After 34 years, AOL discontinues dial-up service
AOL is shuttering its 34-year-old dial-up Internet service. The “You’ve got mail” service was launched in 1991, and helped to popularise Internet use. It’s not known how many users are still on the dial-up service. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services...
US government to benefit from Chinese AI chip sales
US-based semiconductor manufacturers have agreed to cut the US government in on artificial intelligence (AI) chip sales to China, according to several reports. News on the weekend details that Nvidia and AMD have both agreed to pay 15% of Chinese revenues as part of...
Mustek warns of reduced earnings
Mustek has issued a trading statement informing shareholders that its headline earnings for the year ended 30 June 2024 are expected to be between 70% and 80% lower than reported in the comparative period last year. In June 2023, headline earnings per share were...
Mallox’s rise from private malware to RaaS
The recent rapid proliferation and increased sophistication of Mallox ransomware signals a pressing demand for organisations to urgently bolster their defences to protect their digital assets and mitigate risks, says Kaspersky. The security company’s latest report -...
JSE aims to find beneficiaries of R88,56bn in unclaimed funds
With R4,5-billion worth of unclaimed dividends due to South African investors, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is launching a nationwide initiative aimed at educating potential claimants about investing. The campaign seeks to empower individuals financially and...
All the winners at the 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge
Dragonfly (powered by Anisoptera) – an SMME that develops cutting-edge AI and IoT solutions for waste management companies to measure and manage their operations – has won the 7th annual FNF GreenPitch Challenge. By leveraging Dragonfly’s technology, customers are...
Logitech for Business looks to SA growth
Kathy Gibson reports - Logitech has successfully reinvented itself in the enterprise space with Logitech for Business offering market-leading accessories and video collaboration solutions. Loubna Imenchal, vice-president and head of Logitech for Business: Africa,...
Apple Intelligence comes standard on new iPhones
Apple’s new iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max feature Apple Intelligence, larger display sizes, new creative capabilities with pro camera features, graphics for immersive gaming, and more, powered by the A18 Pro chip. With Apple Intelligence, the iPhone includes...
Kalane Rampai to leave Microsoft SA
Kalane Rampai has stepped down as MD of Microsoft South Africa. According to a statement from the company , he has decided to pursue an opportunity outside of Microsoft. Lillian Barnard, current President of Microsoft Africa and previous MD of Microsoft South Africa,...
Multimodal GenAI solutions to become the norm
A significant 40% of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner. This shift from individual to multimodal models provides an enhanced human-AI interaction and an opportunity for...
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Synthesis adds AWS Security Competency
Synthesis has attained the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency. This adds to the company's announcement of securing the AWS Microsoft Workloads Competency and Synthesis' growing list of AWS Competency designations. "We have found that clients often battle to...
SA’s Skynamo acquires UK mobile sales app mSeller
South Africa's Skynamo has acquired UK mobile field sales technology provider, mSeller, to grow its market share in the UK and enhance their order management functionality for field sales teams. The acquisition of mSeller comes a year after Skynamo secured $30-million...
2021 trends in cybersecurity
The pandemic has forced organisations across all industries to be versatile and agile to meet current and future challenges. By Riaan de Villiers, business analyst at LAWTrust Information Security Solutions As employees continue to work remotely, cybercriminals are...
Ransomware will be used to sow chaos
Nearly half (45%) of South African respondents in Mimecast's State of Email Security 2020 report said ransomware attacks had impacted their organisation. The common consequences of successful attacks included data loss, downtime and financial loss. Duane Nicol,...
Microsoft unveils employee experience platform
Microsoft has announced Microsoft Viva, which is says is the first employee experience platform to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people's work. Viva is designed to help employees learn, grow...
Technical agronomist joins Aerobotics to train AI
Aerobotics has brought on agricultural industry expert and technical agronomist Liaan Janse van Vuuren to further develop Aerobotics' intelligent tools for increasing and protecting yields. Janse van Vuuren is training Aerobotics' artificial intelligence in the field...
Altron appoints human capital executive
JSE-listed Altron has announced the appointment of Nametsegang Maruping as group executive: human capital, with effect from 1 February 2021. Maruping is currently head of human capital in Altron Rest of Africa, a position which she retains. Maruping joined Altron Rest...
What does 2021 hold for the Carbon Tax industry?
2020 was an eventful year on the Carbon Tax front. However, 2021 shows no signs of slowing down. By Eckart Zollner, head of business development at EDS Systems In fact, South Africa is going to have to ramp up efforts if we are to meet our target in line with our...
Westcon to distribute CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity platform in Europe
Datatec subsidiary Westcon has signed a distribution agreement with CrowdStrike, which provides cloud- delivered endpoint and workload protection, focused on driving scale down market for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and corporate organisations. Amanda...
Telephony trends for 2021
2020 highlighted the importance of secure, reliable communications networks. Following a revealing year that made digital communication channels and remote working the norm, there are a few tech trends that are likely to play out over the foreseeable future. Here, Nic...
.Net Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The client is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented developer for a remote internship role focused on building new products/features and maintaining a modern web application using the latest .NET and AWS tech stack. Key Requirements C#.Net Core / .Net 9Blazor or...
Technical Business Analyst (SQL & Software Development) (DBN)
ENVIRONMENT:A highly analytical & solutions-driven Technical Business Analyst with strong SQL expertise and a background in Software development is sought by a Durban-based Financial Services company to join its team. You will play a key part in aligning client...
Senior Backend Developer
The client is seeking a skilled Backend Software Developer with 6+ years of experience, preferably in the payments or SaaS industry, to design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems using C#, VB.NET, SQL, and RabbitMQ in a hybrid work environment. Key...
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ENVIRONMENT:A highly analytical & solutions-driven Technical Business Analyst with strong SQL expertise and a background in Software development is sought by a Durban-based Financial Services company to join its team. You will play a key part in aligning client...
Senior Backend Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
The client is seeking a skilled Backend Software Developer with 6+ years of experience, preferably in the payments or SaaS industry, to design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems using C#, VB.NET, SQL, and RabbitMQ in a hybrid work environment. Key...
Java Developer (Advanced) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Java Developer (Advanced Level) Location: Menlyn / Midrand / Rosslyn / Home Office rotation Our client in the motor industry is looking for a highly skilled Java Developer to join a dynamic, international team within the Production Visualization domain. This is your...
UI/UX Designer
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Java Developer (Advanced) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Java Developer (Advanced Level) Location: Menlyn / Midrand / Rosslyn / Home Office rotation Our client in the motor industry is looking for a highly skilled Java Developer to join a dynamic, international team within the Production Visualization domain. This is your...
UI/UX Designer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
A vacancy is available for a creative, innovative, analytical and experienced self-starter to join this dynamic company and to take responsibility for the full design process of web-based and mobile business applications, including user experience and user interface...
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About our client:Our client is a vendor-neutral and agnostic provider of technology services to businesses of all sizes. They partner with their customers to deliver innovative technology solutions that solve business needs and drive efficiency, profitability, and...
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