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Report highlights financial impact of downtime

A survey undertaken by UK`s Trend Consulting Company and distributed in SA by AST Enterprise Systems Management (ESM), a division of the AST Group, focuses on European attitudes to the financial impact of downtime. Martyn Healy, MD of AST ESM says the report "should be a warning to the South African marketplace".

SA global business ready for take-off

The average SA company is spending more on IT, has more users on its networks, has e-mail as its number one data application and Internet telephony is a misnomer. These findings emerged from the third annual Global Communications Survey, published by an IT trade publication and sponsored by British Telecommunications.

Third SA Internet survey launched

SA Online has launched its third SA Internet User Survey. Conducted by The House of Synergy, SA Online says the survey is the most comprehensive of its kind in the local market.

Network managers

SNS Consultants reveals results of network rage survey

Some 83% of network managers who responded to SNS Consultants` worldwide Network Rage Survey reported abusive and often violent behaviour by users as a result of computer problems. According to the survey, acts of violence resulted in dozens of shattered monitors, smashed keyboards, kicked-in hard drives and flying computer mice, indicating that network rage is a growing phenomenon.

Network managers

SNS Consultants announces results of Capacity Planning Survey

Budgetary restraints are seriously limiting the network manager`s ability to purchase more bandwidth. This is the finding of the first capacity planning survey undertaken by SNS Consultants. Conducted in conjunction with US vendor, Concord Communications, the survey highlighted the issues that impact network managers. The survey polled some 400 network professionals who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of multiple sites across a network.

Huge gap between top and bottom earners<BR>

The gap between top and bottom earners in the local IT industry is huge, with some IT professionals earning as much as R900 000 or as little as R24 000 a year, according to the findings of ITWeb's IT salary survey. The average annual package is over R150 000, but non-monetary issues, such as challenge and job atmosphere, make a major difference to overall job satisfaction.

Windows NT gaining momentum, says EMC survey

An annual worldwide survey of information systems executives commissioned by EMC reveals that the growing adoption of Windows NT is fuelling the need for consolidated data repositories for previously distributed information.

EMC Southern Africa

SMC takes top spot in VARBusiness survey

The Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC) has leapt into the coveted top spot in the network hardware category of the VARBusiness Magazines` Annual Report Card survey.

Decreasing profitability a crucial issue to SA business

The most crucial issue facing today`s business leaders is the decreasing profitability of the local market, found a "dipstick" survey conducted by Bateleur Financial Services among managing and financial directors in South African insurance, banking and financial services sectors. The survey highlighted the need for cost efficiency amid increasing high cost of doing business in South Africa. It further showed that managing change on national and global levels, handling crime and fraud, employing and keeping well-skilled people, and the Rand`s behavior on foreign currency markets are also vital for business success today.

The 1998 South African Web User Survey

South African Internet users are not lonely singles using the medium as a substitute for a social life, The 1998 Web User Survey found. Fifty six percent of local Net surfers were married or living together. The survey on user profile, conducted by South Africa Online (http://www.southafrica.co.za) and published by Media Africa, had a respondent base of more than 1400 South Africans. The key findings on user profile show the average age of web users is 35, with the biggest single age group being those between 20 and 30. The survey also found a growing importance of the Internet to mature users.

BT, ComputerWeek release 98 Global Comms survey results

ComputerWeek, a Systems Publishers` weekly, yesterday released the results of its third annual Global Communications survey, sponsored by British Telecommunications. Niall Murphy, a Systems director, said over 150 companies with the average annual revenue of around R250 million participated in the survey. The survey showed e-mail continues to be the most popular business application. The full survey results report will be available in 27 April issue of ComputerWeek.