TymeBank hits quarter-million milestone

TymeBank has signed its 250 000th customer. Having launched with one kiosk in November 2018, the bank opened up to the public with just over 500 kiosks at the end of February 2019. Twenty-six percent of the bank’s first quarter of a million customers are between...

PHP under increasing threat

PHP, the programming language used in over 80% of the world’s websites, is demonstrating increasing vulnerability. According to F5 Labs’ data partner Loryka, 81% of malicious traffic monitored in the wild in 2018 was PHP-related, representing a 23% rise...

EMEA PC market on the road to stability

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) declined year on year (YoY) in 2019Q1 for the second consecutive quarter, but at a softer rate (-2,7% YoY) and totaling 17- million units, according to...

Competition Commission recommends IT company fines

The Competition Commission has referred KF Computers and SAAB Grintek Defense to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution for cartel conduct. The two companies have been charged with collusive tendering in respect of a tender which was publicised by State Information...

IoT helps SAB keep beers cold

Thingstream is providing the Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solution to support South African Brewery (SAB), a subsidiary of the world’s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev). The Fridgelogic Connected Cooler system will be implemented across...

Consumer confidence declines in 2019Q1

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) reported on 24 April that South African consumer confidence deteriorated during the first quarter of 2019. The First National Bank (FNB)/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined to a reading of 2 in 2019Q1, down from a figure...