The residential ‘pull' of Cape Town's Northern Suburbs is one of the factors bringing commercial occupancy rates in these areas way above those in Cape Town's CBD as employers wise-up to the fact that ‘commuting time' is money. 20 Jul 2007
The Ellerines Group contracted South Africa's leading direct distribution company, Primedia @ Home, to create localised awareness of the Ellerines store, recently opened in Alexandra. 20 Jul 2007
Five Roses, South Africa's iconic tea brand, will again be involved as a sponsor at the summer collections of the Sanlam SA Fashion Week (SSAFW) 2007. 20 Jul 2007
Exhibitors are powering up raise the roof on Hardex 2007. 20 Jul 2007
Results of the MasterIndex™ survey of Consumer Confidence, commissioned by MasterCard Worldwide, for the second half of 2007 have revealed that consumer confidence in South Africa remains strongly positive, despite a decrease in the past year. 20 Jul 2007
The Business Software Alliance launched its rewards program in the US in 2005 to encourage individuals with detailed information about software piracy to come forward and confidentially submit the information. Since then, the BSA claims that it successfully settled with hundreds of companies, bringing in nearly US$22 million. 20 Jul 2007
Building confidence in SA rose back to near a record peak in the second quarter of this year, reflecting a boom spurred by public spending and pent-up demand for affordable housing, an independent survey showed yesterday. 20 Jul 2007
Google is fortifying the newest territory in its advertising empire - the newspaper print world - by expanding its Print Ads service to include users of its popular online advertising program, AdWords. The biggest immediate beneficiary of the move is the print publishing industry, which will have access to a larger pool of advertisers. 20 Jul 2007
Most large organizations in the US have responded the recent e-discovery requirements by implementing specific procedures and processes designed to ensure that the right personnel - both from internal counsel and IT - are brought to the table early to make sure that artifacts of this type are preserved appropriately. However, SMBs have unique challenges that large firms don't have. 20 Jul 2007
Companies with large centralised databases face a dilemma when seeking a solution to send bulk SMS messages. 20 Jul 2007
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - According to a recent survey and analysis run by three environmental organizations - Friend of the Sea, OceanCare and fair-fish - approximately one third of seafood products sold in Switzerland is fished in environmentally unsustainable ways. 19 Jul 2007
Business intelligence is of limited value unless you can make quick and effective use of it to enhance your competitiveness, and a South African company has a portal they reckon allows you to do just that. 19 Jul 2007
The international Sign Africa 2007 and the Africa In-store show will kick-off for three days from 5 - 7 September at the Sandton Convention Centre. Spanning two halls, the exhibition offers suppliers and manufacturers of all means of visual communication the opportunity to present their latest products, designs and trends to the public. 19 Jul 2007
As at 30 June 2007, Vodacom Group recorded 32.4 million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, reflecting a 7.5% increase in the three months since 31 March 2007. 19 Jul 2007
Vietnam is gradually becoming an important market in its own right. It boasts the region's second-fastest-growing economy after China, and its rapidly expanding middle class is buying up cell phones, personal computers and iPods. There are some 10 million mobile phone subscribers, and computer penetration in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is approaching 50%, says Intel. 19 Jul 2007
The mistake that many people make when writing content is adhering too closely to a particular keyword density. When you are too attached to hitting a percentage, you may be focusing more on the search engines than you are on your site's human audience. Doing this can detract from the original goal of the page, which is to convert visitors into paying clients. The key concept to remember is "targeted content." 19 Jul 2007
eBucks has been recognised as South Africa's most valuable rewards program in two categories, according to the findings of the 2007 Value in Rewards Programs survey. 19 Jul 2007
Eqos, Inc. (www.eqos.com), a provider of on-demand global sourcing and supplier management solutions for the retail supply chain, has announced that South Africa's Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited (Edcon) has gone live with Eqos' global sourcing solution. 19 Jul 2007
Eikendal, situated on the verdant foothills of the Helderberg, lightens up for summer with its latest Sauvignon Blanc 2007. This easy-drinking wine radiates a renewed crisp taste with a significant ‘greener' appeal than its more tropical predecessors. 19 Jul 2007
Search has already proven itself in the PC world not only as a way to meet users' needs, but as an effective way to turn those needs into money so that thinking is being carried over into the mobile world, explained John du Pre Gauntt, author of the eMarketer report and the company's senior analyst for wireless. 18 Jul 2007
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