Research Portfolio
World Wide Worx conducts leading edge and industry-relevant market research on trends in information technology, telecommunications and the strategic business ... Read More...
What is World Wide Worx?
World Wide Worx is headed by Arthur Goldstuck, a pioneer in the South African market in the use of the Internet as a tool for productivity. He developed the first South African benchmarks for web site usability and strategy, and represented South Africa as a judge in the web site category of the Cannes International Advertising Festival in France in 2002. He is also author of a ... Read More...
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Publishing
World Wide Worx's publishing arm is responsible for online and e-mail publications that focus on WWW's core areas of activity. ... Read More...
Strategy
We leverage our market research and trends analysis towards strategic analysis and strategy development. This enables us to provide a ... Read More...
Website Benchmarking and Evaluation
We conduct web site audits, benchmarks and evaluations using the Webagility system, which has been developed over the past eight ... Read More...
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April
2008
April
2008
SMEs adapting to new challenges
Posted in SME Research | No CommentsAre small to medium enterprises coping with power cuts and the prospect of erratic supply for the next half-decade? What about crime? Is South Africa’s infrastructure failing the SME?
These are among the crucial questions SME Survey 2008 raises as it gauges the competitiveness and profitability of small to medium enterprises which are frequently seen as the engine room of growth in South Africa. Sponsored by Standard Bank and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the survey is in its 6th year and measures sentiment, confidence and the factors that contribute to the competitiveness of an SME.
Arthur Goldstuck, principal researcher for SME Survey, notes that the economic landscape in South Africa has changed dramatically in just six months. “From a buoyant economic climate and abundant availability of credit, from a relatively reliable and stable power supply and the assurance that the water from the tap is arguably the best in the world, companies today find themselves challenged in ways they had never expected,” he says.
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March
2008
March
2008
WiMAX delays dampen impact in SA
Posted in Internet Research, Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsDelays in the award of licenses for providing the new WiMAX high-speed wireless broadband service to businesses and consumers and the limited roll-out of services that have been licensed has resulted in dampening of its potential impact.
This is the core conclusion of the first study on the impact of the technology in South Africa, conducted by World Wide Worx. The report, “WiMAX in SA 2008: Year Zero”, released today, shows that only those companies that have already deployed WiMAX have appreciated its impact.
These companies are all using Telkom’s scaled down version of WiMAX, which is provided only where its ADSL fixed line service is not available, and only at ADSL-type speeds. WiMAX can theoretically offer speeds of up to 70Mbps, as opposed to ADSL’s fastest option in South Africa of 4Mbps. Even at far lower speeds, however, the potential offered by WiMAX is not yet on the horizon, since no serious competition exists to spur its roll-out, says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx.
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December
2007
December
2007
Dreaming of an e-Christmas
Posted in Internet Research | No Comments8 December 2007:- Online retailers will have generated around R200-million by the time stores close for Christmas this year. And the most popular item on sale on the Internet? Satellite navigation systems for cars.
Research conducted separately by leading independent technology market researchers World Wide Worx and the shopping search site Jump Shopping confirms that this will be South Africa’s first “e-Christmas”, when people go shopping online for festive season gifts on a large scale.
“We expect the holiday season to contribute to at least 20% of the total R929-million expected to be spent online in 2007, with the proportion possible rising to as much as 25%” says World Wide Worx managing director Arthur Goldstuck.
