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On the spot: Data centres

Your business can’t operate without it, but you’ve not updated it since ’79. Problem? Perhaps.

Soft values in a hard science industry

Skills retention and development is a focus for businesses in practically any sector. For NECSA CEO Dr Rob Adam, this has been a career-long focus.

Soft

Roy Johnson

Emerging patterns a recipe for change

Constant change in business is seen as a problem. But what if it wasn’t a problem, but an opportunity?

Emerging

Lauri E. Elliott

Double-edged cell

Cellphones are a blessing and a curse for companies that can benefit from their convenience, but suffer because of the 24/7 access they enable.

Double

Lesley Stones

Focus on South Africa

The spotlight is on Africa as the Fifa 2010 World Cup descends on SA.

Focus

Jacob Nthoiwa

Local developer branches out

An entrepreneurial programmer from Cape Town is about to give his pride and joy away – for free.

Local

Paul Furber

Minding the store

There’s still plenty of room for tech retail, says Incredible Connection’s CEO.

Minding

Paul Furber

Bluster behind the scenes

Patents are worthless if your opponent has them too.

Bluster

Paul Furber

Where online and print meet

Bringing some personal permanence to the online world is proving a hit for a young Cape company.

Where

Paul Furber

A question of (high)standards

IT Service Management is no longer a negotiable. If you play in the outsourcing game, you’re expected to have a firm grip on it.

Question

Samantha Perry

The Web – Your Invitation to the Game

COMMUNICATIONS - WEB SOLUTIONS Words: Carel Alberts But are SMEs making full use of the Internet? The Internet allows small and medium-sized enterprises to punch above their weight.

THE

VOIP for SMEs – Where is the ROI?

COMMUNICATIONS - TELECOMS SERVICES Words: Pamela Weaver VOX POPS THE DRIVE for small business in future will probably be towards broadband connectivity, which means that all services will be supplied by a single line (voice, broadband and VOIP).

VOIP