Modest growth for global converged systems

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, worldwide converged systems market revenue increased 1,1% year over year to $4,2-billion during the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19). “Hyperconverged system sales...
Supercomputers join the global fight against Covid-19

Supercomputers join the global fight against Covid-19

IBM, in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the US Department of Energy and others, is helping launch the Covid-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. The grouping will bring an unprecedented amount of computing power –...

As Covid-19 shuts down business, hackers move in

As the Covid-19 pandemic grips the world, the economy is faltering – and the underground economy is having a field day, with hackers around the globe taking advantage of the outbreak by accelerating their activities to spread their own infections. It’s...

Corex limits operations during Covid-19

In light of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for action to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19, Corex is limiting its operations for the next few days. As a precautionary measure, the distributor is closing its Johannesburg and Cape Town...

What children are doing online

Kaspersky research shows that, for January and February 2020, the top three activities children in South Africa participate in or search for online, include software/audio/video (at 40,95%), computer games (at 18,76%) and social networks (at 18,14%). The local region...

ITU launches emergency telecommunication guidelines

In the face of the global coronavirus crisis, as in any other emergency, the speed and efficiency of our response is proportional to the level of preparedness. To help countries better manage disaster response activities at a time when the frequency, intensity and...