Zoe Hinis's story, The Elder God Detector, won the initial TechSmart Gigabyte Short Story Competition, thereby scoring her an amazing Gigabyte U2440N notebook. Read it here now. FULL STORY >

Africa’s emergence as a growth area is attracting interest from businesses all around the globe. Pete Frielinghaus from ContinuitySA tackles its top risks. FULL STORY >

Modern access control is a new breed of security that goes far beyond keeping the doors closed to the wrong people. James Francis enters the fray. FULL STORY >

Easy and convenient, Wi-Fi is set for a boom if, or rather when, Wi-Fi-based offloading takes off. Iwan Pienaar tries to connect. FULL STORY >

Peter Greaves, expertise leader for Data and ICT facilities at Aurecon, provides insight on how enterprises can better manage data centres within a technologically relevant African context. FULL STORY >

Near-field communications (NFC) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication promise to bring innovation to multiple industries in the next few years. Lance Harris investigates. FULL STORY >

A perfect storm of the right technology and an environment ripe for change has converged to push machine-to-machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the forefront. Tony Smallwood of Vodacom explains. FULL STORY >

The advent of cloud computing, the digital era and the growing phenomenon of ‘Bring Your Own Everything’ or BYOx, have caused a dramatic shift in the telecommunications market. Consumers and business alike are demanding cheaper and... FULL STORY >

Lots of champagne, the necessity of a change of clothing and moving beyond travel travails – we talk with René Jacobs, MD at Gartner Africa. FULL STORY >

Information Technology (IT) has become an essential component of practically every business today, underpinning the basic functioning of the enterprise. As such, providing effective IT services is critical to the efficiency and profitability... FULL STORY >

Fortinet’s latest survey illustrates just how important a concern security has become for enterprises, with CIOs and CTOs fully aware of its significance to business operations. FULL STORY >

As brands aim to stand out from the clutter, building an engaging experience around one’s product has become an imperative. Craig Perry, head of sales at DMX Africa promotes the virtues that experiential design can offer. FULL STORY >

E-Learning is playing an increasingly important role in business training. Ilva Pieterse looks closer. The fast technologically-changing landscape demands companies to continually up-skill their employees to stay ahead of the competition. E-Learning and specifically... FULL STORY >

Multinationals seeking to make inroads into Africa now have a viable and flexible means, thanks to Broadlink building its own hub to connect to the continent. FULL STORY >

Becoming increasingly apparent is that the world of IT is dramatically, perhaps fundamentally changing, with end-user computing experiences also being affected. And apps are leading the charge. FULL STORY >