Xerox adds to its HP election slate

Xerox Holdings has announced that it is filing a preliminary proxy statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in support of its slate of independent candidates to replace the board of directors of HP Inc at HP’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders....

Intel demos co-packaged optics Ethernet switch

Intel has successfully integrated its 1,6Tbps silicon photonics engine with its 12,8Tbps programmable Ethernet switch. The co-packaged solution brings together the essential technology building blocks from Intel and its Barefoot Networks Division for integrated optics...

UP improves in three of four subject rankings

The University of Pretoria (UP) has improved its overall ranking in three of the four broad subject areas that the institution was ranked in, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020. The rankings, which were released earlier this month, noted...

Women’s health and rights: 25 years of progress?

The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains the world’s most progressive blueprint for advancing gender equality worldwide. Twenty-five years after it was affirmed by 189 countries, what progress has been made in raising this blueprint off the page?...
Prospects for SA employment not looking good

Prospects for SA employment not looking good

South African employers report limited hiring intentions for the second quarter of 2020, according the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. While 8% of employers forecast an increase in payrolls, 5% anticipate a decrease and 85% expect to make no changes....

What CIOs can do during Covid-19 outbreak

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, the economic symptoms are emerging. More than a dozen global firms have announced they will miss their financial goals for the upcoming quarter due to the combined impact of supply chain disruptions and dampened...