Gary Chalmers doesn't think a company should be run as a democracy. That's why he's the only one at the helm of iPulse, making all the decisions.

Vodacom aims to sustain its massive profits with a wholehearted embrace of fibre optics for enterprises, LTE, delivered via newly designed packages, and carrying richer content for consumers.

The Competition Commission ruling that will see Telkom split its retail and wholesale arms could have a very big impact on the sector.

Start-up enthusiast Martin Bjergegaard believes in failing... and failing quickly. He was in SA recently to promote his book and share his insights into the start-up mentality.

It's been said that we're heading for a cash-less society. Could Stellenbosch start-up Gust Pay turn out to be the wallet-killer we've all been waiting for?

Agile methodologies are increasingly being used for project management in all areas of business.

Now that Linux is entrenched in service provider and enterprise data centres, open source vendors are targeting middleware and systems management for growth.

The relationship between Microsoft and the open source community has evolved from mutual hostility to wary co-operation.

An open source PBX platform helped to kick-start competition in SA's VOIP market.

Several potential buyers could swoop on the ailing smartphone maker.

Telcos and ISPs have jumped on the small business bandwagon, using their voice and data connectivity backbone to support a growing number of value-added, often cloud-based, services.

Generally, free open source software can help small businesses overcome the cash-flow pain incurred when buying traditional software.