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Manhattan system wins IBM awardManhattan Associates received the ‘Best ISV Partner Innovation' award at the IBM WebSphere Commerce Leadership Summit, held in Toronto Canada recently. 19 Nov 2009 11:32 Virtual conferencing improves bottom line[Garry Ackerman] To help meet the goals of improved business outcomes, reduced costs and environmental sustainability, many organisations are turning to new software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing, as well as continued face-to-face conferencing via video. 18 Nov 2009 10:14 ICT shortages, new PDI programs
Start-Up Index to monitor local tech companies
China Mobile, Claro to sell smartphoneWASHINGTON, US: US computer giant Dell on Friday, 13 November 2009, announced it is teaming up with China Mobile and Brazil's Claro to market a new touchscreen smartphone powered by Google's Android operating system. 16 Nov 2009 12:05 New BlackBerry white from Vodacom
Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs
Web Africa, Organised Chaos join forces for free gamesInternet Service Provider (ISP) Web Africa has teamed up with gaming infrastructure expert, Organised Chaos (OC), to launch a free gaming service for its customers. The service will initially include four games: Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World at War, Counter Strike: Source, and Team Fortress 2. 11 Nov 2009 10:16 More navigational products from TomTom
Mobile money from FNB
Sunny side of the electricity bill
Mobile banking overtakes PCsThe Mobility 2009 research project, released yesterday Tuesday 3 November 2009, by leading market research organisation World Wide Worx, indicates that more people bank from their cellphones than from their PCs in South Africa. The study is being conducted in four phases, with the first three looking at the use of mobile technologies by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), consumers and corporations and the final phase exploring the mobile internet. 4 Nov 2009 10:07 Most SA urban cellphone users want to upgrade devices - study[Issa Sikiti da Silva] A recent study conducted by World Wide Worx and backed by First National Bank (FNB) and BlackBerry has revealed that many consumers out of SA's 16 million urban cellphone users are highly aspirational people looking to upgrade their phones, and are looking specifically for devices that have more features. 4 Nov 2009 09:24 Latest jobs | Weather   Other industry news
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Following on recent reports of severe national ICT skills shortages nationally and provincially, the ICT incubator, Bandwidth Barn and the Cape IT Initiative (CITI) will launch a training programme focusing on the two core areas of technical skills and basic business administration skills in the Western Cape. 
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is available in white for limited period only from Vodacom. 
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Amazon.com on Tuesday, 10 November 2009, released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers. 
TomTom announced last week the arrival of three new personal navigation devices for the South African market, Start, XXL and GO 750. 
FNB announced last week the launch of its Send Money, an instant solution for the bank's customers to transfer money to anyone with a South African cellphone. The receiver does not need to have a bankcard or a bank account to access the money sent to them, they simply withdraw their money from one of the 4300 FNB ATMs across the country. 
The increase in solar energy enquiries has rocketed following Eskom's planned tariff hikes over the next three years. This is according to Theo Rutstein, chairperson of the Teljoy Group, who says that since the publication of Eskom's proposals, his company has been receiving more than 300 inquiries per day. 
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