Media Releases

Western Cape tooling initiative help SME’s through new development programme

July 14, 2010 - The Western Cape Tooling Initiative (WCTI), in partnership with Swisscontact - a non-profit organisation founded by Swiss business and the Swiss government with the goal of stimulating growth in the private sector in selected developing countries - has developed and implemented a Market Development Programme (MDP) for the Western Cape Tool, Die and Mould (TDM) sector.

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Driving future business success

The procurement function, in the past viewed as simple order processing, has a major role to play in a company’s future business success in the global market, be that company a miner, an industrialist, a manufacturer, a distributor, a retailer, or a service provider.

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Ten top reasons why BI implementations fail

Business Intelligence (BI), when implemented correctly, allows businesses to reap significant benefits and gain valuable insight into their organisations based on actionable data. But there is much more to BI than simply deploying technology. Organisations need a comprehensive, strategic approach to designing, implementing, managing, tracking and supporting BI initiatives, says Goran Dragosavac, practice lead for analytics at SAS Institute South Africa

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Inter-Active Technologies expands into Western Cape market

In the face of adverse market conditions, call centre and outsourcing expert Inter-Active Technologies, defiantly expands business by opening a new office in Cape Town.

May 27, 2010: Specialist call centre and communications company, Inter‐Active Technologies has bucked the industry’s national trend by expanding across provincial borders during the economic downturn.

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Credit card fraud has been solved

The Neo Africa Secure Solution, a world-first combination of pre-paid travel cards, mobile phones and services, is to offer enhanced safety and convenience services to foreign visitors to South Africa.

The Neo Africa Secure Solution, which uses world-first mobile card activation technology developed in South Africa, is an innovative package that comprises a mobile phone handset and pre-paid travel card, bundled with safety and concierge services. There are several options available, from an economy package through to a premium package targeting the needs of the VIP.

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