New features on the cards for Windows 10

Windows 10 is off to the fastest start in Windows history with over 270 million active devices, outpacing Windows 7 by 145%. In addition, customers have spent more time in Windows 10 than ever before — over 75-billion hours since its launch. As a result of this...
Bid to build a thinking computer

Bid to build a thinking computer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has bought a first-of-a-kind brain-inspired supercomputing platform for deep learning inference developed by IBM Research. Based on a breakthrough neurosynaptic computer chip called IBM TrueNorth, the scalable platform...

Banks must modernise or risk losing out

According to the latest World Retail Banking Report, many banks have not adapted their middle and back-end systems at the same rate as the digital transformations taking place in the front-end, or user interface. As a result, middle and back-end systems often receive...

Dark Net fails to win many fans

Most people want to see the Dark Net shut down, failing to recognise that it could be used for good. Whether it be child abuse imagery, the purchase of illegal narcotics or planning an assassination, a growing amount of the world’s criminal activity takes place...

NTT Data buys up Dell Services

NTT Data is to acquire Dell Service, which offers infrastructure services, cloud services, application services, and business process outsourcing into vertical industries. “NTT Data is pleased with the unique opportunity to acquire such high-calibre talent, and...

The real cost of non-compliance in SA

South Africa is a highly regulated market which places an onerous burden on corporates to stay abreast of frequent changes in the regulatory landscape – and failure to comply could have costly consequences such as hefty fines and jail time, with boards and...