Retailers at risk during Xmas sales

Over 77% of companies globally have suffered from some kind of attack during the last 12 months, according to the Kaspersky Lab IT Security Economics Report. An increase in attacks where DDoS and POS systems were the main vectors are making the situation even worse –...

Virtual reality headsets still buoyant

Virtual reality headset shipments are showing no signs of slowing, as the quarterly total exceeded 1-million units for the first time in Q3 2017. Sony took the lead, shipping more than 490 000 PlayStation VR (PS VR) sets in Q3. It was followed by Oculus, which shipped...

Precision agriculture market set for growth

The global market for precision agriculture solutions is forecasted to grow from €2,2-billion in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13,6% to reach about €4,2-billion in 2021. A set of technologies are applied in precision farming practices, which are...

Clickatell named Africa’s best SMS provider

South African born Clickatell has been recognised as the best SMS/A2P (application-to-person) messaging provider in Africa at the 2017 Messaging and SMS World conference. Over the last 12 months, Clickatell has delivered almost 3-billion messages across the African...

Strong quarter for monitor sales

After a strong third quarter, revenues generated from sales of desktop monitors across Western European distribution continued to grow in early Q4 2017, driven once again by premium consumer-targeted models. This is according to the latest data published by Context,...

How SA’s credit downgrades affect ICT

South Africa’s economy is under pressure due to recent credit rating downgrades and the subsequent fall of the rand against the dollar – and organisations should brace themselves for tough conditions in 2018. According to Mark Walker, associate...