Cloud-friendly network security solutions up by 18%
The Network Security market rebounded significantly in 4Q 2024, growing 9% year-over-year (Y/Y), according to a new Dell’Oro report. For 2024, the market eclipsed $24-billion, with SaaS and virtual-based solutions achieving robust 18% growth, offsetting a 2% decline...
VAT increase could impact cross-border trade
The announcement of plans to increase the VAT rate to 16% by 2026/27, combined with no inflationary adjustment to income tax brackets, could have a dual effect on cross-border trade. Cross-border payments service provider Verto highlights that this could increase the...
Mustek reports R10,13bn revenues
Mustek has announced a 13,7% increase in revenue for the year ended 30 June 2023, taking it to R10,13-billion. The gross profit percentage decreade to 13,9% from last year's 14,3%. Headline earnings per share were 375,18 cents, up 5%; and basic earnings per share were...
Young scientists compete for top honours
This year's Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF) is set to be a global showcase of talent, featuring participants from 35 regions across South Africa, alongside international learners from 10 countries. From 3 October to 6 October 2023, a...
Maths competition winners announced
ASSAf (Academy of Science of South Africa), representing the DSI (Department of Science and Innovation) and NRF (National Research Foundation), have announced the winners of the SA IYBSSD School Competition, which was launched on 14 March 2022, on the UNESCO...
Tourism on path to pandemic recovery
International tourism has continued to recover from the worst crisis in its history as arrival numbers reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels between January and July 2023, according to the latest data from UNWTO. The Middle East, Europe and Africa lead the global...
GenAI to enhance creativity, automate routine tasks
How will large language models (LLMs), deep-learning algorithms that can recognise, summarise, translate, predict and generate content using very large datasets, affect current and future jobs? That is the focus of the new World Economic Forum white paper Jobs of...
One-third of companies already use AI security tools
Thirty-four percent of organizations are either already using or implementing artificial intelligence (AI) application security tools to mitigate the accompanying risks of generative AI (GenAI), according to a new survey from Gartner. Over half (56%) of respondents...
How governments and companies should advance trusted AI
AI is a profound opportunity. The stakes are high. AI is projected to enhance human productivity and unlock an astounding $16 trillion in value by 2030, writes Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM. Not only will this fuel economic growth and boost GDP, but it will...
Search interest in AI reaches all-time high
Google has revealed that searches for artificial intelligence (AI) are at an all-time high in South Africa. Search trends show that people have searched for AI more than ever in 2023 so far, with interest rising 230% since last year - and 700% over the last five...
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Enter now for Applications Olympiad
James Selby was a DJ while still at school, and the only learner in South Africa to get 100% in the Applications Olympiad first round in 2016. Selby went on to achieve a silver medal in the finals. When asked recently what he would say to learners about the benefit of...
Tips for a successful management-level job interview
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Applications open for SLA Accelerator
Applications are now open for the She Leads Africa Accelerator 2018, a three-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria's brightest entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs building technology enabled businesses across Nigeria are eligible...
Is your interaction recording system costing you in court?
Company board members and managers have a fiduciary responsibility to their organisation to evaluate and manage risk. For the most part, this is done effectively. However, the risks associated with contract security, particularly those that are undocumented, can often...
CaseWare Africa launches Modified Cash template
CaseWare Africa, a division of AdaptIT, has launched a template for the Modified Cash standard. The standard was developed by the Office of the Auditor General in National Treasury to mandate the principles by which national and provincial departments should present...
Datacentrix launches backup-as-a-service
Datacentrix has launched a new backup and disaster recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) offering, providing affordable off-site cloud backups with a high level of data protection and redundancy. Marius Redelinghuys, solution architect at Datacentrix explains that the new...
Vega to host national Game Jam
Vega, an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), is setting up a two-day Game Jam at the school's Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town campuses from 21 to 22 April 2018. The Game Jam will see students, professional game developers and...
Fujitsu eases SAP HANA deployment
Enterprises running large systems on SAP HANA can now benefit from certified scale-out performance, optimizing critical virtualized infrastructure in the data centre. New SAP certifications for Fujitsu PrimeQuest enterprise servers confirm that they can provide the...
Why insurance premiums have shot up
Business owners often grapple with insurance premium increases without realising what leads insurers to hike premiums. This is according to Malesela Maupa, head of insurer relationships at FNB Insurance Brokers, who says understanding some of the common factors that...
Commvault expands Azure integration
Commvault has expanded integration with Microsoft Azure Stack, enabling enterprises to simplify migration, management, protection and activation of data on the Microsoft Azure public cloud, the Azure Government Cloud, and other hybrid cloud infrastructure. With the...
Software Developer (COBOL) at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton
We are seeking a talented and motivated Software Developer II to join our development team.The ideal candidate will have a strong background in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL, with experience in maintenance programming and enhancements. This role will involve a mix of...
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Field Support Engineer
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Senior Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg
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