Offering regional and national programs, CIO (and CSO) events bring together some of the most respected names and thought leaders in information technology and security. Presented by CIOs and other senior level executives, these invitation-only programs offer timely topics and strong networking. Learn More »
Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »
Apply today for a FREE subscription to CIO Magazine!
August 27, 2008 — IDG News Service —
South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms Group is exploring opportunities in Nigeria and Ghana after announcing a 25.5 percent increase in net profits for the year.
Final results for the financial year ended May 31 reported revenue of 12.5 billion rand (US$1.6 billion) and a net profit of 207 million rand. The results, which were the first since the company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, were web cast for a global audience.
"The group's good full-year performance is attributable to good trading results and stringent asset management," said Brett Levy, joint CEO of Blue Label. "The group is highly liquid and well-positioned to support the funding of potential acquisitions without impairing its working capital requirements."
Microsoft in November 2007 bought 12 percent of the company, which has provided assistance in exploring new business opportunities. An advertising revenue share model is anticipated to begin generating revenue in the next 18 months, said joint CEO Mark Levy.
Blue Label deals in prepaid airtime and electricity, bill payment, electronic funds transfer, loyalty programs, stored value cards, location-based services, and other physical and virtual prepaid electronic tokens of value.
The company has operations in India and is set to open its Mexican subsidiary next month.
Copyright © 2008 IDG News Service. All rights reserved. IDG News Service is a trademark of International Data Group, Inc.
Matching the BlackBerry with a Corporate PBX
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution
Determining the Return on Investment of Web Application Acceleration Managed Services
Fulfilling Remote Access Strategies by Transforming the Internet into a Business-Grade Application Delivery Platform
Akamai Helps Improve Web-Enabled SAP Performance
MDM Journey: The Right and Wrong Master Data Management Strategies to Start Small and Grow Big
What's Next? Real Answers for Tough Times
A crystal ball won't provide the answers you need.
Paving the Way for Trusted Collaboration
Gartner on Data Deduplication Cost Savings
Storage Virtualization: It's Not One Size Fits All!
The Power of Telepresence
Get a grip on your mobile workforce Webcast
Resource Alerts
Get instant email notifications by topic when white papers, webcasts, and case studies are added to our library.
Judgment Favors Novell in Ongoing SCO Case
Spyware Case Finally Closed for Teacher Julie Amero
SAP to Bring Unified Interface Across Apps Suite
Symantec Sees Spike in Dangerous Microsoft Attacks
Palm Lays Off Workers
U.S. Needs More Broadband Competition, Expert Says
Microsoft to Launch IE8 in First Half of '09
VMware Security Chief Leaves to Run OpenDNS
Confidential Customer Details Exposed on Qantas Site
'Vista Capable' Lawyers Want Ballmer to Testify
Just the basics, please. Sometimes we all need a refresher or we need to make sure our team and our colleagues are all on the same page.
Over 25 tutorials on everything from business intelligence to virtualization.
- CIO|
- Computerworld|
- CSO|
- DEMO|
- Game Pro|
- Games.net|
- IDG|
- IDG UK|
- IDG Connect|
- IDG Tech Network |
- IDG World Expo|
- Industry Standard|
- InfoWorld|
- ITworld|
- JavaWorld|
- LinuxWorld|
- MacUser|
- Macworld|
- Network World|
- PC World|
- Playlist|
- CIO UK|
- CIO Germany|
- CIO China|
- CIO Sweden|
- CIO Australia|
- Other CIO Sites
