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Social media faces regulation, user shift toward decentralisation
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Intel demonstrates next-generation transistor scaling
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AMD showcases AI solutions from data centre to PCs
At its Advancing AI event this week, AMD was joined by Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, Arista, Broadcom and Cisco to showcase how they are working with AMD to deliver advanced AI solutions spanning from cloud to enterprise and PCs....
Africa’s Top 100 business opportunities to watch in 2024
Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political instability, rolling power cuts, infrastructure limitations, and several economic and social challenges, Africa will be one of the fastest-growing global...
Key actions for I&O leaders to navigate economic headwinds
In the face of continued economic headwinds, only 12% of infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders rate their function's performance as exceeding CIO expectations, according to a new Gartner survey. "I&O leaders must support senior leadership by proactively...
Security violations by staff do as much harm as hacking
Employee violations of an organisation's information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks according to a recent study from Kaspersky. In the last two years, 19% of cyber incidents in businesses in South Africa occurred due to employees...
An analysis of Black Friday trends
During the Black Friday period of 2023, with campaigns spanning multiple sectors, including health and beauty, retail, food and beverage, home improvement, and fashion and clothing, we saw a varied set of trends, writes Graeme Stiles, MD of Algorithm Agency....
Biometrics redefines the security and user experience
As the demand for heightened security and seamless user experiences continues to grow across various sectors, advanced biometric technologies are poised to redefine the authentication and identity verification processes, according to GlobalData. From ensuring secure...
Mixed fortunes for Ethernet switch and router markets
The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew revenue 15,8% YoY to $11,7-billion in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), says IDC, while the total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $3,7-billion in revenue in 3Q23 - a YoY decline of 9,4%....
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Cloud-based policy administration
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Etion results reflect business challenges, opportunities
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Frogfoot FTTH to connect 14 000 more homes
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Nokia powers 200G optical service for Telecom Egypt
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Automated bookkeeping service free for Absa customers
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MyBucks and Bibimoney in strategic partnership
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Data-driven sports management with SAP Sports One
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Loyalty in business takes on a new form
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