New human resources technology is driving competitive-edge, integrating HR into the enterprise and bringing together personnel and business objectives to create a new working world.

Retailers seem awash in money to spend on their IT strategies. However, this won`t make life easy for IT vendors who need to know retailers` business models, issues and widely varying technical competencies.

Choosing a Web host is like any other corporate investment. It has to be affordable, and it has to make business sense.

PC commoditisation has happened, but first-tier vendors are still struggling with the concept.

Strategic alliances are a necessity rather than a strategic option for IT companies competing in a rapidly changing industry and dealing with demanding customers with increasingly complex needs.

Outsourcing continues to attract attention in SA. Indications are that suppliers and recipients of services are getting to grips with the strategic issues that success in this country demands.

While the coming of the RFID age appears to be inevitable, many South African companies are unclear as to what they should do about it.

The ideal black ICT executive is a rare breed. So it`s a tough and costly battle for companies to attract and keep them.

Security is the proverbial dark horse of the IT market, completely neglected at first, but today an area of paramount importance to businesses of all sizes.

Of the R8 billion spent on technology in 2004, 60% came from the public sector, underlining the importance of government IT spend and its direct relationship with the buoyancy of SA`s IT fortunes.

IT governance takes the co-operation of IT and business, and while it is universally agreed that IT governance should leverage and enable business decisions and processes, it is clear that one size does not fit all.

VOIP has become the number one industry buzzword since the announcement that it would be legalised. But with so many players touted as the instigator of real telecoms competition, how do we sift the truth from the hype?

Effective asset management can give companies an advantage over competitors, but what does it involve and what role can asset rental play?