Altron turnaround sees revenue up 44%

Allied Electronics (Altron) has continued to deliver on its growth plans, reduced debt levels, and completed the divestment of non-core assets, reporting a growth of 16% for EBITDA and 44% for revenue. Mteto Nyati, Altron Group chief executive, comments: “We...

Academics under attack from phishing fraudsters

Kaspersky Lab has urged academics to be careful online: the company’s researchers have detected multiple cyberattacks hitting at least 131 universities in 16 countries, including South Africa, where several well-known universities have experienced at least one...

MTBPS aims to steer SA in right direction

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his maiden Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament today (24 October 2018). Entitled “South Africa at a Crossroads”, the document admitted that the country’s economic structure is not conducive to high growth...
In digital transformation, business and IT are in conflict

In digital transformation, business and IT are in conflict

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Cloud and Data Centre Roadshow in Sandton – CIOs are facing new issues and challenges as cloud computing becomes more pervasive, and frequently comes into conflict with data centre operations. One of the main drivers for cloud is the...

What will the data centre of the future look like?

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Cloud and Data Centre Roadshow in Sandton – IT has to change the way it works if it is to be an effective partner to the business as it embarks on digital transformation. Jonathan Tullett, research manager: IT services in Africa at IDC,...

Future of self-driving cars looks assured

A new Intel study finds consumers are looking forward to a self-driving car future, even though they may currently harbour some fears and uncertainty. The survey of US consumers found that only 21% of Americans would swap their cars for self-driving cars today, even...