Andre Zitzke, CTO at SAS Institute, says a company's competitiveness is determined by its knowledge workers' ability to make timely decisions.
Gary Boniface, CSO manager at 3Com SA, examines the features of intelligent switching with 10Gb Ethernet technology.
The development of effective message hubs is essential for the realisation of business-to-business (B2B) goals, says Greg Vercellotti, sales and marketing manager at Dimension Data i-Commerce.
Viv Crone, director and CTO at Spescom, believes the trend towards the confluence of technologies is presenting new opportunities for commercial and IT sectors.
The role of the IT service or solutions provider has become integral to the delivery of quality healthcare in SA, says Richard Firth, chairman of MIP Holdings.
According to Douglas Reed, MD of Data Pro, local Internet service providers (ISPs) should copy the business strategies of US competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) to survive.
Martin May, regional director of Enterasys Networks SA, says pirate activity has increased significantly in the networking industry over the last 12 months.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switching technology is the preferred protocol for piping data, voice and video over networks, says Mark Chertkow, MD of Graphic Image Technologies.
Digital asset management, the next wave in information management, has arrived, says Julian Field, country manager at Ascential Software South Africa.
Stuart Hardy, GM of access solutions at Internet Solutions, examines whether digital subscriber line (DSL) services could be key to jumpstarting e-commerce growth in SA.
E-business success is dependant on widespread information access and analysis, believes Andrew Cook, GM of AST ESM Business Intelligence.
The maturity of speech recognition technology presents companies with an alternative to dual-tone multi-frequency-driven applications, says Shaun Cochrane, GM of Intelleca.
The wide communication gap between company CEOs and their IT managers must be overcome, says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.