by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | news
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, together with leaders from government, business, civic groups and citizens from across the world, has launched the a global action plan to halt the increasing misuse of the web and ensure it is protected as a force for good. The inventor of the...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Events/Report-backs
The payments landscape is undergoing tremendous changes around – and more particularly in Africa. Kathy Gibson attended Sibos to Africa 2019 in Midrand to find out what’s driving innovation in the industry. Hyperconnectivity to drive payments in...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Thought Leadership
I have seen it time and time again: smart, young African entrepreneurs, who have the potential to turn their independent online businesses into the next big thing, being held back by fears of uncertainty and failure. By Nic Haralambous, chief marketing officer of...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Small businesses still have big ambitions and increasingly look to technology to power these. Partnering with Cisco, Westcon-Comstor is providing resellers access to a range of networking, security, collaboration and compute solutions that have been built from the...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Two decades after the rise of the Web, printing is far from dead. Yet the way that small and medium businesses (SMB) print and the reasons that they print are changing rapidly. Bernice Hynard, MD of Printacom The valued-added distribution and reseller channels will...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Companies that can quickly change speed and direction or modify tactics to outwit, outsmart and outplay their opponents are the companies that gain the competitive edge says Alain Du Toit, cloud services sales principal for Hitachi Vantara. This year’s Rugby...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Events that accelerate the generation of data are often viewed in isolation, but the reality is that they are all part of the same evolution. By Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA at Infinidat From databases to collaboration, business intelligence (BI) to...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Thought Leadership
InfoSource’s latest research into the printer market shows that print vendors are wrapping software solutions around increasingly commoditised base hardware products to increase customer value. By Chris de Beer, Africa regional manager at infoSource It helps SMMEs,...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Thanks to the increased technological sophistication of end-users, insurers must find more innovative ways to engage with their customers. Additionally, the growth of insurtechs has created a new market dynamic where incumbents must adapt or lose their relevance....
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 29, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
2020 will see John Deere launch the new 8RX tractor in South Africa. The 8RX integrates artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and advanced automation to help farmers work more efficiently while also gathering data to make more informed decisions and...