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Issue 128 Thursday, December 13, 2007

The year of change
Telecoms and the internet have been evolving for years, but 2008 looks set to be the year in which lengthy plans and talks come to a head, changing the shape of SA telecoms, internet and ICT business.

iWeek kicks off the year with a look back at 2007 and a look forward at what's expected in the ICT sector in 2008.

Issue 127 Thursday, December 06, 2007

Dear Santa…
It's the season to give. Or maybe just to treat yourself.

Issue 126 Thursday, November 29, 2007

Crunch time
The planet's in danger. What's ICT doing about it?

Issue 125 Thursday, November 22, 2007

Fortune hunters
Friend or foe? What will China's African adventure mean for ICT on the continent?

Issue 124 Thursday, November 15, 2007

Into overdrive
Moore's Law fast-tracks atomic computing

Issue 123 Thursday, November 08, 2007

Waiting for a PC
Can the Education Department's new ICT in education plan work this time?

Issue 122 Thursday, November 01, 2007

Fast forward
New broadband innovations are changing the internet forever

Issue 121 Thursday, October 25, 2007

Switching on
SA's cities evolve to digital

Issue 120 Thursday, October 18, 2007

Getting there
Navigation devices take off in a big way in SA

Issue 119 Thursday, October 11, 2007

STAY TUNED
Dozens of new TV channels on the horizon

Issue 118 Thursday, October 04, 2007

Wake up and smell the coffee
World 2.0 demands that business adapts or dies

Issue 117 Thursday, September 27, 2007

Who speaks for local IT?
Being pro-SA gets bogged down in politics

Issue 116 Thursday, September 20, 2007

The business of Halo 3
Now gaming challenges Hollywood

Issue 115 Thursday, September 13, 2007

Rise of the silver surfer
While the wired senior trends are being set by the UK and US, SA's silver surfers will lag behind the rest of the world until internet prices come down

Issue 114 Thursday, September 06, 2007

Speed up!
Minister says 'get moving' on state ICT projects

Issue 113 Thursday, August 30, 2007

VOIP or LCR?
Which is the best way to cut telecoms costs?

Issue 112 Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Speak up
ICT opens the world floor to Africa's media

Issue 111 Thursday, August 16, 2007

Rising stars ...the line up
It turns out sartorial excellence and golf aren't all you need to become a BEE success story. We selected some of SA's rising young ICT stars and asked them to share their views on success, BEE and the local ICT industry

Issue 110 Thursday, August 09, 2007

Not just for fun
Gaming is serious business

Issue 109 Thursday, August 02, 2007

To HD or not to HD?
Should you rush out to buy a new HD television set, or wait a few years?

Issue 108 Thursday, July 26, 2007

LIFTING THE MASK
The BEE Codes and the ICT Charter aim to rid the industry of fronting As the technology sector sees billions change hands in empowerment deals, does anyone have the teeth to make sure they're all above board?

Issue 107 Thursday, July 19, 2007

No show
DTV tech on track, but govt dawdles

Issue 106 Thursday, July 12, 2007

THE MISSING LINK
Broadband for Africa is within reach, but government interference could scupper it.

Issue 105 Thursday, July 05, 2007

The new broom
Sweeping change coming at Home Affairs

Issue 104 Thursday, June 28, 2007

Lookin' good
The beautiful new face of technology

Issue 103 Thursday, June 21, 2007

Red taped up
Is government ICT spending tying itself up in knots?

Issue 102 Thursday, June 14, 2007

GREEN OR BUST
ICT forced to face environmental realities

Issue 101 Thursday, June 07, 2007

GAME OVER
Mobile VOIP is now being recognised as a serious threat to the mega-billions the GSM networks have been enjoying in voice revenue over recent years.

Issue 100 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Top 100
To celebrate our 100th issue, iWeek has thrown impartiality to the wind and compiled 10 times 10 of our favourites in the SA ICT arena.

Issue 99 Thursday, May 24, 2007

IPTV
One remote to rule them all

Issue 98 Thursday, May 17, 2007

Outdated
But SA banks keep squeezing IT out of their legacy systems

Issue 97 Thursday, May 10, 2007

First steps
Building a brand, a business, and a set of offerings

Issue 96 Thursday, May 03, 2007

Final countdown
Will the State's controversial and daring plan for a Space Agency blast away its critics?

Issue 95 Thursday, April 26, 2007

What's your data really worth?
The case for IT security is overwhelming, if you consider the value of your corporate data and other intellectual property.

Issue 94 Thursday, April 19, 2007

WiMAX in the balance
While WiMAX is being hailed as the best broadband option on the horizon, some experts warn it has its drawbacks. Government has a lot to consider before it gives deployment the go-ahead.

Issue 93 Thursday, April 12, 2007

Africa's Pipe Dream?
While Nepad's lofty ICT ideals are noble indeed, the challenges seem insurmountable

Issue 92 Thursday, April 05, 2007

Flying the flag
Twelve local tech firms showed the world the best of what SA has to offer, at CeBIT 2007 in Germany.

Issue 91 Thursday, March 29, 2007

A shot in the arm
Government looks to telemedicine and a national electronic health records system to speed up change

Issue 90 Thursday, March 22, 2007

The race is on
It will be SA's largest municipal broadband roll-out, covering – 1 600m2. Let the bidding games begin.

Issue 89 Thursday, March 15, 2007

At your service
Rising SME tech budgets mean IT vendors are increasingly catering to the little guys, but where should their money go?

Issue 88 Saturday, December 30, 1899

Issue 87 Thursday, March 01, 2007

Read all about it
South Africa's media industry is adopting new technologies to make content available at any time, in any place. Nevertheless, local consumers still have fewer options than their international counterparts. When will it change?

Issue 86 Thursday, February 22, 2007

To the "MAX"
This year will see all the major operators clambering to launch WiMAX, but who will be the first to offer it commercially? Up to 70 Mbps wireless broadband is possible

Issue 85 Thursday, February 15, 2007

In the hot seat
It's lacking leadership, keeps losing skilled staff and routinely comes under fire. Could a looming overhaul make the regulator effective? But ICASA is comfortable

Issue 84 Thursday, February 08, 2007

Going places
Airports Company SA says its multimillion-rand IT investments will make its ten airports a technological role model for other countries to follow.

Issue 83 Thursday, February 01, 2007

Consumer rush
In the 1990s, corporates determined the shape and direction of technology. But in the 2000s, the lowly consumer sets the trends - even for business. Now the man in the street drives the business of IT

Issue 82 Thursday, January 25, 2007

Taking stock
What to expect from ICT shares in 2007

Issue 81 Thursday, January 18, 2007

Gearing up
In 2007 SARS's R3 billion IT masterplan, one of the biggest tech refurbishments the public sector has ever seen, gets under way