Nutanix puts its faith in its own AI
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC - Use cases for artificial intelligence (AI) are rolling out quickly across many organisations - and Nutanix has been quick off the mark in introducing its own AI-based solutions. Manosiz Bhattacharyya, chief...
Multimodal AI at a crossroads
As generative AI rapidly evolves to process both text and images, a new multimodal safety report from Enkrypt AI - a leading provider of AI safety and compliance solutions for agent and multimodal AI - reveals critical risks that threaten the integrity and safety of...
IBM to acquire StreamSets, webMethods platforms from Software AG
IBM has entered into a definitive agreement with Software AG to purchase StreamSets and webMethods, Software AG's Super iPaaS (integration platform-as-a-service) enterprise technology platforms, for €2,13-billion in cash. As organisations continue to accelerate their...
Just trade needed for Africa’s just energy transition
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina has reiterated his warning that the introduction of a carbon border tax by the European Union could push Africa back into exporting raw commodities and undermine its industrialisation gains. The...
COP28 leaves Greenpeace cautiously optimistic
Agreement reached at COP28 represents a hopeful stride in the world’s collective journey limiting warming to 1,5 degrees. This is according to Dr Oulie Keita, executive director of Greenpeace Africa, who adds: “However, its true value will be measured by the tangible...
Robogirls aims to encourage STEM training
Lenovo, in partnership with Durban University of Technology's (DUT) Department of Information Technology and Toyota held the 2023 Robogirl programme. The impactful initiative aimed to empower 75 young girls with comprehensive training in coding, robotics, and the...
Students, academic institutions recognised for excellence
Kathy Gibson reports - Huawei South Africa has recognised student excellence in its ICT Talent Development Annual Awards ceremony 2023. The Huawei South Africa ICT Academy is one of the company’s most prestigious skills development programmes, partnering with 71...
New cyberthreats emerging globally
This past year has seen upheaval across the cybersecurity landscape and the need for effective, worldwide threat intelligence continues to grow as geopolitical and economic developments create an increasingly complicated and uncertain world for both businesses and...
Digital tools for health workers could stem health crises
Non-communicable diseases account for almost three in four deaths globally, which may be exacerbated by 2030 due to a growing shortage of health workers. A new World Economic report identifies the use of digital tools as a potential game-changer in the global fight...
2024: Into the cyber abyss …
Cybercrime activities surged in the first half of the year, with Check Point Research (CPR) reporting an 8% increase in global weekly cyberattacks in the second quarter - the highest volume in two years. Familiar threats such as ransomware and hacktivism have evolved,...
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Kaspersky team recognized for ShadowPad discovery
The Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) was recognised with the Annual Péter Szőr Award for Technical Security Research for its work on uncovering and analysing the ShadowPad operation, one of the most significant supply-chain attacks known to...
Handy travel devices adds to guest experience
The Bantry Bay Suite Hotel and Mandela Rhodes Place Hotel are providing in-house guests with a free Handy smartphone. Equipped to better discover and experience what the city has to offer, guests are able to take this travel buddy on or offsite and can conveniently...
Before you give into ransom demands …
Despite small and medium enterprises (SMEs) becoming increasingly popular targets for cybercriminals, many remain completely unprotected in this regard. As a result, when faced with a ransomware attack, there is often a lack of preparation and awareness around the...
Top-ranked VMware ups cloud systems management share
IDC has ranked VMware number one in market share in both worldwide cloud systems management and IT automation and configuration management software based on 2017 revenues. Customers helped VMware top the cloud systems management category for the fifth straight year...
Think exponentially, not incrementally
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Forrester names SAP as a leader
SAP has been named by Forrester Research as a leader in its report "The Forrester Wave: Specialised Insights Service Providers, Q3 2018". The report says the analytics and insights services offering from SAP, part of SAP Digital Business Services, "effectively...
Huawei launches new wearables
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Recognise and prevent modern cyber scams
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Cloudbox adopts shopping mall concept
Until now, there has never been a solution where small business owners could choose their core IT requirements through a single product. Cloudbox has adopted the shopping mall concept and aims to simplify IT for business owners who don't always have the technical...
IoT takes SA by storm
Everyone agrees that technology and the internet of things (IoT) has transformed the way we live our lives and co-existing without our gadgets, a screen full of applications, and an internet connection is near impossible these days. "South Africans should prepare to...
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