The “State of the Mobile Web Report” by web browser company Opera Software puts a spotlight on the African region. Here are the top trends in Africa for mobile handsets and usage of the Opera Mini mobile web browser, which is used by 72% of all mobile web users in Africa. The top 10 countries [...]
Teraco Data Environments clients can look forward to business as usual, despite the approaching electricity price tsunami, as a result of the energy efficiencies the company is achieving in its data centres. “Companies have been hard hit by the latest electricity increases, the impact of which will only worsen,” says Lex van Wyk, MD of [...]
Prefix Technology, a software design company is developing mobile applications and content management tools for Africa’s online publishing companies. In SA, the company connects 1 in 5 people to a digital platform. Prefix Technology was founded in 2002 by Sam Hutchinson and Josh Adler to develop web and mobile applications for SA’s online media companies. [...]
MTN Business today announced the addition of two tools to its Mobile Application Suit. These tools further compliment the company’s existing range of applications – specifically designed for organisations looking to empower their mobile workforce and increase collaborative mobile efficiencies. 1. Mobile Forms Mobile Forms is a specialised application developed specifically for the mobile worker [...]
SAP has continued its backing of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, donating R1-million (about US$149 000) in support of the 9th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture this year, which was held on Saturday, 23 July, at the Linder Auditorium at the Johannesburg College of Education. SAP Africa donates R1m (aboutUS$ 149 000) in support of Nelson Mandela [...]
A recent study by analyst firm IDC has found that, in 2011 alone, 1.8 zettabytes (or 1.8 trillion gigabytes) of data will be created. Over the next decade, the number of servers managing the world’s data stores will grow by ten times, and yet the number of people with the skills and experience to manage [...]
Norton Mobile Security allows users to protect their mobile devices and information. If your mobile device is lost, stolen, or its SIM card removed, you can remotely disable your mobile device to prevent thieves from using it or accessing your private information. “We’ve taken the approach to developing a post-PC era Norton that includes introducing [...]
In your retail business, does the business management software reach from goods receiving all the way through to the point-of-sale? If it doesn’t, you could be missing out on the opportunity for better management through automation. That’s according to Andre Wiid, HansaWorld SA sales and channel manager. Wiid says a better Point-of-Sale (POS) system is [...]
Biometric technology continues to add value to commerce and the ripple effect is an increased investment in this technology within organisations and community-focused services. “The level of interest in biometric solutions, particularly those that are based on fingerprint identification, is increasing amongst institutions and other stakeholders within the education sector,” says Marius Coetzee, Ideco Biometric [...]
Kenya telecommunications operator Safaricom announced that it had increased its financing of advertising by some 50 percent in the past 6 months in an effort to promote its brand and attract new customers. The announcement comes as price wars continue to bog down the Kenyan telecom market, although analysts say it has been beneficial to [...]
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be made available for retail purchase from 1 August 2011 in South Africa. The announcement was made last night at a lavish launch event in Johannesburg, which was attend by various celebrities including singer Danny K, the Top 15 contestants from South Africa’s Idols competition and [...]