Aug 2, 2016
South African IT spending is forecast to total R272-billion in 2016, a 3,8% increase from 2015, according to Gartner. Software spending is on pace to exhibit its highest ever year-on-year growth in 2016, at 11,4%. “Last year we witnessed an 8% increase in...
Aug 1, 2016
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the remnants of a long-dead star. The rippling wisps of ionized gas in the picture, named DEM L316A, are located about 160 000 light-years away within one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbors...
Jul 29, 2016
The Electoral Commission of South Africa and Accenture have launched a mobile application designed to provide voters with the electoral information ahead of the municipal elections taking place next week (3 August). Through the application, voters will be able to view...
Jul 28, 2016
Ceres is covered in countless small, young craters, but none are larger than 280km in diameter. To scientists, this is a huge mystery, given that the dwarf planet must have been hit by numerous large asteroids during its 4,5-billion-year lifetime. Where did all the...
Jul 27, 2016
The average cost of a data breach in South Africa is R1 548.00, with a total organisational cost of R28,6-million This is according to a report that analysed the financial impact of data breaches on a company’s bottom line. Sponsored by IBM and conducted by the...
Jul 26, 2016
Cyberbullying is a far more dangerous threat to children than many parents think. The consequences for the majority of young victims of online harassment include serious problems with health and socialisation. According to the “Growing Up Online –...
