Absa migrates banking platform from the UK

Absa Group has successfully migrated the banking platform used by six of its African subsidiaries -Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, Barclays Tanzania, Seychelles and Zambia – from Barclays’ data centre in the UK to Absa’s data centre in South Africa. The...

Digital transformation is more strategic

Companies are recognising that digital transformation needs to part of their core strategy and are creating fewer chief digital officer (CDO) positions than they were two years ago. In the latest study of CDOs conducted by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy...

Intel to exit 5G smartphone modem business

Intel intends to exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other data-centric devices. Intel will also continue to invest in its 5G network infrastructure...

Five industries lead Chinese robotics growth

The robotics market in China is expected to grow at a high compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26,9% from 2017 to 2022 to reach $80,5-billion, or 38,3% of the world’s total spend in robotics, by 2022. The IDC China Robotics Market Forecast, 2018−2022 shows...

Intel debuts new vPro mobile processor

Intel has announced it new 8th Gen Intel Core vPro mobile processors, based on its Whiskey Lake architecture. Intel vPro clients configured with Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) solutions will be some of the first available in the marketplace to enable faster WiFi 6 connections,...

Metal 3D printing to drive 25% growth

While the cheapest class of 3D printers, those in the Personal category, struggled in 2018, the high-end Industrial category – which accounts for 70% of the global revenues of printer hardware – witnessed a year-on-year shipment growth of 18%, a trend...