Apple leads, followed by Samsung, in Q4 smartphone sales

Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 1,1% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. While the past several years have delivered flat...

As lone workers increase, so do protection solutions

The market for lone worker protection solutions and services in Europe and North America is forecasted to grow from €154-million in 2019, to reach €284-million in 2023. According to a new research report from analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of users of dedicated...

Coronavirus fears drive spread of malware

The presence of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in the UK for the first time as the UK’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, confirms that two people from the same family had tested positive for coronavirus. While concerns of the spread of coronavirus...

SA set to spend $26bn in IT

Overall IT spending in South Africa is set to reach $26,4-billion this year, up 2,5% on 2019. That’s according to the latest predictions revealed by International Data Corporation (IDC) at its IDC Directions 2020 event. IDC’s associate vice-president for...

Workforce disruption presents opportunities for African businesses

The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings about great change, driven by the interdependent forces of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), network-based logic, machine learning, augmented and virtual reality and quantum computing. This has led to many...

Ginni Rometty steps down as IBM CEO

Ginni Rometty is stepping down as CEO of IBM, with Arvind Krishna yesterday named to assume the role from 6 April. Rometty, who has worked for IBM for 40 years, will continue as executive chairman of the company and will serve until her retirement at the end of the...