Despite an increasingly negative sentiment towards Internet companies and e-business, the Internet still remains an important tool for businesses, believes Douglas Reed, MD of Data Pro.
The paperless office that has been envisaged for some time now looks set to remain in the conceptual phase, says Traci Maynard, product manager for Hewlett-Packard at Tarsus Technologies.
Marianne Prins, account executive at Compuware SA, believes software testing is vital for companies looking to integrate their legacy systems with new applications.
Mike Wright, CEO of The E-mail Corporation, says companies should monitor the volume of Valentine's Day e-greetings today as the resultant increased use of bandwidth could have a domino effect throughout the country.
Terry Kier, MD of MasterSkill Training, a division of Softline, says companies are overlooking the obvious solution to lack of bandwidth and slow access - locally-based servers.
At the heart of the current worldwide trend towards m-commerce is workflow, says Mark Ehmke, MD of Staffware SA.
Douglas Reed, MD of Data Pro, believes offering free Internet access is not the best way for a company to grow its client base, branding or goodwill.
Mark Ehmke, MD of Staffware SA, believes that integration between call centres and companies` back office infrastructure is essential.
The promise of e-commerce will not be fulfilled until the Internet can consistently deliver more reliable performance and fewer outages, says Jannie van Zyl, executive of managed solutions at Dimension Data Network Services.
According to Douglas Reed, MD of Data Pro, local companies need to follow the example set by the US and establish online marketplaces.
The convergence of document output technology is accelerating and output devices are becoming components of information delivery systems, says Christo Briedenhann, infrastructure solutions senior account manager at Datacentrix.
Eve Dmochowska, co-founder of myZone.co.za, discusses the state of the local Internet.
Eve Dmochowska, co-founder of myZone.co.za, discusses the fundamental steps involved in direct marketing on the Internet.