Now that Linux is entrenched in service provider and enterprise data centres, open source vendors are targeting middleware and systems management for growth.

The relationship between Microsoft and the open source community has evolved from mutual hostility to wary co-operation.

An open source PBX platform helped to kick-start competition in SA's VOIP market.

Several potential buyers could swoop on the ailing smartphone maker.

Telcos and ISPs have jumped on the small business bandwagon, using their voice and data connectivity backbone to support a growing number of value-added, often cloud-based, services.

Generally, free open source software can help small businesses overcome the cash-flow pain incurred when buying traditional software.

Small businesses now have access to an increasing array of powerful tools that can be delivered via the cloud, which easily offer enterprise-grade solutions.

The Communications Department has another new minister. And, wow, does he have a lot to do.

Datacentrix has been sacrificing short-term profit for long-term sustainability. Now it's ready to stand tall. Has it built the right foundations?

Zunaid Bulbulia is a lively character with a sense of humour and an appreciation of what he has. And he appreciates his career at MTN SA.

The national rollout of ID cards has begun

The traditional platform for ERP systems is big, expensive iron, but cloud computing may be about to change that for the better.

What was meant to last about 45 minutes took well over an hour, but the roundtable delivered interesting closing comments.