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How apps are changing CIOs' lives

Brainstorm asked three professionals at the forefront of technology to detail their experience of mobile applications and how they've changed their lives.

Georgina Guedes

4:00

Insight - Mother of invention

Aug 21, 2014

Mother of invention

In the movies, inventors are invariably men and usually a bit mad. In the real world of wireless communications, one of the most important inventors was a woman ... and a Hollywood actress.

Talking the talk with Aweza

Aweza is a South African multilingual mobile phrase translation app that encourages participation and cross-cultural engagement through crowd-sourcing audio pronunciation.

Robin Scher

4:30

Innovation - Mobile payments

Aug 14, 2014

Pushing the Pebble

Thumbzup Innovations has garnered some heavyweight backing for its Pebble mobile payment device. Market response in the next 12 months will determine whether the product flies or sinks.

Pulling together makes sense

Breaking through the glass ceiling is every woman's job.

Nicola Mawson

2:10

Innovation - WomenInTech

Aug 8, 2014

WomeninTechZA launches

July saw the launch of a dedicated site to showcase local women in the technology sector.

Carrie Philipps

5:00

Women in ICT - Mentorship

Aug 7, 2014

Women wielding tech

Women's Month is about more than celebrating achievements by women; it's about inspiring the next generation to step up and take on technology.

Fighting today's advanced threats

CIOs are setting themselves up for failure if they assume they can keep attackers out.

Kirsten Doyle

4:40

INSIGHT - Electricity

Aug 6, 2014

Another winter of discontent

At this time of year, as electricity demand surges and Eskom battles to keep up, the possibilities of smart metering provide light at the end of the tunnel.

DJ Glazier