May paints gloomy picture for vehicle sales

April’s glimmer of hope for new vehicle sales was short-lived as the slump resumed in May, with the status quo of a steady decline in performance resumed. Industry sales for May declined 5,7% to 40 506 units compared to May 2018, according to figures released by...

Local residents mostly positive to urban tourism

A global survey conducted by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and IPSOS shows a positive picture of local residents’ perceptions towards urban tourism. Looking at 15 countries worldwide, the research also identified what residents consider to be the best...

Solid growth for Ethernet switches, routers

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6,8-billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), an increase of 7,8% year over year. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues grew 8,2% year over...

Even birds prefer a life of luxury

A unique study of birdlife in South African cities has found that birds prefer wealthy areas to poorer ones, but will move out if things get too cramped. The study was conducted by a team of scientists from the University of Turin, Italy and the Universities of Cape...

Future of self-service is customer-led automation

In order to cope with the avalanche of digital information and activities customers, like organisations, will increasingly turn to automation moving forward, says Gartner. “There is often a lot of discussion about how enterprises continue to invest in artificial...

New processors, innovation programme from Intel

Intel has made a sweeping set of product and technology announcements, including 10th Gen Intel Core processors, a new gaming processor with an all-core turbo of 5GhZ, and details about its Project Athena innovation programme. “No one wants to compromise; people...