Effective mobility will become more challenging if basic IT competencies such as enterprise application integration are not in place, says Craig Leppan, mobility lead of the Ovations Group.
In a changing IT environment, proactive measures are needed to address any issues, while maintaining network security and ensuring backup services are available, says Ralph Berndt, sales and marketing manager at Syrex.
Hackers are honing in on small businesses as the targets of cyber attacks, says Jayson O'Reilly, director: Sales and Innovation at DRS.
Social media can be used to captivate customers intuitively and organically, says Pommie Lutchman, CEO at Ocular Technologies.
Print on demand uses digital technology including printers, and can produce one book, printed and bound, in a matter of minutes, says Dave Clark, MD of Oc'e South Africa.
Mobile device management has moved away from restriction and is refocusing on enablement, says Niven Perumal, product manager at Vox Telecom.
Companies would do well to tap into what their customers really think, says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.
If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. Beware of grey imports, says Craige Fleischer, director of Mobile Communications at Samsung Electronics SA.
Outsourcing can now act as a straitjacket, constraining firms from achieving business agility, says Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube.
For the growing business, upgrading systems to improve control becomes an inevitability at a certain point; make the right choice, and your company can be set for the future, says Taryn Cromie, sales manager at HansaWorld SA.
Compression technology enables transmission of video at four frames per second at data rates as low as one kilobyte per second, says Mark Chertkow, MD of Graphic Image Technologies.
Workplace absenteeism needs to be addressed holistically, and organisations must use technology to their benefit, says Anja Hartman, HR director at Sage VIP.
