SA businesses are ready to reap AI benefits

A new survey reveals that 77% of South African business decision-makers are ready to adopt AI tools immediately – and more than half are already experiencing measurable outcomes. These findings point to a tech-savvy market that is not just exploring AI, but actively...

Do ‘clingy’ planets trigger their own doom?

Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of radiation from the star it orbits. These tremendous explosions are blasting away the planet’s wispy atmosphere, causing it to shrink every year....

Say goodbye to the Blue Screen of Death

Users around the world know and dread seeing what is universally known as the Windows Blue Screen of Death. But it may soon be a thing of the past. Announcing new Windows resiliency features, Micsosoft says the familiar blue screen will be replaced with this...

Edtech holds the key to better outcomes in Africa

Africa has the world’s youngest population, with 70% of its 1,5-billion population under 30 years old – but, in the sub-Saharan region only, 98-million children are currently out-of-school. Meanwhile, another 72-million young people, aged from 15 to 24, are neither...

Employees run high burnout risk

A worryingly high number of employees are at a high risk of burnout. And, without a plan to improve employee health and wellbeing, or assistance from AI and other technologies, organisational burnout risk spreads from managers to employees - a potential domino effect...

Government promises investments in infrastructure, digital skills

President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed the Seventh Administration to pursuing massive infrastructure investments, and furthering the country's digital skills. Speaking last night at the Opening of Parliament, the president said significant infrastructure projects are...

How to spot a voice deepfake

Deepfake artificial intelligence has been growing at a rapid rate over the past few years. Machine learning can be used to create compelling fakes of images, video or audio content. Kaspersky experts share insights on distinguishing voice deepfakes: To determine...

Dell expands generative AI initiatives

Dell Technologies has introduced new offerings to help customers quickly and securely build generative AI (GenAI) models on-premises to accelerate improved outcomes and drive new levels of intelligence. New Dell Generative AI Solutions, expanding upon our May's...

Wireless LAN market set to hit record $10bn this year

The wireless LAN market is expected to grow another 11% this year as newfound supply floods into the market, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which adds that manufacturers based in China have leapfrogged to WiFi 7, already testing the new APs with their...

Users want to customise their metaverse experience

Thirty five percent of US adults are now seeking out new ways to personalise their metaverse experience, says new research from BitcoinCasino.com. "The metaverse is quickly emerging as the next big tech platform and with it comes some exciting opportunities," says...

Hubble sees evaporating planet getting the hiccups

A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit. It is so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential blast of energy, which evaporates its hydrogen atmosphere – causing it to puff off...

PMI sees July decline

After what looks to have been a decent second quarter, at least in terms of quarterly growth momentum, the manufacturing sector had a setback at the start of the third quarter. This is the message from the latest seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index...

Conversational AI capabilities drive contact centre market

Worldwide contact centre (CC) and CC conversational AI and virtual assistant end user spending is projected to total $18,6-billion in 2023, an increase of 16,2% from 2022, says Gartner. "Near-term investment growth rates for CC and CC conversational AI and virtual...

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.If the crystal ball-gazers are to be believed, hardly any of us will own our own cars in the next 10 years. By Gideon Galloway, CEO of King Price We won't even do our own driving, as fleets of self-driving cars whoosh us silently to where we want to go. And as car...

Vuma connects 100th Cape Town school to free Internet

Learners from Laerskool Totius in Boston can now access the internet at lightning speed as theirs becomes the 100th school in Cape Town to receive free open-access fibre internet delivered straight to their classrooms. Vuma's Fibre to Schools Project was launched in...

KZN science boffin earns bursary

A young scientist from Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal has earned a full bursary to study at a South African university of their choice, after presenting a scientific research project intended to reduce the effects of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions in the...

Why should you bet on Azure?

Microsoft Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud computing services to help organisations meet their business challenges. Azure gives companies have the freedom to build, manage, and deploy applications on a massive, global network using their preferred tools and...

SUSE marks nine years of continuous growth

SUSE has heralded its ninth consecutive year of revenue growth, announcing financial results and highlights from its fiscal year 2019, which ended 31 October. Having become the world's largest independent open source company earlier this year, SUSE saw its application...

Network cameras combat rising risks in retail

Crime is one of the biggest challenges facing retailers in South Africa today, however using technology to prevent it could not only help retail companies stop it in its tracks, but also open up customer service opportunities. By Brendon Hall, sales manager at Axis...

Angola Cables, Nokia trial Africa-US optical fibre link

AfricaCom 2019, Cape Town - Angola Cables and Nokia have announced that they have collaborated to provide a direct optical connection between Africa and North America. The fibre-optic routing between Sangano in Angola and Boca Raton, Miami in the US has completed...

Nexign eyes wider African digital market

Nexign has announced that implementation of Nexign Converged BSS and Nexign Network Monetisation Suite enabled Chinguitel to significantly improve subscriber services and, as a result, boost revenue by 10% year-on-year. Chinguitel is one of the largest communications...

Fujitsu launches Fugaku-based PrimeHPC supercomputers

Fujitsu will begin global sales of the PrimeHPC FX1000 and PrimeHPC FX700 models from the "Fujitsu Supercomputer PRIMEHPC" series, which utilise the technology of supercomputer Fugaku jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu. Shipment is scheduled for March 2020. Both...

KnowBe4 launches new partner program, portal

KnowBe4 has launched a new partner program and portal to better enable channel partners to deliver best in class security training. KnowBe4's Tony Jennings, senior vice-president of global channel sales, has led this initiative since coming onboard with the...

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Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Lead Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers.The Lead Software Developer will form a vital part of the software development team who is responsible for the...

Enterprise Architect

Are you a seasoned developer with a passion for leadership and innovation? We're seeking a talented and motivated Enterprise Architect to join our growing team. The ideal candidate would need to be able to adapt to new technologies quickly and be willing to keep you...

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The Business Analyst is responsible for understanding the business needs, processes, and challenges of the organization to identify solutions that align with strategic goals. This role involves gathering requirements, analyzing and documenting business processes, and...

Junior UI/UX Designer (CPT Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:A talented Junior UI/UX Designer with a keen eye for beautiful digital aesthetics is wanted by a dynamic provider of business solutions in the domain of IT architecture, execution & customer support. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the user...

System Integration Engineer (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:CONTRIBUTE to the design, implementation and maintenance of integration environments, development of software frameworks, procedures and applications to integrate systems as your technical expertise as a System Integration Engineer is sought by a prominent...

Enterprise Architect – Western Cape Cape Town

Are you a seasoned developer with a passion for leadership and innovation? We're seeking a talented and motivated Enterprise Architect to join our growing team. The ideal candidate would need to be able to adapt to new technologies quickly and be willing to keep you...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Midrand

The Business Analyst is responsible for understanding the business needs, processes, and challenges of the organization to identify solutions that align with strategic goals. This role involves gathering requirements, analyzing and documenting business processes, and...

Junior UI/UX Designer (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Milnerton

ENVIRONMENT:A talented Junior UI/UX Designer with a keen eye for beautiful digital aesthetics is wanted by a dynamic provider of business solutions in the domain of IT architecture, execution & customer support. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the user...

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ENVIRONMENT:CONTRIBUTE to the design, implementation and maintenance of integration environments, development of software frameworks, procedures and applications to integrate systems as your technical expertise as a System Integration Engineer is sought by a prominent...

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