by Dianne Bayley | Feb 9, 2017 | Report-back
A close-fought battle for the position of SME/Consumer Distributor of the Year in the Channelwise Awards has seen Pinnacle narrowly pip Tarsus and Axiz to the post at the Channelwise gala event on 8 February 2017. The distributors finished just a single percentage...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2017 | Features
With research showing that the number of new app downloads is slowing down, it’s clear that customers are becoming pickier about the apps on their phones and tablets. The slowdown also points to a phenomenon of ‘app fatigue’ – we’re getting tired of continually...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2017 | Sustainability
“The drought that has impacted many regions within South Africa for a considerable length of time now has exposed the poor, or lack of, water management (monitoring and control) ability of many water institutions, as well as the difficulties and inability of...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2017 | Innovation
Etienne de Villiers, Lead Programmer at Fuzzy Logic In 2016, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) stepped directly into mainstream consciousness, with both businesses and consumers alike putting their money behind new devices and applications. For...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 6, 2017 | Sustainability
By Ed Boyd, Senior Vice President, Experience Design Group, Dell Global concern about the mountains of e-waste generated every year has been rising for quite some time – and with good reason: In 2014, the United Nations estimated that humans produced 41.8 million...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 6, 2017 | Features
A spectacular drone light show stole the show at Lady Gaga’s halftime performance at Super Bowl 2017 on 5 February. Three hundred Intel Shooting Star drones lit up the sky in a choreographed aerial performance marking the first-ever drone integration during a...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 6, 2017 | Security and Legal
South African businesses, like millions worldwide are embracing digital technologies with fervor. They bring seemingly endless opportunities to streamline workflows, increase productivity, enhance customer interactions, improve agility and increase competitiveness....
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 4, 2017 | Security and Legal
Each year thousands of Internet users become victims of a cybercrime that leaves them out of pocket. Research from Kaspersky Lab reveals that over half (52%) of Internet users globally who’ve lost money at the hands of cybercriminals have only got some, or none, of...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2017 | Features
By Paul Divall, Managing Director, Intelligent Technologies, The Jasco Group As we replace manual and paper-based processes and methods with technological innovations and automated processes, the digital age is rapidly permeating every aspect of our world. Books,...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2017 | ITSM and Application Development
The South African telecommunications industry is due for some serious disruption in 2017 and beyond. Telco providers will be forced to reevaluate their business strategies in order to keep up with a rapidly changing landscape. As margins continue to erode,...
