To truly understand the environmental impact of a product requires assessing its entire lifecycle, says Simon Webster, technical consultant, The Webcom Group.
Changing regulations in the food and beverage industry are causing companies to re-evaluate their systems, says Keith Fenner, VP of sales, Softline Accpac.
It is important to take care of laptops to increase their lifecycle, says Reon Coetzee, Toshiba regional sales manager, Southern Africa.
The era of self-healing and management-free IT environments is not yet upon us, says Geoff Chandler, outsource business unit manager at Datacentrix.
Many companies find Microsoft Unified Communications enables a healthy global business and a healthy planet, says Galdon Data CEO Garry Ackerman.
Business analysis centres of excellence destabilise the sense of balance and power in an organisation, says Jaco De Goede, business analyst at DTH.
Education, not firewalls and software, is the answer, says Simon Webster, technical consultant at The Webcom Group.
The concept of the smartphone has exploded in the past 18 months, says Brett Loubser, product manager at Samsung Mobile SA.
The disruption caused by the Fifa World Cup could affect companies` ability to meet delivery commitments, says Justin Hammann, business development manager at ContinuitySA.
The cloud architecture allows organisations to deploy applications and resources on an as-needed basis, says Martin May, regional director (Africa) of Enterasys Networks.
Companies cannot fully abdicate the payroll function, and it is not always a cheaper option, says Anton van Heerden, MD of Softline VIP.
Encryption, used in conjunction with digital signing, provides the ultimate level of e-mail security, says Hilbert Long, channel manager at Comztek.
Goal setting, empowerment and rewards are crucial to successful channel partners, says Laurica Kok, channel manager at Softline Pastel Payroll.