by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Features
The future is bright for point of sale (PoS) technology, as retailers try to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive market arena. By Kathy Gibson Although the number of actual stores might be slowing down, new and existing stores are turning to...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Features
With the rapid evolution of mobile retail technology, customer expectations have taken on new meaning, forcing retailers to reassess their approach to customers’ experience of their ‘brick and mortar’ and online stores. Hugh Davies, business development manager at...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Features
Welford’s Bistro and Bakes was established as a family-based catering business from a beautiful house in Higgovale, Cape Town on 1 January 2015. By April the same year, the demand for their fresh food catering services had expanded and the company purchased a...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Features
In the movie Big Hero 6, the inflatable Baymax robot is a healthcare companion who can diagnose and suggest treatment based on the 10 000 medical procedures he has learnt, all within a two-second body scan. So, how far off are we from using such technology for...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
Artificial intelligence looks set to be the ‘killer app’ of the next couple of years, and it’s rapidly becoming pervasive in the application software used to run our companies. Mark Davison was at Inforum 2017 in New York to learn about Infor’s move into the world of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
Digital transformation is a reality for organisations of all sizes, and IT partners need to help them make a successful transformation. Kathy Gibson attended from Dell EMC Channel Update in Sandton to find out more The IT industry is experiencing a massive change as...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Thought Leadership
In last month’s column we asked in a tongue-in-cheek headline what was going on at Pinnacle following the departure of three senior execs: Trevor van Zyl, Max Stone and Greg Pothitos. Well, Pinnacle CEO Tim Humphreys-Davies was quick to respond to our gossip which he...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Thought Leadership
“State of the Nation” (this month’s cover story) is nobly intended to provide readers with a survival guide on how to face up to and overcome a wide range of so-called “challenges” faced by the IT channel in South Africa today. As described by my esteemed Editor in...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Cyber attacks today are more complex and sophisticated than ever. They are specifically crafted to slip through the nets of even the most advanced defences, and organisations of all types and sizes are falling prey. By Simon Campbell-young, CEO of Intact Software...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Thought Leadership
The current Formula One rules, which mandate a 1.6 litre V6-turbo-hybrid power plant, are responsible for producing the most complex engines in F1’s history. By Graham Duxbury The process of managing internal combustion and battery-stored electric motor power via...
