Ethics: this time it’s personal

Ethics: this time it’s personal

By Axel Bührmann Ethics is so personal for Zoaib Hoosen that his litmus test is his mother. “If I really wanted to make a super self-assessment, I ask myself that if my mum were to find out about a decision I made, would she be proud?” the MD of Microsoft South Africa...

A megalopolis megatrend

With more than 60 percent of the world population expected to live in urban cities by 2025, urbanisation as  a trend will have diverging impacts and influences on future personal lives and mobility. Rapid expansion of  city borders, driven by increase in population...

The shape of business to come is digital

The Nexus of Forces – cloud, mobile, big data and social media – have come together and, as expected, caused major disruption in the IT industry. But the disruption doesn’t stop in the IT department: the technology landscape has made it necessary for whole companies...

Technology to drive social innovation

Technology long ago moved out of the back room and into every pocket and home – but now that is poised to become embedded in every physical device possible, it is becoming a catalyst for social innovation. Nick Toozs-Hobson, chief technology officer at Hitachi Data...
Wireless data drives public Wi-Fi demand

Wireless data drives public Wi-Fi demand

Vendors must address security, service quality, billing and cost differentials to maximise network efficiency and monetise Wi-Fi access CAPE TOWN, South Africa. – 4 November, 2014 – The exponential rise in the number of internet users and overall broadband services is...