Personalization triples the likelihood of customer regret
Personalised marketing, while valuable for some, generates negative experiences for 53% of customers, who were 3,2-times more likely to regret a purchase and 44% less likely to purchase again in the future, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner survey of 1 464...
WLAN market bounces back
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, enterprise class Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenue increased by 11% on year-over-year basis. The adoption of the latest technology, WiFi 7, continued its ascent, reaching 12% of units shipped worldwide. “This is...
SA unveils infrastructure plans
South Africa's latest infrastructure developments and investment opportunities were unpacked by a high-level panel of government stakeholders at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa in Cape Town earlier this week. "Infrastructure...
Retailers embrace GenAI – but lack of data strategy is a problem
Global retailers are quickly adopting generative AI to personalise and improve in-store and online shopping experiences - but nearly half of the 1 300 retailers surveyed by Salesforce and the Retail AI Council are struggling to make their data accessible. And just 42%...
SA leads Africa’s solar boom
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei SolarFusion Partner Summit - Africa is on the brink of a real solar boom. John van Zuylen, CEO of the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), explains that solar is growing exponentially. After years of lacklustre solar photovoltaic...
Solar drives up residential fire risk
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei FusionSolar Partner Summit - The power situation in South Africa is driving people to install solar systems - but they could be putting their homes and families at risk. "Every fourth structural fire in Johannesburg we receive a call...
1-in-100 online service users is part of a fraud network
Research by Sumsub, a global verification platform with more than 1-billion identities on its database, shows an alarming surge of fraud networks across multiple regions. According to the research, every 100th user of a digital platform or service globally was a...
These are the top websites blocked by employers
A significant portion of employers (72%) block malicious and adult websites due to malware threats, according to research from cybersecurity company NordLayer, which adds that 43% block gambling sites too - likely due to concerns over addiction and productivity...
Cybercriminals capitalise on businesses’ biggest flaw: Human risk
Cyberthreats are growing at an unprecedented pace and the year ahead will be fraught with cybercrime and incidents ahead of a global election year where more than 60 countries head to the polls, including South Africa - and new threats like AI and deepfake technology...
The evolution of solar power continues …
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei FusionSolar Partner Summit - Carbon neutrality and intelligence are goals driving technology efforts in the next decades. As we build a new intelligent world, we are creating new energy sources along with new means of transportation,...
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Digital transformation’s growing attack surface
Traditional business models need to be reimagined as digital transformation continues to enable businesses to innovate and find new ways to not only leverage data but keep abreast of customer's evolving requirements. While this presents innumerable opportunities, it...
Naspers appoints Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa as CEO
Naspers has announces the appointment of Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa to the global Naspers management team as CEO, South Africa. Reporting directly to Bob van Dijk, Group CEO of Naspers, Mahanyele-Dabengwa will be based in Johannesburg where she will lead the group's...
Address the entire supply chain to drive consumer behaviour
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Orange Business Services partners with Genesis Analytics
Orange Business Services and Genesis Analytics have signed a partnership agreement to jointly serve the financial services industry in Africa and the Middle East. The partnership is focused on providing strategy consultancy to prepare financial institutions to launch...
Kaspersky extends co-operation with Interpol
Kaspersky and Interpol have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world. This is the second agreement between the two parties following the first signed in 2014. On 3 July, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of...
The future of working is here
The workforce of the future is a much talked about notion which conjures up images of robots manning the phones and commuters in flying cars. Yet while some of these ideas remain far-fetched, today's technological landscape is advancing at such an impressive rate that...
Ricoh to buy DocuWare
Ricoh has agreed to acquire DocuWare, the cloud and on-premise document management and workflow automation software business and long-term Ricoh partner. Ricoh SA was recently awarded DocuWare Diamond Club membership for the fifth consecutive year for being one of the...
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa joins Nokia Global Partner Program
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has signed a channel partner agreement with Nokia to market, distribute and service Nokia Enterprise products and solutions including Wi-Fi, WDM, SDN, SD-WAN and IP/MPLS networking. In this partnering agreement, Westcon-Comstor will...
Start thinking outside the cubicle
The INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard highlights that Johannesburg was South Africa's most congested city in 2018, with commuters sitting in traffic for roughly 119 hours a year. In addition, the rolling blackouts we experienced early this year could have cost the...
Make the change to self-service BI
The concept of self-service business intelligence (BI) is one that many companies are at odds with. As is often the case, you have those who want to embrace it while others are still struggling to get their head around traditional BI. This however does not need to be...
SAGE 300 HRIS Consultant – Gauteng Waterkloof
Responsible for implementing any additional features/modules/methods, etc.Understands the client's internal business needs, and makes recommendations and provides solutions to meet these needs.Develops and maintains effective, proactive relationships and...
Intermediate Analyst Developer (Java) – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Intermediate Analyst Developer Join a dynamic development team in the Technology department of a Leading Financial Services company. Our Client seeks to employ an Intermediate Analyst Developer on an initial 6-months' Contract role. You will focus on designing,...
Senior .Net Developer (Centurion – LW) – Gauteng Pretoria
Development, testing and support of front-end systems & back-end systems & Windows services & Integration Services (SOAP Services & APIs) SQL development Document technical requirements and designs Talk to users (requirements gathering) Liaising with...
Technical Domian Specialist (D365)
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Technical Domain Specialist (D365) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role. We are...
Senior Java Developer
We're looking for a Senior Java Developer to help us revolutionize the software development industry! If you're a Java guru with a passion for Java-related technologies, and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions, join us, and let's create magic!...
Back-end Developer
Job Purpose: Develop and maintain backend infrastructure and features for the platform. Focus on writing scalable and high-performance backend code.Hybrid Working Module (2 Days work from home)Requirements:Education:IT/Computer Science Degree or equivalent...
Technical Domian Specialist (D365) – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Technical Domain Specialist (D365) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role. We are...
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We're looking for a Senior Java Developer to help us revolutionize the software development industry! If you're a Java guru with a passion for Java-related technologies, and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions, join us, and let's create magic!...
Back-end Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Job Purpose: Develop and maintain backend infrastructure and features for the platform. Focus on writing scalable and high-performance backend code.Hybrid Working Module (2 Days work from home)Requirements:Education:IT/Computer Science Degree or equivalent...
Senior .Net Developer
We're looking for a talented and motivated Senior .Net Developer to join our growing team. As the Senior .Net Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software products for market.What you'll do:Develop utilising various...
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