The future of epassports

Gemalto has confirmed that its advanced epassport technologies are now being used in more than 30 different countries, helping authorities strengthen homeland protection and improve the traveller experience.   The company says its leading position has been built on...
SuperTeachers are fantastic …

SuperTeachers are fantastic …

… And so said all of us at this week’s ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Awards Gala Dinner which saw the announcement of Amandla Vinjwa as ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year, Marina Myburgh as ISPA TechTeacher of the Year and Mokhudu Machaba as ISPA MobileTech...

The journey to smart cities

Kathy Gibson at Huawei Connect, Shanghai -The smart city, while conceptual right now, will become reality as cloud computing, IoT and other enabling technologies come to maturity. “What is sure is that the idea of smart city is here, and it is here to...

DHL aims to deliver logistics innovation

Kathy Gibson at Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Industrial companies, with an investment in legacy infrastructure, face massive challenges in the era of digitalisation. DHL is bucking the trend and leading in innovation. “The logistics industry is 1 000 years...

Arnold Fourie leaves the company he founded

After nearly 25 years at the helm, former founder, CEO and current non-executive chairman of Alviva (formerly Pinnacle), Arnold Fourie, is stepping away from the company. In a statement in its latest set of financials, Alviva says: “Further to previously...

Huawei adds SDN from device to cloud

Kathy Gibson at Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Cloud computing is set to become to the digital enterprise what electricity was to the industrial enterprise. This is the word from David Wang, president of products and solutions at Huawei, who says a connected cloud...