IBM patents cloud-based data privacy engine
IBM has patented the design for a data privacy engine that can more efficiently and affordably help businesses protect personal data as it is transferred between countries, including across private clouds. Global businesses are increasingly moving personal information...Orange Radio launches in SA
Telecommunications services provider Orange has launched its Orange Radio application, which is now available in South Africa. Orange Horizons CEO Sèbastien Crozier explains: “The way in which the world is accessing digital content – whether it is video, music or even radio – is changing. Consumers are looking for easy access to personalised content on demand.”
Global markets cool after the Alibaba listing
The third quarter of 2014 saw 19 tech initial public offerings (IPOs), but the Alibaba floatation cooled the market as companies delayed their listings for fear of interest being detracted by the megadeal. BDO’s latest TechTalk report provides an analysis to date of...
Skills gap in SA grows
South Africa is falling behind its peers in Africa as countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt place greater emphasis on the role that technology plays in economic growth. This is clear from Wits University’s Jo’burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) sixth consecutive skills trends survey on the South African information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Although there are mixed messages and mixed feelings, there is very little doubt that the depressed state of the economy is lowering the expectations of employers in regards to short- to medium-term growth.