Nov 6, 2017
Tablet growth in the third quarter of 2017 declined 5,4% year over year, marking the twelfth consecutive quarter of annual decline, says IDC. The third quarter closed with 40-million tablets shipped globally. Growing demand for smartphones combined with the...
Nov 6, 2017
Following a presentation on innovation last week where it displayed a “tap-and-go” credit card application for Johannesburg’s Gautrain, Nedbank has stressed that the payment system is still in its pilot stage. In a statement shortly after the...
Nov 6, 2017
Preliminary data from IHS Markit shows that the global smartphone market grew by 6,4% year-over-year in Q3 2017, to 367-million units — up from 345-million units in the year-ago quarter. Apple grew shipments by 2,6% year-over-year, as the company is beginning to...
Nov 3, 2017
Although South Africa’s digital economy makes it a standout among its emerging market peers, the country’s digital adoption has not yet translated into industrial growth. According to a white paper from Accenture and the Gordon Institute of Business...
Nov 3, 2017
With many options for digital business transformation requiring significant investment, Gartner has identified the top 10 ways to fund the shift to digital business. According to Gartner’s 2017 CEO survey, 42% of CEOs are now taking a digital-first approach to...
Nov 3, 2017
Prevention is still the main pillar of corporate cybersecurity. However, if an attack has already come through, detection and response are critical: immediate detection reduces the average cost of recovery more than twice — from $1,2-million to $456 000 for...
