by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Features
The idea of smart cities is top of the agenda for most countries: technology has the potential to make cities operate smarter, more efficiently and – most importantly of all – more safely. This is why the trend to smart cities is starting with the implementation of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
IT organisations today are participating in the building of a new digital platform with intelligence at the centre – and it enables businesses, can collapse industries and can fundamentally change society itself. By Kathy Gibson This is the word from Peter...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
Disruption is not confined to end user companies: IT resellers also have to transform their businesses in light of digital transformation. By Kathy Gibson “Our customers are going through a major disruption, and partners need to be able to supply the solutions to help...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
The new Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015 report, from Statistics South Africa, shows that between 2009 and 2015 employment increased from 14,2-million to 15,7-million. This rise, however, did not keep pace with the increase in the working age population...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
Small businesses are often the first ones to be hardest hit during difficult times. However, there are ways business owners can take control – starting with building a strong credit reputation, explains Keith Wardell, head of commercial strategy at Experian South...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
Worldwide PC shipments totalled nearly 68-million units in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), a year-on-year decline of 3,9%, according to the IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipment volume continued to decline, but the results were about 3,2% ahead of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
It’s already obvious that the Internet of Things (IoT) is going to be the next big thing, and companies that embrace the technologies that make up IoT – and start to add value – will be the ones that succeed in 2017 and beyond. By Kathy Gibson Acer Africa’s Glenn du...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
It’s never an easy task, and nowadays, takes a lot of courage to try and predict what lies ahead in a new year. In 2016, for example, who could have predicted Brexit? Donald Trump winning the US presidency? And the possible effects these events could have in the...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important theme this year and consumers see it playing a much more prominent role than before – both in society and at work. According to Ericsson Consumer Lab’s annual trend report, “The 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2017 and Beyond”,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
Internationally Europe has three of its largest countries – namely the Netherlands, France and Germany – all going to the polls next year, and upsets to traditional voting patterns can certainly be expected here, potentially weakening the Eurozone further....
