The mystery of the Mars rock

The mystery of the Mars rock

NASA’s Curiosity rover has pictured a rock on the Mars surface – on a piece of ground where a previous photograph showed nothing. Before-and-after pair of images of the same patch of ground in front of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 13 days apart...
Emerging markets to slow

Emerging markets to slow

“Dull and old” economies will have their strongest performing year since 2010 and will drive the global recovery in 2014, according to Dr Nariman Behravesh, chief economist of information and analytics firm IHS. Ahead of the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos,...
Smart appliances launch bot attack

Smart appliances launch bot attack

For the first time, a cyber-attack has been documented where smart devices, such as connected cars, routers and even refrigerators, were hacked to launch the attack. Security as a service provider Proofpoint has uncovered what may be the first proven Internet of...
BCX leads SA’s IT services

BCX leads SA’s IT services

The top IT service providers in South Africa are in a battle for dominance as the competitive landscape heats up in line with the continuing maturation of the South African market. Referencing its Competitive Profiles and Analysis of Leading IT Services Players in...
CIOs not ready for digitalisation

CIOs not ready for digitalisation

Digitalisation, the third era of enterprise IT, is beginning – but most CIOs do not feel prepared to cope with it. A global survey of CIOs by Gartner’s Executive Programmes showed that many CIOs feel overwhelmed by the prospect of building digital...
SA MPOS set for world stage

SA MPOS set for world stage

Mobile point of sale (MPOS) payments company, Emerge Mobile, is the first South African organisation to achieve Payments Council International Payment Terminal Security (PCI-PTS), and Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) Level 1 and 2 certifications for its MPOS payment...