Doug Woolley exits Dell
Doug Woolley, GM and vice-president: sales for southern Africa at Dell, is leaving the global IT vendor after a 10-year tenure. Having joined Dell in 2015, Woolley has led the local company through a number of changes, including the merger of Dell and EMC in 2016....
Court upholds Turkcell appeal on MTN case
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has overturned a previous high court judgement for MTN, and will allow a case brought by Iran’s Turkcell against MTN to be heard in South Africa. The judgement is the latest move in a 2013 high court case brought against MTN by...
Analysts warn of Bitcoin downturn
FBS analysts project a looming downturn for Bitcoin as the market players await the upcoming Federal Reserve's key rate cut in 2024. This tendency signals the rising probability of the BTCUSD's closing bullish trend as rate hikes frequently influence risk assets such...
Be careful sharing personal data with chatbots
Following the news of new ChatGPT functionality - custom GPTs can now be added to the dialogues with the original ChatGPT - Kaspersky experts have stressed the importance of exercising caution in sharing sensitive data with AI chatbots. "As GPTs can use external...
Deepfakes will sow distrust in ID verification, authentication solutions
By 2026, attacks using AI-generated deepfakes on face biometrics will mean that 30% of enterprises will no longer consider such identity verification and authentication solutions to be reliable in isolation, according to Gartner. "In the past decade, several...
Dynamic strategy sees Netflix sentiment soar
Netflix's sentiment soared in 2023, fueled by strategies including a new advertising plan, the introduction of paid sharing options, and a dynamic expansion into the gaming sector - underpinned by a remarkable increase in monthly active users (MAUs) and the successful...
Decline, then growth, forecast for campus switches
Well in excess of $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which says that after three strong years in campus switch sales it foresees a significant correction in 2024, followed by a...
African gains boost Vodacom results
Vodacom has announced that, for the quarter ended 31 December 2023, group revenue increased 26,8% to R38,9-billion, positively impacted by the acquisition of Vodafone Egypt. Group service revenue growth including Vodafone Egypt on a pro-forma basis was 8,8%, at the...
Digital assets revenue to hit $80bn this year
After a 37% plunge in 2022, the global digital assets market - including cryptocurrencies, NFT, and DeFi - soared by 127% last year and hit $60,1-billion in revenue. The rebuilt confidence in digital assets is expected to continue driving growth this year, with the...
Shrinking Moon causing earthquakes that could affect landing
As NASA continues to make progress toward sending astronauts to the lunar South Pole region with its Artemis campaign, data from a NASA-funded study is helping scientists better understand this strategic part of the Moon. The study presents evidence that moonquakes...
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MTN introduces Bundle Bonanza promo
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Westcon-Comstor’s partners to offer Poly solutions
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Are we entering a world of edge computing?
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STC provides fibre connectivity to Rand Show 2019
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PTZ network camera for harsh environments
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A new model for data and process oversight
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