Surprising growth for MEA monitors

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC monitors (PCM) market saw shipments increase 12,8% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020 to total 1,1-million units. That’s according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), with the firm’s recently...

SA’s healthcare workers under severe work-related stress

There is a pressing need to prioritise career satisfaction of the younger generation of South African healthcare professionals in order to deliver current and future care needs. This is one of the findings from Philips South Africa’s Future Health Index (FHI)...

Lenovo leads in Q3 PC shipments

Remote working and distance learning amid the coronavirus outbreak continue increasing global demand for PCs and laptops. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last six months, despite the effects of the Covid-19...

Bitcoin miners rake in $353m in October

Bitcoin network fees reached $42,9-million in October 2020. That was 12% of the miners’ total revenue in that month, the highest percentage since January 2018. Total revenue reached $353-million, up 8% from September. According to the research data analysed and...

Unicorns surge to 500, worth $1,5trn

In 2013, when the term unicorn emerged, only 40 private companies had a valuation of $1-billion in the world. Since then, the number of these financial giants surged, rising to a new record in 2020. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.nz, the number of unicorn...

Enterprise software set for decline

Enterprise application software revenue to decline 2,2% to $237-billion in 2020, according to the research data analysed and published by Stock Apps. A Gartner report states that the global enterprise application software industry is set to drop by 2,2% in 2020 to...