Is it open source`s ability to handle enterprise environments that is holding it back, or enterprise`s ability to accept open source?

In the world of server technology, consolidation is still a major trend, while 64-bit computing is poised for mass adoption.

The business intelligence (BI) market has changed, with a greater focus on back-end issues. We look into what businesses should keep in mind when deploying BI to help ensure a successful outcome.

With a healthy economy, an increase in IT spending and new opportunities created by deregulation, the ICT sector is experiencing a return of confidence, but industry watchers caution that much still needs to be done.

The call centre business in SA is booming, and research suggests this will continue for another few years. However, we need to overcome some stumbling blocks before SA can become a preferred call centre destination.

Many companies have used enterprise resource planning to streamline work processes, but could business process management be the way to root out ineffectiveness in the workplace?

Although it had a somewhat lacklustre entry into the ICT market, the time seems to be right for thin-client technology.

With the imminent launch of tens of millions of smart cards into the South African marketplace, 2005, say the experts, is the year this technology finally takes off.

Developers and vendors generally agree on likely trends and goals for the software industry in the next decade. But there are widely differing views on how and when the vision will be realised.

Over the past couple of years, enterprise data storage needs and requirements have grown at a tremendous rate, even during periods when the economy was sluggish.

The pace at which business moves nowadays demands mobility, so vendors are tailor-making products to help the executive remain connected to his business systems while on the move.

The six finalists for the 2004 IT Personality of the Year award share faith in what ICT can do for SA and its people.

Global sales of IP telephony systems have already surpassed those of traditional equipment.