AdaptIT posts strong annual results

JSE-listed Adapt IT, which provides specialised software solutions and services to the education, manufacturing, energy and financial services sectors,  has posted positive results for the year ended 30 June 2016. The company recorded a 38% increase in turnover to...
Uber drives for autonomous rides

Uber drives for autonomous rides

It looks like Uber has a plan to stop its disruptive ride-sharing business model being disrupted by self-driving cars. While a number of companies – both traditional automotive manufacturers and IT companies like Google – are preparing to bring...

Behind the scenes with Cerber ransomware

Check Point Software Technologies has published new findings on one of the largest active ransomware-as-a-service franchises in the world, Cerber. In a 60-page report, Check Point’s Threat Intelligence and Research Team, along with research partner IntSights...

Smartphone leaders pull away from the pack

Global sales of smartphones to end users totalled 344-million units in the second quarter of 2016, a 4,3% increase over the same period in 2015, according to Gartner. Overall sales of mobile phones contracted by 0,5% with only five vendors from the top 10 showing...

The salesforce of the future will be mobile

South African brands should be using the latest mobile technologies to improve the responsiveness of their remote and mobile sales teams, boost the efficiency of the sales process and deliver a superior sales and service experience. That’s according to Jacques...

African fintech startup closes $15m financing

African financial technology company Zoona has successfully raised $15-million dollars (R200-million) in a second round of financing. This Series B round is led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and will help Zoona scale...