Underinsured SA farmers face huge insurance risks

Underestimating the replacement value of farming equipment, combined with a failure to regularly review their policies, means that the percentage of South Africa’s farmers who are underinsured could be as high as 70%.
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WebPoint

I’m Free of the Office!  Hooray for WebPoint!

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SAP now available on monthly subscription

Local SAP® BUSINESS All-in-One Partner, SCT Services, has announced a new licensing and delivery option for SAP® BUSINESS All-in-One (SAP BAiO) solutions. The new hosted and subscription-based delivery model is designed to help midsize companies obtain a world-class business application with a lower up-front cost by eliminating the capital outlay traditionally required for acquiring software licenses or IT hardware.
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New SYSPRO release heralds quantam leap forward

SYSPRO, a leading, worldwide provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, announced today an upcoming major new release of SYSPRO ERP software. SYSPRO 6.1 represents a quantum leap forward, “simplifying success” with new architecture and modules, feature sets, workflow and customization capabilities. This newest SYSPRO release fully leverages SYSPRO’s knowledge of the ERP needs of the mid-market, having successfully served the segment for more than 30 years. SYSPRO 6.1 enables mid-market manufacturers and distributors to gain all the benefits of leading-edge ERP software even though they may possess limited resources and skills.
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SA gets second chance to solve skills shortage

iSolve Learning Solutions, a division of iSolve Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd and Microsoft ‘Worldwide Partner of the Year 2008’ for Learning Solutions, is shocked by the past matric results — cementing the fact that no new entrants will be entering the market for the next 5 years. As a possible solution, iSolve is encouraging current IT professionals and university graduates to harness and improve on their skills to secure their future in this skill-strapped industry.

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Stolen company data for sale

The emerging and constantly evolving world of the mobile workforce requires more than just adequate security policies. Information Security is a threat that every company must take seriously. This is even more relevant today with new, stricter governance policies and legal requirements.

A security policy alone is no longer good enough to address management’s duty to protect the organisation from risk, especially where valuable data, which was once hidden behind closed doors, is now moving around via an ever-growing mobile workforce.

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CSIR researcher takes IEEE Female Scientist of the Year 2009 award

Professor Marlien Herselman of the CSIRs Meraka Institute is the recipient of the 2009 Female Scientist of the Year award by the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE South Africa section committee. Herselman received this award on 21 November 2009 at the University of Pretoria.
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SAS earns 2009 Progressive Manufacturing 100 Technology partner honours

SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, has been named a 2009 Progressive Manufacturing 100 Technology Partner in connection with The Dow’s Chemical Company’s placement on the 2009 Progressive Manufacturing 100 list from Managing Automation Media.
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Sasol Advanced Sythol (SAS) Reactor has arrived

The 10th Sasol Advanced Sythol (SAS) Reactor has arrived on South African shores and is making its way to Secunda in Mpumalanga. The vessel consisting of two large sections is one of the single largest abnormal loads to be transported on South African roads.

The dimensions of the two loads are huge. The bottom section is 21m in length, 9m in width and 9m in height, while the vessel’s top section is 18m in length 8m wide and 9m in height.
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Sasol supports solar thermal energy research at Stellenbosch University

Sasol today announced a sponsorship of R3 million over the next five years to support solar thermal energy research at Stellenbosch University in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering.
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