues to explode and access to that data is more critical than ever.
Does your data centre need a clean up?
Even with regular maintenance, inefficiencies can build up in your data centre like dust gathering under a bed. Your business needs, resources or budget may have changed, which can affect how well your data centre ...
BI smarts that let you 'up' your game
After two decades, demand for Business Intelligence remains high. What has changed is that data volumes have exploded and markets are increasingly volatile, emphasising demand for faster, more accurate, and deeper ...
Getting efficient hosted backup and recovery
Corporates today require a hosted backup and recovery solution that is designed to offer backup and storage efficiencies unavailable with traditional backup architecture by allowing them to capture less, ingest ...
Management mindset can put IT security at risk
The mindset of management can be the biggest obstacle to a secure IT environment and a strong security and risk management posture. So says Marthinus Engelbrecht from Neworder Industries, a local technology company ...