The importance of email in businesses and the intelligence, productivity and security that can be gleaned from it mean that companies may in the future store their data with cloud providers and... 

Cape Town is becoming a hot destination for the call centre sector, with an announcement of further investments and the creation of many more jobs. Capita, one of the Western Cape’s largest call... 

Two recent awards have put South Africa on the business process outsourcing (BPO) destination map, making it likely that the country will attract increasing investment in the years to come. South... 

JSE-listed information technology group Datacentrix was moving to aggressively pursue acquisitions and bolt-on divisions to close its portfolio gap, CEO Ahmed Mahomed said on Tuesday. The group,... 

Just over 70% of CEOs see technological change as the most critical external factor that could impact on their organisations over the next three to five years, while 72% of chief marketing officers... 

A formalised innovation- and solution-exchange platform enables inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, governments and companies to exchange ideas and solutions relating to a variety of challenges... 

The productivity of staff can be increased by allowing them to use different applications of their choice, but it requires that a business’s information technology (IT) policies are enforced across... 

The number of South African consumers using mobile technology to shop through their cellphones is increasing, eliminating the need to carry cash and banking cards. 

The integration of data from payrolls, banks and credit bureaus enables payroll software Sage Pastel Payroll and HR to check credit records, bank details and automate payroll functions, reducing... 

The IT Business unit of global energy management specialist Schneider Electric foresees promising returns in 2013 from Southern African countries needing energy-efficient solutions for critical... 

The virtualisation of business processes and backup systems in South Africa may be stalling, owing to the poor implementation and management of such systems, says virtual infrastructure and data... 

There is a significant opportunity for South Africa to develop information technology (IT) outsourcing services to generate jobs for its youth in cities, says IT consultancy Zensar global CEO Dr... 

Small and medium-sized companies are demanding fully fledged enterprise-resource planning (ERP) software tools to support their businesses, with interest kindled by the market’s increasing... 

The large scope and scale of data movements in the near future will radically change the way data centres, data transmission and networks operate, says global networking giant Cisco Consulting... 

The smarter management of all assets, including buildings, manufacturing machinery and mobile assets, will reduce maintenance and energy costs, improving efficiency and sustainability, says global... 

The high cost and long repayment times of private branch exchange (PBX) equipment hamper the emergence of start-up companies and the growth of small companies. The use of Internet Protocol (IP)... 

JSE-listed information and record management group Metrofile reports growing demand for its services in Africa and achieved revenue growth of 13.7% for its financial year ended in June, says... 

Information services provider and credit-monitoring firm Experian South Africa has launched a solution to automate credit decisions by combining the Experian group’s data assets, predictive... 

The early and frequent testing of applications under development to determine whether they can handle large volumes of users, are easy to use and will function on different devices and platforms... 

Information and communications technology (ICT) group Gijima has sold its mining technology and consulting business unit, MineRP, to a financial consortium, led by RMB Corvest, for R175-million.... 

The Government Printing Works (GPW), under mandate from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), called for expressions of interest (EOI) from manufacturers able to produce the blank cards required... 

Business support and technology services company Morvest Business Group will continue to target growth in emerging markets to increase margins, says Morvest CEO Mohammed Varachia. 

Information technology (IT) service provider Gijima has implemented a unified email management system to enable its extensive mobile workforce to access its email archives instantly, said Gijima... 

Increasing the relevance of information presented to employees can increase productivity by reducing the time spent by the employee to manage different communications media, says telecommunications... 

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) aims to be ready to introduce the first of the new smart identity (ID) cards to all first-time applicants by December, Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana... 

Businesses can ensure the security of cloud services, such as external data storage and applications, and enforce business control policies by employing virtualisation architecture, says... 

Companies are increasingly partnering with a professional service provider who meets all their transport and logistics requirements, says transport, warehousing, distribution and logistics... 

The level of data availability required by a company must be balanced against the cost of ensuring high availability, including electricity costs, says market research firm Frost & Sullivan Africa... 

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have yet to embrace cloud computing, despite promises of reduced costs and improved efficiencies, the yearly SME Survey finds. 

JSE-listed information technology company Datacentrix is seeking to grow annuity revenue by investing in skills to support its services and business solutions development, while reducing its... 

Data is intangible but irreplaceable and, in 2008, a survey found that a single incident of data loss translated into a $10 000 cost to the business involved, says data and information storage... 

The High Commission of India in South Africa is committed to expanding the ties between the two countries in the vital information technology (IT) sector, while the South Africa government is... 

A comprehensive payroll solution, which offers users a single solution that includes all of the features and functionality that usually has to be bought in add-on modules, has been launched by... 

The future of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the Western Cape is bright, with a number of significant foreign investors from the UK considering South Africa and the Western Cape... 

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is examining successful international broadcasting migrations from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) to bring South...