Paratus Zimbabwe, Powertel sign long-distance fibre deal
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Subscription-based streaming to become a $100bn industry
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Worldwide smart TV shipments are on track to decline 5,5% year over year in 2023, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. However, the market is expected to recover with flat growth forecast in 2024 followed...
No clarity yet on VMware partners’ status
Broadcom remains tight-lipped on how – or if - South African VMware partners will be affected in its upcoming partner programme shake-up. The company, which acquired VMware on 22 November 2023, sent termination notices to all VMware partners around the world on 22...
Half of tech worker training goes to waste
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Spending on GenAI solutions set to double in 2024, hitting $151bn in 2027
An updated forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that enterprises will invest more than $19,4-billion worldwide on GenAI solutions in 2023. This spending, which includes GenAI software as well as related infrastructure hardware and IT/business...
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New sales manager for Datanet
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Samsung scoops AI accolades
Samsung Research, the R&D hub of Samsung Electronics' SET (end-products) business, has ranked first in the global artificial intelligence (AI) machine reading comprehension competitions twice in a row. Samsung Research placed first in the MAchine Reading...
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IIoT drives competitiveness in African manufacturing
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Branders Printing Co boosts turnover by 35% with Xerox
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Another reason to submit your tax return
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Analytics and reporting for travel managers
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