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How the Top 20 SaaS companies deal with angry Twitter users
How the Top 20 SaaS companies deal with angry Twitter users
[Benjamin Brandall] Twitter is public, unfiltered, uncensored, and often an aggressive place. It can be harsh for software companies to combat the constant influx of negativity... read
ShowMax, Vodacom offer internet TV service
ShowMax, Vodacom offer internet TV service

ShowMax has launched a mobile-first product with a strong focus on local South African content. It is available exclusively to Vodacom customers on an add-to-bill basis... Read

The top five key trends in business intelligence in 2017
The top five key trends in business intelligence in 2017

As we launch into 2017, it is clear that data will be one of the prevalent assets which a business or a corporation can possess... Read

#BizTrends2017: Machine learning trends in SA for 2017
#BizTrends2017: Machine learning trends in SA for 2017

Machine learning as a subset of artificial intelligence is an emerging trend in South Africa, with demand for data scientists rising sharply... Read

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Humans still matter when it comes to artificial intelligence

Heino Gehle

From Google's self-driving cars to Amazon's purchase predictions, artificial intelligence (AI) is any program that does something we would normally consider an intelligent human act... read
Starbucks teams up with DSG on Starbucks Rewards
Starbucks teams up with DSG on Starbucks Rewards
South African franchisor and Starbucks licensee, Taste Holdings, collaborated with Digital Solutions Group (DSG) to realise its digital ecosystem through its Starbucks Rewards loyalty programme in South Africa... read
Calling innovative developers: enter the Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge
Calling innovative developers: enter the Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge
The Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge is calling on developers and entrepreneurs to develop innovative systems to assist students with visual and physical disabilities to independently navigate Wits' vast campus... read
Cyber Security
Establishing a Secure and Safe Smart City Drone Program report released
Establishing a Secure and Safe Smart City Drone Program report released
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), together with Securing Smart Cities, recently announced the release of the Establishing a Safe and Secure Municipal Drone Program report... read
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Customer service is not a science, says Cell C CEO

Jessica Tennant

A simple and common sense message that came across loud and clear at the Ask Afrika Orange Index Conference on Thursday, 9 February 2017 that seems to be the key to success in customer service was to create more real, meaningful human connections... read
Black & Veatch report looks at smart city ecosystems
Black & Veatch report looks at smart city ecosystems
According to Black & Veatch's 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility Report, fulfilling the smart city promise, transforming cities and infrastructure, will require integrating communication technology and increasing stakeholder engagement... read
Software
IBM launches free online learning platform in Africa
IBM launches free online learning platform in Africa
IBM has launched its US$70 million (approximately R945 million) digital education initiative, “IBM Digital - Nation Africa”, aimed at building much-needed digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills on the continent... read
Technology
How chatbots will evolve into practical tools
How chatbots will evolve into practical tools
With research showing that the number of new app downloads is slowing down, it's clear that customers are becoming pickier about their apps... read
Telecommunications
Icasa can obstruct Blue Label deal with Cell C
Icasa can obstruct Blue Label deal with Cell C

Colleen Goko

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) could scupper Cell C's survival plans if it does not allow Blue Label Telecoms to use the mobile operator's spectrum... read
Business
Kruger with his latest book released with Penguin, looking at the concept of strategic rule-breaking for businesses.
SONA and strategic rule-breaking: The art of doing the unexpected for amplified results

Douglas Kruger

Rules are a great idea. Except when they aren't. If you're fascinated by the idea of breaking rules, last Thursday's amazing travelling circus show, the State of the Nation Address, will have struck you as a veritable feast of chaotic delights. Wearing your proudly South African cap, your emotional reaction may have been somewhat different, but let's put national dignity aside for a second and think about the idea of strategic rule-breaking... read
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