Mar 7, 2017
IBM is building the industry’s first commercially-available universal quantum computing systems, IBM Q, and will deliver them via the cloud. While technologies that currently run on classical computers, such as Watson, can help find patterns and insights buried...
Mar 7, 2017
Young girls are interested in science and technology, but their positive views change within just a few years. According to a study by Microsoft, most girls become interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the age of 11-and-a-half but...
Mar 7, 2017
Wage inequality compared to male colleagues, workplace gender bias and a shortage of female role models are among the main barriers faced by women working in the technology field, according to a new survey by global technology association ISACA. Detailed in “The...
Mar 7, 2017
Retailers looking to capture share of wallet and brand loyalty from the next generation of consumers – Gen Z – will need to step up their focus on new ways of engagement. This group is looking for enhanced digital tools such to ability to purchase directly...
Mar 7, 2017
South African cellular users are spending a declining percentage of their cellphone budgets on voice calls and a growing proportion of their cellular spend on data. “This surge in data usage is behind the data depletion that has generated recent media...
Mar 7, 2017
Datatec’s Logicalis division has started up a business operation in Cape Town. Frikkie Grobler has been appointed CEO of Logicalis South Africa. He has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, having spent the last 10 years as CEO of industry peer...
