AI chip market will exceed $400bn by 2030
By 2030, IDTechEx forecasts that the deployment of AI data centres, commercialisation of AI, and the increasing performance requirements from large AI models will perpetuate the already soaring market size of AI chips to over $400-billion. However, the underlying...
Targeted ransomware groups continue to wreak havoc
Kaspersky experts have reported a significant rise in targeted ransomware activity with the number of active ransomware groups increasing by 35% between 2023 and 2024 – totalling 81 groups globally. Despite this surge, the number of infected victims dropped by 8%...
MacOS backdoor targets cryptocurrency wallets
Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an unconventional strain of macOS malware. The previously unknown family of malicious software, distributed discreetly through pirated applications, targets macOS users' cryptocurrency, which is stored in digital wallets. In...
Used smartphone market to hit $109,7bn by 2027
International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates worldwide shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, will reach 309,4-million units in 2023. The unit growth represents a 9,5% increase over the 282,6-million units shipped in...
What to consider in a human rights policy
Growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expectations and expanding global regulation are propelling organisations to consider implementing a stand-alone human rights policy, according to Gartner. Shareholder proposals and media reports continue to put...
IT spending set to grow 8% in 2024
Gartner has revised its forecast for global IT spending, projecting an 8% increase that will take the total to $5,1-trillion in 2024. While generative AI (GenAI) has not yet had a material impact on IT spending, investment in AI more broadly is supporting overall IT...
Routine malaria vaccinations get underway in Africa
Following a successful pilot programme, today the world's first WHO-recommended malaria vaccines are being administered through routine immunisation programmes across Africa, beginning with Cameroon. Vaccinations are taking place across 42 health districts, chosen in...
WhatsApp and its role in elections
With a record number of elections taking place around the world this year, analysts are growing wary of the risk of misinformation through popular social media platforms. In India's 2019 election, misinformation grew more personalised, with WhatsApp raising the red...
Digital twins could be key to using old mines for clean energy
Mark Swinnerton aims to fight climate change by transforming abandoned mines into storage tanks of renewable energy. The CEO of startup Green Gravity is prototyping his ambitious vision in a warehouse 60 miles south of Sydney, Australia, and simulating it in Nvidia...
Westcon acquires AWS partner Rebura
Datatec has announced that its subsidiary Westcon-Comstor has acquired Rebura, an AWS (Amazon Web Services) advanced consulting partner and solution provider. The acquisition will strengthen Westcon-Comstor's cloud capabilities and channel-focused services offering...
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Adapt IT reports higher turnover, EBIDTA
JSE-listed Adapt IT, a software provider to the Education, Manufacturing, Energy, Financial Services, Communications and Hospitality sectors, has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2018. Adapt IT's strong annuity revenue base insulated...
Xperien expands into new premises
Due to a growing demand for professional IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) services in South Africa, Xperien has had to acquire larger facilities. The bigger premises will enable the company to provide new services to its clients including warehousing and PC reimaging and...
Santam to list on A2X Exchange
Santam, a general insurer with a market cap of more than R34-billion, will effect a secondary listing of its shares, on the A2X Markets exchange. Its shares will be available to trade on A2X from 1 February 2019. Santam retains its listings on the JSE and the Namibian...
Altron invests in SA youth
With unemployment and education remaining two of the most challenging issues facing South Africa, JSE-listed technology group Altron has awarded bursaries to more than 20 university students from around the country. On completion of their studies, the students, from...
Redstor looks to Australasia for revenue growth
Redstor, a leading UK-headquartered cloud data management SaaS business, is pressing ahead with aggressive growth plans to treble business by 2020. The appointment of Duan Botha as pre-sales manager for Australasia underlines Redstor's long-term strategy to accelerate...
e4 backs its strategic transformation plans
Fintech company, e4, which offers Software-as-a-Service driven digital solutions, has announced the appointment of Ntombi Mphokane, as its first HR and transformation executive. Responsible for all aspects of HR and transformation across the Group, Mphokane says this...
Tibco commits to SA transformation with TechSoft
Tibco Software, a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, has signed a historic and strategic partnership agreement with TechSoft International (TechSoft), formerly Tibco South Africa. TechSoft is now Tibco's strategic sub-Sahara partner with...
BT gets domestic telecoms licences in China
BT has become the first international telecommunications company to receive nationwide licences from the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The two 'value added licences', China nationwide Domestic IP-VPN licence and China nationwide Internet...
Mobile transaction trends in 2019
2019 is set to be a big year for the next-generation transactional sector, with disruption increasingly coming to market and long-standing challenges being overcome, says Kobus du Plooy, CEO of transactional platform provider, Celbux. "The ecosystem has evolved to...
Security implications for 5G and IoT
The advent of 5G networks is about much more than just incredibly fast speeds and more reliable connections, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director for Fortinet in South Africa. When combined with today's powerful edge devices -- whether consumer-grade...
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