Intact’s SODA targets skills shortage

Specialist distributor Intact Software Distribution is bringing Skills on Demand (SODA), an on-demand supplier of professional services covering security, virtualisation, cloud, networking and data centres, to the African and Australian markets. According to Simon...

Digital megatrends set to drive business

The emerging technologies on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 reveal three distinct megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years. Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere,...

Mustek signs on as an Apple reseller

Mustek has been appointed as an authorised Apple reseller for the South African market. The distributor will sell and support Apple’s entire product range including the iMac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Accessories and...

106-year-old fruit cake ‘almost edible’

Antarctic Heritage Trust conservators have found a 106-year-old fruit cake among the artefacts from explorer Robert Scott’s Cape Adare shelter – and it’s still “almost edible”. Made by Huntley & Palmers, the fruit cake is still wrapped in paper and encased in the...

Browsing is never anonymous, study finds

The identity of every Internet user can be easily revealed by following the fingerprints that they leave online. This is the shock finding from two German researchers who reveal that secrets and private identities – such as someone’s sexual or porn preferences...

Consortium boosts automotive technology

A group of technology and automotive leaders has initiated the formation of the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium. Denso, Ericsson, Intel, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), NTT Docomo, Toyota InfoTechnology Centre and Toyota aim to develop an ecosystem for...