Gartner: PC shipments see 1,4% growth

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 62,1-million units in the second quarter of 2018, a 1,4% increase from the second quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the first quarter of year-over-year global PC shipment growth since the first...

Intel to acquire eASIC

Intel plans to expand its programmable solutions portfolio to include structured ASICs by acquiring eASIC, a structured ASICs provider. eASIC has a 19-year success record and leading products. It’s team will join Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group....

Fujitsu, AEON pilot card-free payments

AEON Credit Service, a subsidiary of AEON Financial Service, and Fujitsu will begin a Japanese field trial of a cardless payment system using Fujitsu’s palm vein biometric authentication technology. Starting in September 2018, the trial will take place in...

FMF and the myths around SAA

Three myths are taking hold in the media and among other commentators as to why SAA cannot be closed down, according to a statement from the Free Market Foundation’s (FMF). FMF’s executive director Leon Louw says: “This is another example of the...
Counting the hidden cost of a data breach

Counting the hidden cost of a data breach

The average cost of a data breach in South Africa is R36,5-million, up from R32-million in the 2017 report, while the average number of breached records increased by 6,31% to 21 090. Meanwhile, the hidden cost of data breaches includes lost business, negative impact...

Live drone show launches Absa brand

Absa and Intel partnered last night to host what they believe was the first live drone show in Africa. The event celebrated the renaming of Barclays Africa Group to Absa Group, which also started trading under its new name and new share code (ABG) on the Johannesburg...