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Transparency in F&B supply chain promotes consumer trust

65% of shoppers would switch from a brand they usually buy to another that is more transparent about its products’ origins and supply chain.

Unleashing the power of email lead-gen for business

When done right, well-crafted emails can supercharge your B2B lead generation game

Overcoming resistance to changing operating model

Research at Accenture found that 74% of executives need to rethink their existing operating model entirely,

Harnessing the power of mentorship

Aug 30, 2015

According to Steven Spielberg, “the delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves”. While this is the ideal outcome, in many instances this relationship is misunderstood, leading to...

Game changing in the African Ethernet space

Aug 30, 2015

In many ways, Africa can be seen as the Wild West of network services, though not so much an outpost as a boomtown, writes Ben Maddison, co-founder and director of Workonline Communications. Large global operators have woken up to the fact that this continent is the...

Ask the right questions when moving from copper

Aug 30, 2015

South Africa boasts some pretty impressive metrics when it comes to the adoption of cutting-edge ICT, writes Peter M'Crystal, sales director of Otel Telecoms. From being a late starter with television in 1976, and then only having a paltry 4-million landlines by the...

Behaviour change vital for large system implementation

Aug 30, 2015

Behavioural interventions are vital for the successful implementation of a new system, according to Bizmod MD Seugnet van den Berg. “People often stick within their comfort zones and focus on the logistical, analytical and technical details of the implementation, but...

Unified governance for seamless API, SOA management

Aug 30, 2015

The concept of IT governance has grown in prominence over the past five to 10 years, driven by the need to comply with an ever-growing list of regulations around accountability, write Hitarshi Buch, senior architect, Connected Enterprise Services at Wipro and...

Microsoft CEO takes top spot in tech leaders ranking

Aug 16, 2015

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella heads Juniper Research's newly-released rankings of the most influential executives in the technology space, followed by Apple’s Chief Design Officer, Jony Ive. Microsoft & Apple Lead The rankings, which are based on Juniper’s...