May 25, 2018
A new telescope is being inaugurated at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) near Sutherland today (25 May) – Africa Day 2018 – as the “eye of the MeerKAT radio array”. MeerKAT is the precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)....
May 24, 2018
Distribution stalwart Jim Holland will be taking over the leadership of Lenovo’s data centre business unit. Holland, currently the executive for HPE and Micro Focus at Axiz, will take up his new position on 1 July. Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo South Africa,...
May 23, 2018
The use of biometrics is set to go mainstream in South Africa, as Home Affairs local banks roll out major identification projects. But not all biometrics technologies are equal, and some may ‘come back to bite’ the enterprises rolling them out. This is the warning...
May 22, 2018
The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with new experiments related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research. Cygnus lifted off on an Antares 230 rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
May 21, 2018
Kathy Gibson reports – Since the first power looms heralded the start of the first industrial revolution, technology has been displacing people from jobs, and the current Fourth Industrial Revolution is continuing the trend – but on an unprecedented scale....
May 18, 2018
The AMD Ryzen PRO processors, designed to meet the fast-changing needs of business PC users, have been launched in the South African market. The new processors are available in three iterations, each with different features catering to various workloads. Offering...
