Technology powerhouse, IBM is set to begin laying off what could amount to 26% of its global workforce starting this month, according to one report on the rumoured firings. Last October, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty vaguely hinted the company’s self-styled makeover to analytics, cloud, mobile and security specialist could meanRead More…

Technology powerhouse IBM has announced the z13, one of the most sophisticated computer systems ever built according to the vendor. The z13 system culminates a $1bn investment, five years of development, exploits the innovation of more than 500 new patents, and represents a collaboration with more than 60 clients –Read More…

The AngloGold Ashanti group, headquartered in Johannesburg, is a leading global gold producer with 20 operations across four continents. Following the successful implementation by Cortell Corporate Performance Management of IBM’s Cognos TM1 solution into the South African operations, the decision was taken to carry this product into four sites in the Continental Africa Region. Cortell was once again contracted to implement TM1 at Semos and Yatela in Mali, the third of the AngloGold Ashanti Continental Africa TM1 rollouts after Obuasi and Iduapriem in Ghana. Read More…