In 2008, a growing number of SOA deployments will start to adopt open source, such as messaging and service enablement SOA products, and investigate one or more of the cloud-based services available. It also seems likely that SOA deployments will start to adopt some of the newer products based on the large Web site scale out techniques to increase performance, scalability and reliability. 5 Mar 2008
The results of a critical study of global FMCG company Unilever's economic footprint in South Africa is expected to create the impetus for other multinationals and large businesses to reconsider how they create and share wealth. 5 Mar 2008
Late 2005 saw the first malls in South Africa go live with Bluetooth as location-based marketing communication medium. The idea is to use Bluetooth to communicate relevant retail and mall communications to accepting customers' cellphones. 5 Mar 2008
More than 100 traders have pledged their full support for the Cape Town's plans to develop Greenmarket Square into a world class tourist and market attraction. One of the developments discussed on Monday, 3 March, was the City's request to the traders to form a Greenmarket Square Trading Association whose main purpose would be to develop the market for the benefit of all traders. 5 Mar 2008
Nampak made use of ComutaNet's media platforms to bring the Cuddler's promise to moms and moms-to-be across South Africa. The multi-level campaign used advertisements on rank TV, in-queue promotions and exterior taxi advertising. 5 Mar 2008
The world's leading entertainment brand is coming to the Rand Show 2008 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec from 21 March to 6 April 2008. 5 Mar 2008
Social media can be a powerful marketing force, but a new study from OneUpWeb finds that companies can easily make mistakes that alienate potential customers, or worse, simply fail to follow through with new content. 5 Mar 2008
Ster-Kinekor Games, the distributors of PlayStation hardware and software and PC software across South Africa again teamed up with TLC, washroom advertising experts, for the launch of various gaming titles. 5 Mar 2008
SABMiller is not supporting any political campaign in Zimbabwe and neither has this been under consideration. 4 Mar 2008
The South African Breweries (SAB) today announced it would introduce a new brand, Skelter's Straight, to the South African market. This follows the successful launch of brand variant Sarita Ruby Dry in January this year and a new peach variant of Brutal Fruit in November 2007. 4 Mar 2008
Robots are already taken for granted in Japanese factories, so much so that they are sometimes welcomed on their first day at work with Shinto religious ceremonies. Robots make sushi. Robots plant rice and tend paddies. 4 Mar 2008
IBM invites musicians to compose songs about South Africa using internet technology. 4 Mar 2008
Retail-focused Hyprop Investments reported a record 20% distributions increase for the year to December, to 270c a unit. It said yesterday that in the past 20 years it had delivered average distribution growth of 9,9% a year. 4 Mar 2008
In the latest sign the music distribution business continues to be roiled by change, Nine Inch Nails has released its new album in a variety of formats, including giving part of it away on file-sharing technologies such as BitTorrent. 4 Mar 2008
Liberty Promenade Shopping Centre, a 51,000m² shopping centre situated in the heart of Mitchells Plain and visited by an average of 1 million customers per month, is owned by Liberty Group, well known for encouraging and sponsoring educational aspirations. 4 Mar 2008
RBA Holdings Limited (RBA) has announced their maiden Annual Results, for the year period ending 31 December 2007, since listing on AltX in September 2007. 4 Mar 2008
Want to prepare a traditional meal with a spicy African or Spanish twist? With All Gold's new African and Spanish Style Diced Tomatoes, you can spice up your meals in no time. Crammed full of flavour and quality ingredients, these new flavours have been crafted to add zest to your casseroles, salads, stews and even paellas with no effort at all. 4 Mar 2008
The launch of the new Smart fortwo sees Wideopen Platform taking a leading role in its fully integrated advertising campaign. 4 Mar 2008
Aqua Bimini - an anti-ageing water which is formulated to work to protect your body at cellular level from the degenerative effects of day-to-day living and stress - has been listed in both Wellness Warehouse and Global Wrapps. 4 Mar 2008
Calling South Africa's businesswomen... How do you rate against your counterparts in other parts of the world? 4 Mar 2008
