Mobile computing sales set for double-digit fall

Sales of mobile computing products through European distributors are expected to continue on a downward trajectory in Q2 2023, although the second half of the year should see much improved performance, according to Context. The latest figures for mobile computing...

AMD adds EPYC CPUs, AI features

AMD has announced the products, strategy and ecosystem partners that will shape the future of computing, highlighting the next phase of data centre innovation. At its Data Centre and AI Technology Premiere, AMD was joined on stage with executives from Amazon Web...

Retail workers want technology to ease workloads

Most South African retail workers are feeling overworked but the vast majority believe technology is the answer to their situation, a Microsoft-sponsored IDC study has revealed. “We often refer to them as ‘the deskless workforce’ – our economic...

JSE expands colocation services offering

Through an international tech collaboration, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will soon launch Colo 2.0, a managed infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution that will provide JSE clients with cloud-based colocation services. “The launch of Colo 2.0 will...

Liquid deploys undersea cable connecting Mauritius and SA

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has successfully installed the Mauritius Telecom T3 subsea cable connecting Mauritius to South Africa. The cable has been deployed at Liquid’s landing facility in Amanzimtoti, south of Durban. The move will bring a much-needed...

Rootkit detections in SA up by 74% so far in 2023

Kaspersky reports that the number of Rootkit detections targeting businesses in South Africa grew by 74% in the first five months of 2023. In Kenya, the figure is 52% and in Nigeria 139%. Rootkit is a malicious software or a collection of software programs used by...