Sentech responds to June cover story “2010 panic holds titled “ by Ivo Vegter.

Companies can reduce the legal risks of employee e-mail abuse,but they cannot completely eliminate them, say lawyers.

Once the IT has been installed, staffing is one of the biggest costs in running a contact centre. Workflow management is the key to payroll efficiencies.

Internet-hungry South Africans have been disappointed by a quick succession of technology innovations that promised to raise performance and lower cost. Is there any reason to believe WiMax will be different?

Its hunger for what technology can offer a developing country has put South Africa`s emerging economy high on the marketing and investment agendas of most multi-national ICT companies.

MTN has developed a high-risk strategy of going against conservative business wisdom – by first expanding into the economic no-man`s land of central Africa, and then into the troubled Middle East.

I SAP Africa can only be described as being exceptionally positive about company prospects.

Sun Microsystems has released new data storage hardware and software offerings, broadening its focus on the storage industry and aiming to build on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Storage Technology.

With a 750GB drive now out, capacity for desktops is nearing the terabyte mark.

Centennial Software, developer of asset management and end-point security solutions, has shown Futurex visitors the functionality of DeviceWall, which helps organisations manage the security of mobile devices, data and desktops on the corporate network.

The digital music player market is expected to double in size by the end of the decade, with Apple continuing to dominate, according to research firm In-Stat.

The $34 billion merger of US-based Lucent Technologies and France`s Alcatel announced earlier this year could be the catalyst for further consolidation within the telecommunications equipment sector.

With six years of public service under his belt, and just over a year as a CIO, Aslam Raffee has set ambitious goals for the Department of Science and Technology.

Bootcamp allows Macintosh users to boot Windows on their computers, facilitated by Apple`s move to Intel processors. How does this affect us?

If Mohammed won`t come to the mountain, the mountain will simply go to Mohammed.

Gaming is not only real business, but virtual business too. Now it even has real virtual money.

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Telecommunications services in South Africa are among the most expensive in the world. This has been shown by independent study after independent study. So what is government doing about it? Well, there`s Asgisa...

Sending the Icasa Amendment Bill back to Parliament was a good thing – on the face of it. But by holding up the Electronic Communications Act, a favourite sport is again being played: legislative delays that prevent lower telecoms pricing.

The role of entrepreneurship in BEE is a critical and pressing issue for business in South Africa. Is enough being done to bring the two together?