Internet of Everything will be big, says Prof

While Gartner in its Top Ten Strategic Technology Trends for 2016 says the year will be all about the Internet of Things and smart devices talking to each other, Professor Barry Dwolatzky, director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) says that he...

EOH expands in Africa with acquisitions

In line with its intention to expand into new territories, EOH Holdings has concluded the acquisition of 50% or more of a number of businesses in the EOH ICT Division. The business are Consol Systems and BC Skills in Morocco; Acron and Cozumevi in Turkey; Acron in...

NordVPN advises SA users on unblocking Netflix

The offerings from Netflix are not the same across the world, and shows for which the service doesn’t have global rights won’t be served outside of the US. This means that South African users could experience frustrating limitations to what can be watched compared to...
Hungry galaxy caught on camera

Hungry galaxy caught on camera

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped pictures of the spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located more 65-million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. The orientation of the galaxy (pictured here) clearly reveals it striking spiral structure: a flat and...

CV fraud drives background screening

There has been an 11% increase in the demand for background screening services in South Africa and Africa over the last five years. In addition, a candidate’s educational history has been identified as the most likely to contain discrepancies when compared to...

The dangers inherent in social media

Social media is with us, and it’s pervasive – but so many people are still doing it very badly. Speaking at the recent MyWorld of Tomorrow conference, social media legal expert Emma Sadleir, says the latest generation of phones and connectivity are...