Blockchain solves global supply chain complexity

IBM and Maersk are collaborating to use blockchain technology to help transform the notoriously complex global, cross-border supply chain. The blockchain solution based on the Hyperledger Fabric and built by IBM and Maersk will be made available to the shipping and...

Encouraging growth for printer shipments

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market increased 0,6% year over year to 26,6-million units in the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. The growth was driven by a...

Passengers were never in danger, says ACSA

Following Tuesday’s daring cash heist at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has assured passengers and visitors that their personal safety hasn’t been compromised. On Tuesday evening, a bakkie...

Users most fear theft of private data

Digital businesses need to adopt a more proactive approach to cybersecurity that entails a better understanding of the risks. This is according to Lushen Padayachi, head of security at BT in Africa, who points out that 97% of companies have been the victim of digital...

New deadline for Wits software challenge

The organisers of the Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge have announced that the deadline for applications has been extended. The Challenge calls on innovators and entrepreneurs across Johannesburg to come forward with digital solutions that will help people...

How to win in a disrupted world

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell EMC Forum in Sandton – Disruption is a reality, all companies are going to experience it – but there are some principles that, if companies apply them, can turn disruption into significant opportunities. Nigel Moulton, chief...