Pat Gelsinger takes on new challenges
Pat Gelsinger, previously CEO of Intel and VMware, has signed up for a number of new ventures. He is joining venture capital firm Playground Global as general partner, and is also serving Christian technology platform Gloo as executive chair and head of technology. At...
Satellite-to-phone voice call trialled in Vryburg
As part of our work to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of a modern connected life, MTN South Africa and low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite provider Lynk Global yesterday (27 March 2025) carried out a successful technical trial of what it believes to be...
Steady growth for trackers in cargo carrying units
Berg Insight, the world's leading IoT market research provider, today released a new market report covering the trailer and cargo container tracking market. The number of active tracking devices deployed for cargo carrying units (ie. trailers, intermodal containers,...
Multi-cloud, AI the burning IT issues of the day
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - The burning issues for CEOs today are their cloud journey and artificial intelligence (AI). This is the word from Raghu Raghuran, CEO of VMware, who points out that VMware realised a couple of years ago that the cloud journey...
Extending modernisation, manageability to the edge
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - An often-overlooked but incredibly important area of IT endeavour, the edge, is gaining importance as the place where a lot of compute action is taking place. VMware's concept of the software-defined edge is a distributed...
Building modern services demands a solid foundation
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - The technology hype today is all around artificial intelligence, data mining and advanced analytics. But what makes all these advances possible is a rock-solid platform foundation. The continued development of VMware Cloud...
Ethical approaches needed for AI in Africa
As artificial intelligence (AI) uptake surges, it is important to consider ethics in AI development and deployment, to avoid risks such as bias, discrimination and exclusion. This is according to speakers in a webinar hosted by the Institute of Information Technology...
Logistics operators stand up to safety challenges
Webfleet has released its second annual Road Safety Report for 2023, conducted between June and August, and gathering responses from 54 individuals representing 7 948 trucks operating in South Africa. "With the survey now presenting at least two years of data, we are...
Gamers increasingly targeted by cybercriminals
The global gaming community - which currently accounts for nearly half the world's population - has found itself increasingly under fire by cybercriminals, according to a comprehensive investigation by Kaspersky. In the period spanning July 2022 to July 2023, the...
Under-40s prefer Bitcoin over gold as an investment
More than three-quarters of under-40s would rather have Bitcoin than gold in their investment mix, according to a new survey from deVere Group. The poll shows that 77% of clients aged under-40 would opt for the cryptocurrency over the precious metal in their...
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Dell EMC enhances cloud solutions
Dell EMC is announcing several enhancements to its cloud-enabled infrastructure solutions portfolio to help customers maximise the value of their IT ecosystem and multi-cloud environments. Coupled with innovation from across Dell Technologies, Dell EMC is delivering a...
Predicting the big data election race
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Abdulla appointed to Metrofile board
Zaheer Abdulla, investment manager of Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) has been appointed as a non-executive director of Metrofile Holdings. It is anticipated that Abdulla will assume the role from 15 September 2018. MIC is Metrofile Holdings' largest shareholder...
Nokia 2.1 available with Android Oreo
The new Nokia 2.1 is now available to buy from Vodacom and MTN as well as leading retailers from R1 699.00. Delivering a 50% performance boost on its predecessor, the Nokia 2.1 combines a larger screen and dual front-front facing speakers with a two-day battery life....
Zimbabweans get a new way to send money
Zimbabweans living in South Africa, both banked and unbanked, can now access free mobile transacting and basic insurance services through the launch of the AMA.ZING Diaspora solution in South Africa. The solution, developed by the Zing Group, enables people living in...
Comsol, Samsung go live with 5G pilot
Comsol Networks and Samsung South Africa have lit up Vilakazi Street in Soweto with a live 5G pilot network. "Vilakazi Street is the family home to two Nobel Prize laureates, and one of our nation's boldest symbols of transformation and progress," notes Comsol CEO...
Smartphone pioneer awarded honorary doctorate by UP
Professor Ben Shneiderman, a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and a world leader in the visualisation of big data sets, was this week awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and...
Gabsten is Commvault Service Partner of the Year
Data Management Solution specialist, Gabsten Technologies, won the prestigious Commvault Services Partner of the Year 2018 award at the Commvault Connections Live event. Gabsten Technologies has been affiliated with Commvault for almost a decade, establishing itself...
Taxify rolls out dockless electric scooters
Taxify will be the first transportation platform to bring scooter sharing and ride-hailing together in one mobile app. The company is rolling out an electric kick scooter service in Paris this week and will expand the service to more cities in the coming months,...
To email or not to email?
Communication in the workplace has evolved beyond telephone calls and emails. Instead, the digital business environment is all about real-time messaging to provide stakeholders with instantaneous responses to their queries. By Paul McIntyre, chief sales officer at...
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