Companies should turn to vendors with reputable, established partner programmes, says Mark Perry, HP South Africa's SPO country manager.
Most users are not accessing even 15% of Excel's functionality, says Caron Mooney, director of IS Partners.
The speed makes it possible to bring third-party information directly into core business applications, says Kevin Clarke, HansaWorld SA country manager.
Amorous e-mails containing a Trojan have been spammed across the Internet, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Netxactics.
Organisations struggle to maintain a balance between security and operations, says Ulrich Weigel, EMEA director of security management practice at NetIQ.
Training programmes must go beyond stopping the immediate skills gap, says Jacqui Scorgie, channel manager, Softline ACCPAC.
In-memory BI will grow in power and flexibility as 64-bit computing becomes commonplace and memory prices fall, says Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA.
Security policies for remote workers must include technical and behavioural elements, says Martin Tassev, MD of Loophold Security Distribution.
Many local enterprises may not be able to survive a critical incident, despite having a business continuity plan, says Allen Smith, MD of ContinuitySA.
The days of large customer relationship management installations are gone, says Keith Fenner, strategic sales director: Softline ACCPAC.
Customer relationship management is a goal that must be realised within the enterprise, says Vivek Thomas, MD EMEA of Maximizer Software.
Seventy percent of poll respondents believe 2008 will be just as bad as 2007, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Netxactics.
Affordability, mobility and durability add to the mass appeal, says Atul Gupta, chairman and MD of Sahara Computers.