Immersive computing is breaking down barriers

Despite all the incredible ways in which technology has advanced and transformed our world in recent years, the way we interact with it – the human interface of technology – has advanced surprisingly little. By Michael van Lier, southern Africa district...

Background screening aids in child protection

Children are among society’s most valuable and vulnerable citizens yet crimes against them are perpetrated on a daily basis. The state has in place a number of legal requirements aimed at people who work with children. It was recently announced that all new...

Customer experience will drive SME success

The challenge of customer service in SMEs has never been greater as technology threatens to replace or overtake human interaction. While there is a strong case for the role of technology, Mike Anderson, Founder and CEO of the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC),...

Miele protects applications with F5 Networks

Miele, the domestic appliance manufacturer, now deploys solutions from F5 in two areas: as a reverse proxy, and web application firewall, which provides additional protection of web applications. They offer flexible options for integration into existing systems,...

Innovation Challenge tests university students’ potential

Worldwide, organisations are undergoing fundamental changes in the way they work and will work in the future. New laws and regulations, the flexibility of labour, the push and pull between humans and machines, and broader trends in consumer and worker sentiment will...

Days of ‘nuisance calls’ may be numbered

Unsolicited messages, particularly phone calls and other electronic communications from direct marketers-also referred to as nuisance calls-to promote products and services directly to consumers may soon be a thing of the past. This is according to Andre Schoeman,...