Intel got so good at building processors that the coding world fell behind. Now the company is investing in new software tools that will allow coders to catch up. Will this move be accepted?

The Department of Communications, in conjunction with the Department of Public Enterprise, has announced a planned west coast submarine cable project to provide increased broadband connectivity for South Africa.

Could Apple be starting a war or is there something more to its release of a new web browser into a relatively mature Windows environment?

The popular blade server platform is getting smaller, cooler and more efficient, so much so that blades are now suitable for small business.

A number of organisations in the financial sector are struggling to successfully adopt BI solutions. PBT Group has a solution, but it`s going to take some convincing.

Vodacom is on the move. The cellular market is saturated, at least as far as voice is concerned. So the company is aiming to enter “every bit of telecom space”, in whatever way presents itself.

Vodacom has renewed its prepaid customer call centre contract with Merchants for an additional three years. Vodacom has also expanded its service partnership with Merchants.

With more than 10 000 users of its locally developed software in South Africa, Egis Software has experienced steady growth. The company has won government and financial sector contracts as regulatory and auditing compliance become increasingly important.

Seven years ago, Running Computers ‘resigned` 98 percent of its customers and downsized. Today, the business is more profitable than it`s been in years.

Second Life is a phenomenon. With nearly eight million inhabitants and a virtual economy that impacts on the real world, organisations like IBM and Reuters have realised the significance of Second Life as a meeting, collaboration and business tool with established presences in the virtual world.

Microsoft has finally come out and publicly voiced its opinion on government`s open source software policy – and it`s not happy.

Creating the right climate for investment, technological and otherwise, is still a big issue in Africa.

Success in the global IT market is about building relationships and smart technology decisions. Two South Africans who`ve proved that in Europe plan to do it again in the US.

As the dust settles on the failed Telkom merger with Business Connexion, the telco is expected to focus on putting its house in order while Business Connexion licks its wounds and fends off rumoured suitors.

A recent survey shows that NGOs still consider ICT to be too expensive.

Microsoft is offering a prepaid version of its 2007 Office suite to make the software accessible to anyone unable to afford it, including emerging businesses.

Things are starting to look up for Fundamo, which recently received a R36 million cash injection from venture capital firm HBD.

Having spent some time in the local ICT limelight, there are certain individuals who form an integral part of the industry`s history. Some haven`t been heard from in months, while others seem to have dropped off the face of the planet.

Telecoms convergence is analogous to global warming: just as icebergs are melting, so too are technology silos disappearing into the ocean of a seamless unified existence.

Despite AIDS receiving broad coverage and acknowledgement, there is another epidemic running riot in South African businesses: corporate AIDS.