Jul 19, 2017
The South African Internet user population passed the 20-million mark for the first time last year, reaching 21-million – and it is expected to grow to at least 22,5-million in 2017. This is among the findings from the Internet Access in South Africa 2017 study,...
Jul 18, 2017
Market hype and a growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) are pushing established software vendors to introduce AI into their product strategy, creating considerable confusion in the process. Gartner analysts predict that, by 2020, AI technologies will be...
Jul 17, 2017
The new IBM Z is capable not only of running more than 12-billion encrypted transactions per day, it also features an encryption engine that, for the first time, makes it possible to pervasively encrypt data associated with any application, cloud service or database...
Jul 13, 2017
An investigation by SAP into allegations that kickbacks in the form of sales commissions might have been paid to a Gupta-aligned company will delve into the workings of the entire South African operation – and might ask questions on a global level too. Adaire...
Jul 12, 2017
In the wake of suggestions that SAP might have been involved in kickbacks, in the form or sales commissions, to Gupta-associated companies, the software giant has put its local management team on administrative leave as it initiates a corporate-led investigation. “SAP...
Jul 12, 2017
IT spending in South Africa is forecast to total R266-billion in 2017, a 2,4% increase from 2016, according to Gartner. Software is predicted to be the best-performing segment, with a 13,2% increase year-on-year. “South Africa has traditionally underinvested in...
