IBM, Fermilab partner on quantum initiatives
The addition of IBM as a new partner in the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Centre, a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centre hosted by Fermilab, has been approved by the US Department of Energy Office of Science, Science Programs. As a...
ICT leads as SA hits R3bn in VC investments
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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
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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...
Developers look to OpenUSD in the era of AI and industrial digitalisation
From smart factories to next-generation railway systems, developers and enterprises across the world are racing to fuel industrial digitalisation opportunities at every scale - and vital to this is the open-source Universal Scene Description (USD) framework, or...
Global fintech funding falls … but it’s not all bad news
The first six months of 2023 have proven difficult for the global fintech market with both total funding and the number of deals dropping - from $63,2-billion across 2 885 deals in H2 2022 to $52,4-billion across 2 153 deals in the first half of 2023, according to...
The dangers of collaboration tools exposed
South African businesses are failing to provide dedicated training on collaboration tools even though almost all of them (93%) have experienced a threat via their chosen tools, according to new research from Mimecast exploring the state of the collaboration tools...
These are the drivers for CDP adoption
A new Juniper Research study has identified the two leading markets driving customer data platform (CDP) adoption this year: retail and digital media enterprises. Together, they will account for $1,5-billion of global spend in 2023; exceeding 70% of the global market...
FNB customers continue to embrace PayShap
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Hughes showcases Jupiter system
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Angolan satellite services company signs up AMOS
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Frogfoot brings FTTH to Franschhoek
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Intracom supplied WiBAS PtMP to DFA
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BCX wins regional Cisco award
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Cut through the Black Friday clutter
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Why Africa hasn’t had its real leapfrog moment yet
The leapfrog theory is attractive. In the words of the Financial Times, it's "a quick jump in economic development by harnessing technological innovation". By Andries Brink, CEO of Andile Systems This sounds great, particularly when you factor in the immense amount of...
Printed electronics powers in-car personalisation
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Mobile shredding plant simplifies secure data destruction
Companies no longer need to take unnecessary risks when disposing of their IT assets, they can now destroy digital data before it leaves their premises. With increasing data breaches across the globe, onsite data destruction is fast becoming the preferred method for...
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