Channel still front and centre of Acer’s future strategy
Kathy Gibson reports from Milan, Italy – As it celebrates its 50th birthday, Acer has reaffirmed its commitment to the channel. Cristine Pez, director of commercial marketing and go-to-market at Acer EMEA, explains that the company’s go-to-market is 100% through the...
Acer extends AI offering with new TravelMate portfolio
Acer has unveiled a new lineup of TravelMate Copilot+ PCs that empower organisations of all sizes to unleash the full potential of AI. The new TravelMate P4 14 AI, TravelMate P4 Spin 14 AI, TravelMate P2 16 AI, and TravelMate P2 14 AI business laptops are powered the...
Mars to Table challenge seeks deep space solutions
Astronauts on extended missions to the surface of Mars and the Moon will require food systems that are completely independent of Earth. To address this, NASA is running the new Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table. This global competition asks participants to...
Cloud maturity the defining factor for insurers’ competitiveness
South Africa’s insurance sector is entering a critical inflexion point, with Deloitte’s view being that that AI ambition across the industry will stall unless insurers accelerate cloud modernisation in parallel with their AI strategies. The report shows that although...
‘Valuable’ personal data worth just €2 per user for GDPR non-compliance
Last year, European data protection authorities issued over 330 penalties for GDPR non-compliance, totaling nearly €1,15-billion in fines. The most expensive mistake was processing personal data without a sufficient legal basis, particularly within the media,...
NASA tests technology that could save commercial aviation big
NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft more efficient by improving how air flows across a wing’s surface, saving fuel and money. On 12 January 2025, the Crossflow Attenuated Natural...
QR code phishing attacks surge
Kaspersky has reported a spike in phishing emails containing malicious QR codes. Detections for these jumped from 46 969 in August 2025 to 249 723 in November 2025 – a more than fivefold growth – as cybercriminals increasingly exploit QR codes, a trend that will...
US-based TikTok open for business
The new TikTok USDS joint venture has been officially established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump on 25 September 2025. Investors in the company including the software giant Oracle; Emirati investment firm MGX; and investment firm...
Youth education a security imperative in Africa
With organisations experiencing an average of 2 207 cyber attacks per week according to Check Point’s Threat Intelligence Report, cyber security is a major problem facing enterprises, governments, and seasoned professionals. Today’s digital threats target schools,...
AIoT drives transformation in manufacturing and energy
AIoT, the convergence of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, is enhancing efficiency, security and decision-making at manufacturing, industrial and energy companies worldwide. Key findings from the IDC InfoBrief, How AIoT Is Reshaping Industrial...
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It’s time business meets youth where they are
Every June, South Africa celebrates its young people - the dreamers, the doers, the digital hustlers. Whether they’re coding from a café, making TikToks that teach, or launching startups from shared Wi-Fi, Gen Z and Millennials are redefining what “work” even means....
Cyber risk drives need for closer look at data recovery plans
Neglecting proper data recovery planning is increasing risk for organisations across Africa – particularly small and medium-sized businesses. So says Mark Govender, Senior Systems Engineer at Veeam, who specialises in data recovery and disaster recovery planning and...
Absa partners with Absolute Strategy Research
Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) and Absolute Strategy Research Ltd (ASR) has announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing Absa’s global research capabilities and expanding ASR’s reach to key African markets. Founded in 2006, ASR is consistently...
TechAccess gains Elite Partner status with Schneider Electric
TechAccess’ has been appointed as an Elite Partner for Schneider Electric’s Secure Power business. Headquartered in Johannesburg, TechAccess is a services and solutions orientated company within the South African IT sector with a strong focus on the data centre...
NEC XON earns Palo Alto Networks XMDR Partner Status
NEC XON has achieved Palo Alto Networks XMDR (Extended Managed Detection and Response) Partner Status in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). "XMDR gives us the ability to execute incident response on behalf of Palo Alto Networks, showcasing a unique partnership...
MTN invests R480m into KZN network
MTN South Africa has announced a R480-million investment into KwaZulu-Natal, expanding and modernising its network infrastructure, with a strong focus on improving access in underserved areas. The project includes: Construction of 25 new sites Modernisation of 90...
Trend Micro to deliver secure infrastructure at scale
Trend Micro will deliver a suite of co-developed, pre-approved OEM appliance offerings in collaboration with Dell Technologies and Nvidia to support secure, AI-powered infrastructure solutions that scale with the needs of global enterprises. Kevin Simzer, chief...
Arbor Cloud DDoS protection ranked Platinum
NetScout, a leading provider of enterprise performance management, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity and DDoS protection solutions, has earned top honours in the 2025 Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) PRISM report on distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)...
Black holes and lost data: ERP doesn’t have to be chaos
ERP projects fail, often very publicly and dramatically. The Spar R1,6-billion SAP write-off remains a stark reminder of what can happen when an implementation goes wrong. That roll-out resulted in disrupted supply chains, operational issues and a substantial loss in...
Fedhasa welcomes SA’s online visa system
The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) has welcomed the recent announcement by the Department of Home Affairs that South Africa’s first online instant visa system, incorporating advanced “selfie-based” biometric technology, will go live this...
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