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Harnessing behavioural psychology to enhance user experience
Harnessing behavioural psychology to enhance user experience
[Jason Ried] Over the past several years, behavioural psychology has attracted a great deal of interest outside of academic circles... read
Digital transformation readiness not top of mind in SA
Digital transformation readiness not top of mind in SA

Multinational software company Citrix has announced new research which reveals that digital transformation readiness... Read

Joburg to host conference about bots
Joburg to host conference about bots

BotCon Africa 2016, organised by mobile technology firm Praekelt, is Africa's first conference about bots. It will delve into how customer service... Read

Jacomien Van der Merwe, co-founder of BriteCap.
BriteCap wins SAP pitching competition

BriteCap, an innovative new platform for connecting job seekers and employers, took top honours at the first SAP Start-Up@RISE Africa event in Cape Town... Read

ICT
IT infrastructure: the lifeblood of Africa's business innovation
IT infrastructure: the lifeblood of Africa's business innovation

Maurice Blackwood

'Innovation' is a word I hear a lot in business these days. Many organisations owe their success to it, while others have realised the importance of inventive thinking... read
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Managing the enterprise mobility trend

George Kalebaila

With the increase of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) in organisations, effective strategies should be put in place to ensure that employees understand... read
App and website development
African App Awards include South African finalists
African App Awards include South African finalists
The finalists for the African App Awards have been selected and winners will be announced at the AppsAfrica.com awards dinner to be held in Cape Town on 14 November 2016... read
Cloud Computing
Wipro to acquire Appirio in R500m deal
Wipro to acquire Appirio in R500m deal
Wipro Limited, an IT, consulting and business process services company, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Appirio... read
Cyber Security
How tenants can protect themselves from identity theft
How tenants can protect themselves from identity theft

Issued by Private Property

Tenants can be left vulnerable by having to provide sensitive information to future landlords. Here's how they can protect themselves from their information being misused... read
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Cyber food for thought: when fridges go rogue...

Colin Thornton

For most of us, it is difficult to imagine a scenario in which our fridge is being used by terrorists to hijack important websites... read
Data Management
Solving the unstructured data puzzle
Solving the unstructured data puzzle

Lenore Kerrigan

Never before has there been so much information available to businesses and individuals. In January 2015, Google estimated... read
Hardware
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Android gets record 87.5% of smartphone market: survey
Google's Android operating system captured a record-high 87.5% of the global smartphone market in the third quarter... read
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Tablet market shrinks as demand grows for hybrids
The tablet market shrank in the recently-ended quarter, as shipments of bargain-priced computers with detachable screens hit a record high... read
Internet
Microwave technology - improved and useful
Microwave technology - improved and useful

Eckart Zollner

Microwave technology has advanced considerably. As the long wait for fibre-to-the-business gets wearisome and begins to hamper productivity... read
Software
Oracle seals $9.3bn NetSuite acquisition
Oracle seals $9.3bn NetSuite acquisition
US software giant Oracle said Saturday that it has sealed its $9.3 billion acquisition of cloud computing company NetSuite... read
DVT building strength-based culture with new business coaching service
DVT building strength-based culture with new business coaching service

Issued by DVT

Software and solutions specialist DVT has launched a professional business coaching service in Cape Town focussed on helping technology companies and IT professionals build a strengths-based culture to markedly improve performance, delivery and value... read
Tech Startups
SA's Asimmetric rebrands as Cape, launches new Wi-Fi monitoring tool
SA's Asimmetric rebrands as Cape, launches new Wi-Fi monitoring tool

Gabriella Mulligan

South African Wi-Fi monitoring startup Asimmetric has rebranded as Cape, and today launches an all-new monitoring product... read
SME development - more needs to be done
SME development - more needs to be done

Katlego Maphai

Minister Pravin Gordhan's mid-term budget policy statement had good news for the local SME sector... read
Technology
Total autonomy may not be possible or desirable in smart machines
Total autonomy may not be possible or desirable in smart machines
By 2020, smart machines will be a top five investment priority for more than 30% of CIOs, according to Gartner, Inc... read
Telecommunications
Winding down to year end means gearing up in a contact centre
Winding down to year end means gearing up in a contact centre

Bruce von Maltitz

Some key things to bear in mind prior to the holiday season, to streamline processes and ensure productivity and quality remain high, and that customers continue to receive the best customer experience... read
Implementation concerns remain around ICT Policy White Paper
Implementation concerns remain around ICT Policy White Paper
South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association has welcomed government's recently published National ICT Policy White Paper as being "broadly positive"... read
Business
JSE boards are becoming more female and black, study shows
JSE boards are becoming more female and black, study shows
While the boards of listed companies continue to be dominated by white males, there is evidence to suggest they are changing their hue and gender balance. read
Jobs offered
Junior Project Manager - AV/IT - Johannesburg
Global AccessGlobal Access' digital signage division is seeking a digitally minded individual as a junior project manager. Keen to coordinate and manage projects within a highly driven team? We want you. Read more >>



Intermediate Analyst - Cape Town
4i Mobile4i Mobile is looking for a talented intermediate analyst to slot into our analyst team, reporting to the analyst manager. Read more >>




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