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Transforming the hospitality industry to sell experiences through innovative e-gifting global ecosystem platform – Isipo Hospitality....Read More

The students demonstrated dedication and collaboration, working passionately on their creative applications to address the challenges that they were given during the hackathon....Read More

Students needed equipment for remote learning. Raspberry Pi 400 gave them access to online opportunities When the pandemic hit, nursing and midwifery students training for vital frontline roles had to switch to remote learning for some of their studies, but many lacked equipment at home to access online material. Wisenet stepped in to help by donating computers: the compact desktop Raspberry Pi 40...Read More

Micros South Africa, in conjunction with Singapore-based CPR Vision Management, this week launched an innovative e-gifting platform designed to help companies in the hospitality industry increase direct and repeat business, acquire new customers, and reward and win back existing customers. Named Isipo, the new platform is based on a platform developed by CPR Vision Management and widely used in the Asia Pacific region. “E-gifting saved many hotels during the lockdowns, but what’s really exciting is how it can be used to turbo-charge growth and improve margins as the hospitality industry takes off,” said Reginald Sibeko, Managing Director, Micros SA. “Today’s market is all about experiences, and Isipo provides a way for South African and African hospitality players to sell the emotional, experiential side of their business.” Speaking at the launch this week, Cameron Richards, CEO of CPR Vision Management, highlighted the many ways that e-gifting vouchers could be used to open up...Read More

Micros South Africa MD Reginald Sibeko outlines Micros South Africa, and how it is positioned to assist with technology and innovation as the hospitality industry rebounds from Covid-19; while Adapt IT Tony Vicente explains how the Hospitality Tech CONNECT22 event also aims to assist with this recovery boom. The hospitality industry was hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic; however, this did enable business introspection and the acceleration of technology and innovation, and with the industry now showing signs of a rebound, there are opportunities to capitalise on prevailing trends through the continued, bolstered use of these. This was the key message from the Micros South Africa Hospitality Tech CONNECT22 event, held on October 10 in Johannesburg. Micros South Africa was formed in February 1997 with the acquisition of the distributor rights for Southern Africa for the then Micros Inc. Now, it is an Oracle Gold Hospitality Partner and distributes the Oracle Hospitality...Read More