South African retailers are loathe to spend money, particularly relating to IT, even when said investments may save them.
To outside observers, it's obvious that SA needs to do more to protect its citizens' identity.
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In this World Wide Wrap: Woolies goes touchscreen, EyeSite wins at KioskCom, and library moves forward.
The company becomes the sole distributor of Objectif Lune's PlanetPress software in SA.
Gauteng was to implement crook-proof number plates in January. What happened?
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Airbus selects IBM and OATSystems for the world's largest RFID-enabled manufacturing initiative.
In this World Wide Wrap: Barcodes aid comms with dead, RFID traces wine origin, and fake pay TV cards found.
In this World Wide Wrap: Verizon introduces self-service stores, FIS negotiates self-service store, and NCR introduces mobile self-service.
Some 25 IT companies responded to the RFI, says Home Affairs director-general Mavuso Msimang.
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