Securing the public sector

The public sector is under threat, facing multiple attacks from multiple vectors that threaten security and system. Cybercrime is not a threat exclusive to the private sector and the enterprise. The public sector is under constant pressure to protect systems,...

WGI, GE launch new education platform

The WGI Worldwide Company and GE today announced the launch of Lyra, a new app-based education platform that uses advanced speech recognition and touch screen analysis to teach reading and writing. It was co-developed by WGI and GE. The app represents the start of...

Is Africa heading towards a cashless society?

Cash may have traditionally been king, but Covid-19 has contributed to a faster pace of digital payment adoption. Recently, on AlphaCode’s monthly Industry Insights webinar, two global fintech players discussed the emergence of a plethora of digital payments and...

The importance of digital skills to the next generation

Big corporates have come together to pool their resources together to provide online education that will benefit both educators and students. As part of their greater corporate initiative, IFS has donated a computer lab to Diepsloot Primary School furnished with...

Strategies for rebuilding retail

Successful retailers are changing their approach to smarter operations, the customer experience and inventory management, writes Mark Thomson, EMEA director of retail and hospitality Solutions at Zebra Technologies. In recent years, retailers and grocers have...

As 2020 draws to a close, what’s next for banks

If you spent any time in your childhood swimming in the sea, there’s a fair chance you remember the feeling of being dumped by a wave. By Mandy Duncan, country manager at Aruba Networks For those brief moments in time, your feet lose the ground and mild panic...