PC sales set to grow for the first time since 2021
The past three years have been a rough ride for the PC industry. With inflation crunching consumer purchasing power and fewer people spending money on new tech, PC sales plunged by more than $20-billion, one of the sharpest drops in the market’s history. But, after...
Intel accelerates software-defined whole-vehicle approach
At CES 2025, Intel unveiled an expanded product portfolio and new partnerships designed to accelerate automakers’ transitions to electric and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Intel now offers a whole-vehicle platform, including high-performance compute, discrete...
HPE confirms acquisition of Juniper Networks
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks have entered a definitive agreement under which HPE will acquire Juniper in an all-cash transaction for $40.00 per share, representing an equity value of approximately $14-billion. The combination of HPE and Juniper...
Confidence in global automotive sector dips
Automotive executives around the world are entering 2024 with less confidence that the industry will achieve more profitable growth over the next five years, according to the latest KPMG Global Automotive Executive Survey. Now in its 24th edition, the survey of more...
December sees the resurgence of Qbot and FakeUpdates
Check Point Software Technologies has published its Global Threat Index for December 2023. Researchers identified the resurrection of Qbot, four months after US and International law enforcement dismantled its infrastructure in Operation Duck Hunt in August 2023....
How much you would have made if you’ve bought Nvidia 5 years ago …
The stock market had a strong year in 2023, with the S&P 500 surging 24% and recovering practically all its losses caused by 2022's bear market. And, while 24% growth is a fantastic result, some S&P 500 companies saw even ten times bigger gains. Like Nvidia....
AI set to change the retail playing field
The retail industry is in the midst of a major technology transformation, fueled by the rise in AI. With the highest potential for AI and analytics among all industries, the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors are poised to harness the power of AI to...
Despite barriers, AI deployments are set to accelerate
New research commissioned by IBM has found that about 42% of enterprise-scale organisations (over 1 000 employees) surveyed have AI actively in use in their businesses. Early adopters are leading the way, with 59% of responding enterprises already working with AI...
Global real GDP growth of 2,3% forecast for 2024
Weaker annual real GDP growth rates are forecast across the largest regions in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report. The newly published Top-10 Economic Predictions for 2024 forecasts global real GDP will expand at 2,3%...
People challenges, talent gaps the biggest business obstacles
The uniquely challenging global events of the past few years have underscored the critical importance of people management for companies. Disruptions, including the pandemic and its aftermath, forced organisations to clearly define priorities and quickly build up...
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Teraco welcomes VMware Cloud
VMware Cloud is now available via VMWare Cloud Verified service providers in Teraco's Cape Town (CT1) and Johannesburg (JB1) data centre facilities. Jan Hnizdo, CEO of Teraco, says that the collaboration will further expand business opportunities for clients already...
Future of African payments based on pragmatism
As we enter the next decade, local and African merchants should support payment methods that suit their customers, rather than following global trends just for the sake of it. Peter Harvey, MD of payment service provider DPO SA, looks at five trends we can expect over...
Redvine Networks, Paratus SA partner on SD-WAN
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Jewel City brings DigiEd school to Joburg inner city
Jewel City, the lifestyle precinct in Johannesburg's Maboneng district, has opened the first high school in the inner city with the launch of a Curro DigiEd school. The school forms part of Ithemba Properties' vision for an affordable metropolitan lifestyle precinct...
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What to expect when 200m new IPv4 addresses enter the market
At the end of 2019, the US government passed a new bill authorising the Department of Defence to sell around 200-million Internet Protocol 4th version addresses. Several blocks of IPv4 addresses are planned to be sold out in 10 years. Vincentas Grinius, CEO of...
Skynamo secures $30m investment
US software investor, Five Elms Capital, is investing $30-million in Skynamo, a African field sales app and management platform provider. Skynamo will use the investment to accelerate adoption of its field sales mobile app and cloud-based management platform, while...
Naked launches digital car, home insurance
Naked, the end-to-end artificial intelligence-driven insurance platform, is building on its car insurance launch by bringing its offering to the home insurance market. Customers can now get comprehensive, instant cover for their home and the things they own through...
iOCO achieves AWS End User Computing Competency
iOCO has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) End User Computing (EUC) Competency status - one of the first AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners in sub-Saharan Africa to do so. This designation recognises that iOCO provides deep expertise in supporting customers that need...
Africa key to Paxful success
Over the past five years, Africa has emerged as a leading market for global bitcoin marketplace, Paxful. The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace has announced its official 2019 growth metrics. On the heels of a November high, in which the company saw nearly $30 million...
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