How secure is your connected home?

South Africans have a clear need for a more proactive strategy towards IT security of connected homes and lifestyles, for better overall protection. This is among the findings of a survey commissioned by Kaspersky Lab to gain an understanding of how secure connected...

Silicon Valley at risk over visa issue

Silicon Valley could be facing a massive skills shortage if the US government were to clamp down on H-1B visas. Census data reveals that about 71% of Silicon Valley’s tech workers were born outside of the US, along with about 50% of tech workers in the San...

Crowdfunding aims to develop SA’s SMEs

Uprise.Africa has launched an equity crowdfunding platform to promote SME development in South Africa. The first campaign, Storied by Jacana Media, aims to raise R3-million within 90 days to fund its output over a three-year start-up period. Storied aims to promote...

How to fill SA’s skills gap

A new report compiled by expatriate solutions provider Xpatweb, “Critical Skills Survey Results 2017”, confirms that local companies are hard pressed to find the right expertise to achieve their corporate goals. It is therefore to every business and...

LCD TV panel sales due for correction

Demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels from South Korean and Chinese TV makers was strong in the fourth quarter of 2017, but implementation of their panel purchasing strategies for the first quarter of 2018 may result in a correction as demand expectations...

Matt Kibby to leave VMware

VMware sub-Saharan Africa is once again on the lookout for a new leader, following the resignation of current regional director Matthew Kibby. Kibby has tendered his resignation and will officially leave the company on 31 January. “Matthew has been a great...