Despite everything, employees are still optimistic

2016 was a turbulent year politically and economically yet employees are overwhelmingly positive that their businesses will succeed in 2017. Research commissioned by Ricoh from Quocirca and Coleman-Parkes finds that while 91% of employees expect digital disruption,...

DHL makes IoT in logistics a reality

DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist within the Deutsche Post DHL Group, is forging ahead with digitalisation by implementing Internet of Things (IoT) technology into its warehousing. Together with Cisco and start-up Conduce, DHL is testing technology...

Malware threatens industrial controls

ESET researchers believe they have uncovered the biggest threat to industrial control systems since Stuxnet. Industroyer is sophisticated and dangerous malware designed to disrupt critical industrial processes. ESET researchers analysed samples of the malware,...

A new IT security approach for the digital age

The reality of digital business means that businesses must innovate or die. But security is an integral part of the digital business equation when it comes to technologies like cloud services and big data, mobile and IT devices, rapid DevOps, and technologies such as...

Feature phones resilient as African mobile sales dive

Africa’s mobile phone market started 2017 off with a drastic quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s newly released...

Updated code for SA accountants

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Code of Professional Conduct (SAICA Code) has been updated to include new, first of its kind, ethics requirements and guidance to assist members and associates in dealing with non-compliance with laws and...