Record growth for EMEA external storage

The EMEA external storage systems market recorded another positive quarter in 2018Q4, with 9,4% year-on-year growth in dollars (12,9% in euros), according to IDC. The segment closed the year with record growth (+16,4% in dollars, +11,8% in euros) on the back of strong...

Intel surpasses Samsung in semiconductor sales

The declining market for semiconductors used in mobile handsets and enterprise servers led to a realignment in the company market share ranking for semiconductor manufacturers, says research firm IHS Markit. While Samsung led semiconductor sales for the past five...
Employment prospects are stable for the next quarter

Employment prospects are stable for the next quarter

Employment prospects are ahead of the curve in the Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State as South African employers report conservative hiring plans for the second quarter of 2019. With 12% of employers expecting to increase payrolls, 6% forecasting a decrease and 80%...

What people want from the Web

As the World Wide Web (WWW) celebrates its 30th anniversary, South Africans are looking forward to the next 30 years bringing better access to education and healthcare. This was gleaned from a Cisco survey of more than 11 000 respondents from across Europe, the Middle...

Tech support scams a growing threat

Hackers are always on the lookout for new ways to make more money. Cyber criminals have an impressive arsenal of tools to use in order to retrieve data or money from someone’s network. One of the methods that they are using far more often is the tech support...

Comic Con Africa comes to Cape Town in 2020

The mother city will play host to its very own version of Comic Con. Comic Con Cape Town will be taking place 1-3 May 2020 and will have its own line up of talent geared towards the fan base of the city playing to its unique areas of strength and personality....