Following a majority buy-out of local PC assembler Packard Bell NEC by international parent NEC, South Africa now boasts the second NEC subsidiary worldwide, positioning it to tackle the professional market.
Organisations must create overarching security strategies tying together technology and security issues, says Michael Horn, GM of AST Security Management.
Companies need to build comprehensive IT inventories to assist them in their software audits, says George Smalberger, executive director at Vesta Technologies.
The key to a successful corporate strategy is the ability to harness the right resources and information, believes Marc Scheepbouwer, marketing director of Global Business Technology Business Intelligence.
According to Madelise Grobler, MD of CS Education Solutions, SA businesses can avoid the brain drain by committing to employee training and development.
The Internet service provider (ISP) industry in SA lacks the specialists to cope with the level of growth and technological demands required, believes Douglas Reed, MD of Data Pro.
Simon Turner, business unit manager of enterprise systems at Dimension Data, warns that desktops should not be neglected in the overall network and server environment.
Mike Wright, CEO of The E-mail Corporation, examines how a user can secure the delivery of sensitive information via e-mail.
A non-profit IT organisation is turning to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to fight planned telecommunications policy that will keep voice over IP (VOIP) technology virtually illegal in SA.
By using existing cable with Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technologies, most local urban centres could receive high-speed Internet access, believes Martin May, sub-Saharan Africa regional director of Enterasys Networks.
Marc Scheepbouwer, marketing director at Global Technology Business Intelligence, believes a business analysis platform can reduce the chance of corporate failure.
According to Ivor Rimmer, director at Bateleur Resourcing, potential IT employees should be evaluated on the quality of their experience.
Computer security should be implemented so that users can get on with their jobs without running into security blocks, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Netxactics.