Global smartphone market set for 2,3% growth
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 2,3% year-over-year in 2025 to 1,26-billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The 2,3% increase will represent the second successive year of...
Cisco offers integrated security through local PoP
Cisco is making its newly-expanded suite of cloud-based security services available to South African users through a local point of presence (PoP) hosted at AWS. “At a time when cybersecurity is one of the top concerns of every business and public sector leader, our...
Intel Granulate in Databricks partnership
Intel Granulate, Intel's flagship software performance offering, has announced a new collaboration with Databricks to merge Intel Granulate's autonomous, continuous optimisation solutions with Databricks' robust Data Intelligence Platform under the Databricks Partner...
Smart streetlights market beaming
The installed base of smart streetlights amounted to 23-million globally at the end of 2022, according to a new research report from IoT analysts, Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22,7%, the installed base will reach 63,8-million by the...
Manufacturing sentiment improved in a tough Q4
Confidence in the manufacturing sector has improved slightly to 26 points – the highest level seen in 2023, as shown by the Q4 Absa Manufacturing Survey. Although trading conditions remained tough, manufacturers noted an overall improvement in business conditions (up...
All the IITPSA President’s Awards winners …
Mamela Luthuli, founder and CEO of Take Note IT, has been named South Africa’s IT Personality of the year at the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) President’s Awards 2023. AI expert Professor Mark Nasila, chief data and analytics...
Global connectivity improves, but Africa still fares poorly
Steady but uneven progress in global Internet connectivity highlights the disparities of the digital divide and is leaving people in low-income countries behind, according to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Facts and Figures 2023. Analysis on...
Wits researchers pioneer a new way of searching for Dark Matter
The existence of Dark Matter is a long-standing puzzle in our universe. Dark Matter makes up about a quarter of our universe, yet it does not interact significantly with ordinary matter. The existence of Dark Matter has been confirmed by a series of astrophysical and...
Investing in, integrating GenAI can advance applications, products
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has spurred a debate on its risks and benefits among companies. Simultaneously, a wave of adoption is observed, with companies delving into advanced language models like ChatGPT. As discussions around...
$13,5trn needed to fast-track decarbonisation in key industries
Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13,5-trillion in investments will be needed by 2050, particularly in the production, energy and transport sectors, according to a new World Economic Forum report. The Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2023,...
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Data centre portfolio refresh for Lenovo
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Kerio Control v9.3 released today
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Prepare for insights-as-a-service
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Timing is everything when it comes to marketing
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Synthesis partners with Cloudflare
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Securing the Industrial Internet of Things
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SA’s Chanille Viviers recognised at Microsoft Education Exchange
Microsoft hosted its fifth annual Education Exchange (E2) conference in Paris this week, with educators and school leaders from around the world exchanging ideas to develop innovative experiences in classrooms, as well as explore emerging trends in education that...
Check for business case before jumping into IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers numerous potential opportunities for businesses to improve operational efficiencies, generate new products and implement new ideas. However, it is important to bear in mind that many applications for IoT are still largely...
Nihilent opens its UX Lab in Africa
Nihilent, a global consulting and solutions integration company, has announced the official opening of its first user experience (UX) lab on the continent, it is the only other such facility outside India and second globally. The Lab was inaugurated by Minster of...
IFS recognised as SaaS, EAM leader
Global enterprise applications company IFS has extended capabilities for enterprise asset management (EAM) and been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Asset-Intensive EAM Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment. With its...
Senior Python Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
This role can be fully remote. Our client makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and largemerchants to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Parkwood
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...
Web and Social media designer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
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Business Analyst IIII
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Back-End Developer (Golang)
We're looking for a Backend Developer with Golang experience to join our team! As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers.You will support the...
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – PYTHON-DJANGO NOT NEGOTIABLE
THE POSITION IS OPEN TO THE JOHANNESBURG REGION - PRETORIA- DURBAN OR CAPE TOWN!!!!! A cutting-edge web-based application that gives companies all the tools to manage their share incentive plans. Our client has an exciting position for a go-getter and highly-motivated...
GRC Systems Business Analyst (KG)
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Business Analyst IIII – Gauteng Sandton
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Back-End Developer (Golang) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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THE POSITION IS OPEN TO THE JOHANNESBURG REGION - PRETORIA- DURBAN OR CAPE TOWN!!!!! A cutting-edge web-based application that gives companies all the tools to manage their share incentive plans. Our client has an exciting position for a go-getter and highly-motivated...
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