Shawn Marx to leave Pinnacle

Shawn Marx, currently executive director: public service and SADC at Pinnacle, is leaving the distributor. He will be taking up a new position at Datacentrix, a value-added reseller that is also part of the Alviva Group in January 2019. Marx, who has been with...

Standard Bank launches mobile network offering

Standard Bank has entered the airtime and data market with the launch of its first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service, Standard Bank Mobile, running on the Cell C network. Stephen Bailey Standard Bank Mobile CEO, says SB Mobile is offering an integrated...

There’s a major lack of IoT security awareness

A massive 86% of IT and security decision makers across the globe believe their organisation needs to improve its awareness of IoT threats, according to Trend Micro. This significant lack of knowledge accompanies rising threat levels and security challenges related to...

Regional digital transformation spend to hit $40bn

The Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region will see annual spending on digital transformation (DX) initiatives cross the $20-billion mark by the end of this year, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation. The global technology...

SA smartphone unit sales rise 16% in

South Africa’s technical consumer goods market enjoyed a boost from strong sales of telecom devices in the third quarter of 2018, with smartphone sales rising by around 16% to 3,15-million units in Q3 of 2018 compared to the same quarter last year and smartphone...

Robotics catches up to its own hype

The adoption of robots in various industries to automate processes has already led to higher efficiency, reduced complexity, human errors and enhanced safety of workers. The impact will further grow over time to transform human lives and work practices, says data and...