Vox debuts IoT solutions

Vox is launching vertical market Internet of Things (IoT) platforms and solutions that include devices, connectivity, the apps, big data collection and analytics. Vox has positioned itself as a network neutral platform provider and will support NB-IOT, LTE-M1, LoRa...

Grindrod claims are misleading, says SASSA

The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) has noted with concern how Grindrod bank has used SASSA’s name to mislead beneficiaries by implicitly blurring the lines between their EasyPay Everywhere (green) card and the SASSA card. The claims are contained in a...

Legislators focus on data privacy risks

If 2017 was largely about coming to terms with the impact of a world undergoing a digital transformation, for all businesses and organisations, the focus in 2018 is around preparedness, action and managing digital risk. Across the globe, developments in privacy...

The massive growth of AI deployments

Global business value derived from artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to total $1,2-trillion in 2018, an increase of 70% from 2017, according to Gartner. AI-derived business value is forecast to reach $3,9-trillion in 2022. The Gartner AI-derived business value...

SD-WAN takes off as cloud expands

A massive three-quarters (74%) of organisations conducted SD-WAN lab trials in 2017; by 2018, many will move into production trials and then to live production. The WAN Strategies North American enterprise survey from IHS Markit shows that investments in WANs continue...

Robotic lasers solve bird problems

A vineyard in Sonoma County, California is using robotic laser bird repelling technology – and has achieved a 99,8% bird reduction while saving around $25 000.00 a year. Jim Griffin, owner of Griffin’s Lair, has a 21-acre vineyard that suffered from bird...