SA telescope helps to unveil a cosmic blast

A collaboration of telescopes, including a major contribution by the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) in Sutherland, has unveiled a cosmic explosion about 200-times more powerful than a typical supernova, events which already rank amongst the mightiest...
Satellites help improve land use

Satellites help improve land use

When Russell Lethbridge walks his property in northern Australia – kicking-up clouds of dust that catch the sunlight as he assesses the grasses, shrubs and brush that fill the landscape with muted tones of green – he carries the legacy of five generations...

AMD launches 64-bit system on a chip

AMD has taken a major step towards delivering choice and innovation in the data centre with the launch of the AMD Opteron A1100 System-on-Chip (SoC), formerly codenamed “Seattle”. Together with its software and hardware partners, AMD is accelerating...

IBM tops patent list for 23rd time

IBMhas once again topped the list of annual US patent recipients, receiving 7 355 patents in 2015, marking the 23rd consecutive year of leadership. IBM’s 2015 patent results represent a diverse range of inventions as well as a strong and growing focus on...

Seacom extends support for East Africa innovation

Seacom has extended its support of Uganda’s technology incubation hubs by providing high speed internet (20mbps) connectivity to Hive Colab and Outbox. Both centres support developers and entrepreneurs who develop products for Uganda’s burgeoning...

Oracle on EMEA recruitment drive

Oracle has announced a Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) recruitment drive to hire 1 400 new cloud sales professionals who will play a vital role in fuelling the growth of the company’s cloud business throughout the region. The new roles will be based in six...