Digital mapping on the rise
Digital mapping services have emerged as one of the most powerful growth areas in information technology in South Africa. This is according to a survey by World Wide Worx, conducted with the backing of digital mapping provider MapIT. The survey reveals that 76% of South African corporations and 38% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) spend [...]
Top TV applies for three new channels
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has revealed that Top TV has applied for three additional video channels to carry adult content. This follows the satellite networks controversial decision to introduce three porn channels – which regulator, ICASA, declined to give the operator the rights to flight. ICASA was told to make the [...]
HP appoints Ntuli new BCS sales manager
HP has announced the appointment of President Ntuli as HP Business Critical Servers (BCS) BU and Sales Manager for the Enterprise Group in SA, with immediate effect. Ntuli’s new position forms part of a string of other new management appointments over the past few months. “President’s appointment is another example where strong leadership, customer focus [...]
Microsoft to invest millions in education
Microsoft is to spend more than R2.5 billion over the next five years tackling education inequalities around the globe, with millions of dollars earmarked for increasing digital access to educational materials throughout Africa. This investment was spread across two major announcements in the past week. First, the company announced a new investment of $250 million [...]
Oltio, IPS agreement to boost mobile payments
Oltio, has signed an agreement with Integrated Processing Solutions (IPS), a transaction processing joint venture between Standard Bank and Absa. The agreement gives IPS the South African licensing rights to Oltio’s mobile payment solution payD, the management of the system’s hardware (back-end) and the rights to the payD customer database. The payD solution allows consumers [...]
SAP to support startups
SAP is looking for promising startup companies interested in developing their big data solutions on top of SAP HANA, the in-memory database and computing platform. As part of the company’s global strategy to empower startups and entrepreneurs in growing their businesses, SAP Africa will be launching its first-ever African Startup Forum on 30 January 2013 in Johannesburg. Participants [...]
FibreCo makes progress
FibreCo says it has completed 80% of its fibre optic link connecting Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and East London. In September construction commenced on a 2 000 km link between Johannesburg and Cape Town, to be connected through Bloemfontein, East London and Port Elizabeth, providing access to a wide range of rural and smaller urban areas along [...]
Africa must focus on e-gov solutions – SAP
Public sector organisations across Africa should focus on implementing e-government and IT solutions to deal with the challenges they face, says SAP. Speaking at Saphila 2012, Franck Cohen, SAP president for EMEA, highlighted the growing need for the public sector to act as catalyst for change in Africa. “In many countries, the public sector is absolutely essential to the [...]
SAP prioritises African governments
Opportunities in governments across Southern Africa will see the public sector become a key growth industry over the next few years, says SAP. Speaking to SAITNews at Saphila 2012 in Sun City, MD of SAP Southern Africa, Brett Parker revealed that public sector organisations in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe were already committed to implementing SAP [...]
SAP solutions can curb corruption
SAP has a crucial role to play in the fight against fraud and corruption in Africa, says Valli Moosa. Speaking at Saphila 2012 in Sun City, the chairman of the WWF South Africa said corruption thrives where systems fail and called on the business solutions company to play a key role in anti-corruption efforts. “The [...]
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