Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

C-suite cuts on the cards

Half of C-suite executives are considering cuts to their function in the second quarter of 2025, in anticipation of continued disruption of supply chains, decreased consumer demand and inflation, according to a poll by Gartner. In a Gartner March 17, 2025, webinar...

Many supply chain adoption efforts doomed to fail

By 2028, 60% of supply chain digital adoption efforts will fail to deliver promised value due to insufficient investment in learning and development (L&D), according to Gartner. To improve digital adoption outcomes, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must take...

Supply chain under pressure as trade patterns shift

The global supply chain industry finds itself at a juncture, grappling with pressures from geopolitical tensions, shipping disruptions and looming threats from climate change and technological advances. These developments have enabled a widespread re-evaluation of the...

Blue Label reports profits up 4%

Blue Label Telecoms has reported revenue of R7,6-billion for the six months ended 30 November 2023, with an increase in gross profit of 4% to R1,6-billion (2022: R1,54-billion). The gross profit margin increased from 15,67% to 21,08%, and core headline earnings for...

Intel debuts systems foundry for the AI era

Intel has launched Intel Foundry as a more sustainable systems foundry business designed for the AI era and announced an expanded process roadmap designed to establish leadership into the latter part of this decade. The company also highlighted customer momentum and...

Nvidia reaps revenue, earnings rewards from AI

Nvidia has reported that revenue for the fourth quarter ended 28 January 2024 was $22,1-billion, up 22% from the previous quarter and up 265% from a year ago. For the quarter, GAAP earnings per diluted share was $4.93, up 33% from the previous quarter and up 765% from...

AI helps KLM to combat food waste

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is wasting less food on board aircraft thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). AI programs enable the company to better predict how many passengers who have booked will actually board a flight. This allows the exact number of required meals to...

New Intel processors bring the AI experience closer

Kathy Gibson reports – End users and partners need to prepare for what’s coming in the technology world – and artificial intelligence (AI) is going to being driving a lot of the changes. Intel South Africa’s Kobus de Beer, speaking at a Pinnacle SME Windows 11 event,...

AI helps users claw back time and energy

Kathy Gibson reports – So often we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in general terms, as an abstract concept that is somehow peripheral to our lives. But the reality is that it could have a profound effect on the way we live and work, says Michelle Olivier,...

AI and the move to real copilots

Kathy Gibson reports - Technology innovations are constant, and have brought us a long way in what is, in reality, just a few years. Trainer Warren Shaw speaks at a Pinnacle event for SME partners about complementary opposites: these are not simply two separate forces...

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Axiz wins Red Hat Distributor of the Year 2019 award

Axiz, has been chosen by Red Hat as its Distributor of the Year 2019 in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the company's business development manager for Red Hat, Bridgette Mdall was nominated for distributor sales representative of the year. 2019 is the inaugural year...

E-learning summit examines 4IR in education

The 4th Annual E-Learning Summit will take on 12 June 2019 at The Venue, Hemmingways in East London. Organised by Imbizo Events, the summit, in its fourth-year running will see government stakeholders, corporates, entrepreneurs, IT enthusiasts, schoolteachers and...

Saving cloud from the jaws of complexity

Ten years ago, business technologies had saturated to breaking point. The potential they offered were diminished by their deployment and maintenance costs. Then virtualisation, cloud and similar technologies emerged to offer new capacities and optimisation. By Doug...

Stand to lose everything through lack of awareness

There is growing number of attacks and almost all the successful attacks have come from an insider being compromised through deception, negligence or a lack of awareness. In this era of endless cyberattacks, companies need to attack or face being attacked and stand to...

DHL Express grows e-commerce platform in Africa

DHL Express has rolled out its DHL Africa eShop mobile and desktop platform in nine more countries across the continent. Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, says the company has seen impressive growth in usage of the DHL Africa eShop app since it...

Traditional accountant role is changing

Finance is an ever-changing industry and accountants need to adapt to keep up. Accounting is more competitive today than at any time in history, as accountants strive to match the expectations of increasingly demanding clients. Osidon CEO and co-founder Hennie...

Institutions must seek to better understand the youth

Pearson Institute of Higher Education will host a variety of youth skills development initiatives during Youth Month. According to Dr Nhlanhla Thwala, academic director at Pearson Institute of Higher Education, as a general trend, the institution is focusing on better...

New features for Kaspersky tools

The latest versions of Kaspersky EDR and Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack offer new features that simplify the investigation process and enhance threat hunting. A recently-added database of Indicators of Attack (IoAs), maintained and fed by Kaspersky's own expert threat...

Reclaiming the inner city with visible public CCTV

Drugs, prostitution, armed robbery, rape and hijackings are just a few of the crimes that plague the downtown streets of cities like Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. By Mark Chertkow, director at Graphic Image Technologies Within walking distance of tourist hotspots like the...

Cyber resilience needs a multi-layered approach to be effective

As organisations increasingly focus on building resilience in the face of a shifting threat landscape, one of the key areas of concentration is the technology environment, including the data stored on the IT systems. Making the cyber environment resilient must be seen...

Desktop Technician (Polokwane) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Our client is a leading provider of technical support, VoIP telephony, internet services, virtual desktops, and home automation solutions. They pride themselves on delivering exceptional service to their clients with a focus on quality, efficiency, and innovation....

Network Operations Administrator

Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the NOC administration and the information captured in the monitoring and ticket logging systems.Key Performance Areas:- Customer Reporting (NOC) 25%- Quality Assurance Reporting 25%- Network Planning 20%- Administration 10%-...

Business Analyst – 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 Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton (On-Site) for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of...

Network Operations Administrator – Remote Remote

Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the NOC administration and the information captured in the monitoring and ticket logging systems.Key Performance Areas:- Customer Reporting (NOC) 25%- Quality Assurance Reporting 25%- Network Planning 20%- Administration 10%-...

Automation Engineer

Job Title: AI and Automation ExpertLocation: Remote, Cape TownSalary: R55 000 to R65 000 pm negCompany Overview: Cutting-edge technology firm specializing in innovative solutions that integrate artificial intelligence and automation across various industries seeks a...

DB2 Database Administrator at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DB2 Database Administrator (z/OS) – Mainframe Maestro Wanted! Are you a DB2 DBA wizard who thrives in the high-octane world of Mainframe z/OS? Do you love optimizing databases like a pro, scripting your way to efficiency, and ensuring high-performance in the financial...

Automation Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Job Title: AI and Automation ExpertLocation: Remote, Cape TownSalary: R55 000 to R65 000 pm negCompany Overview: Cutting-edge technology firm specializing in innovative solutions that integrate artificial intelligence and automation across various industries seeks a...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our financial services client based in Sandton.What you will be doing: Extracting and analyzing digital,...

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