The latest Microsoft judgements, the battle for control of Computer Associates and some major acquisitions each worth in excess of $1 billion dominated the news over the past two weeks.

Concerns about the security of mobile banking offerings in SA are totally unfounded, says Mark Currie, product manager, m-Commerce Security at Prism Secure Solutions.

Mercury Interactive has announced new components and capabilities for its Topaz application performance management solution.

While Telkom disconnected 500 000 people more than it connected last year, Vodacom grew its subscriber base by almost 70% and now has more subscribers than the ancient State-owned monopoly that owns part of it.

Call centres, far from being an outgoing communications channel, are the bedrock of delivering value to consumers. Why then do so few companies realise this?

An ode to the geek of yesteryear, who once ruled the Net, and now plays second fiddle to marketing people with good hair.

Navision has unveiled the Navision Attain business management solution for medium-sized companies.

Following the conclusion of IBM`s $1 billion acquisition of Informix, the database software company will be renamed Ascential Software.

Spam is a nuisance - but where e-mail spam costs you money, SMS spam only costs you time. Does that make it less of an annoyance, or an inhibitor to personal productivity?

In an unusually quiet IT week, there was the usual mix of financial results, acquisitions and tiffs.

Coaching is becoming an integral part of today`s business world, as making the right decision under the increasing level of pressure has become an important skill that can be facilitated by a good coach.

Instead of reacting negatively to all "Big Brother"-flavoured laws, such as the new Inception and Monitoring bill, we should embrace them for what they are - methods to protect us, the public.

A renewed respect for electricity, dissatisfied mutterings on Gautengonline and musings over inthebag`s future performance.