AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

Internet Society extends multi-year Meta partnership

The Internet Society - a global charitable organisation championing an open, globally connected, and secure Internet – has expanded its partnership with Meta with the launch of a new Connectivity Co-Funding Initiative. The initiative aims to scale up efforts to expand...

ITU coalition hits $73bn in connectivity pledges

ITU has announced new industry commitments to its Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition, which has reached $73-billion in pledges for universal, meaningful connectivity. The latest commitments, presented during Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC25), reflect growing...

MediaTek to debut 3nm SoC in 2024

MediaTek has successfully developed its first chip using TSMC’s leading-edge 3nm technology, taping out MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity system-on-chip (SoC) with volume production expected next year. “We are committed to our vision of using the world’s most advanced...

Healthy growth for global security appliance sales

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the overall security appliance market grew 7,6% year over year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to more than $4,2-billion. This represents...

SA on the cusp of a BPO boom

Kathy Gibson reports - The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in South Africa is booming, with significantly more growth ahead. Thanks to years of investment by government and the private sector, the BPO sector already accounts for around 100 000 jobs and has...

Impact sourcing helps unemployed build solid careers

Kathy Gibson reports - As one of South Africa’s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) providers, CCI faces a perpetual challenge in staffing its contact centres with skilled agents and managers. Conventional wisdom dictated that the best agents fitted a narrow...

BPO: powered by technology and IT skills

Kathy Gibson reports - Business process outsourcing (BPO) is a complex business requiring sophisticated and stable technology that integrates seamlessly and securely into clients’ operational systems. “We handle 80 different technology stacks and the associated...

1,5-degree increase as Earth records three hottest months

Earth just had its hottest three months on record, according to the European Union-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF. Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented highs for the third consecutive month and Antarctic sea ice...

Slight uptick for business confidence

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) survey of private business sentiment shows that the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for Q3 improved slightly to 33 from 27 in Q2. While the small gain is encouraging, BCI remains at sharply depressed levels with the Q3 reading...

IoDSA, King Committee highlight Companies Act concerns

The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee say that, although they remain supportive of reform efforts in what is a highly contested area, some of the proposals contained in the Companies Act Amendment Bills 2023 relating to remuneration...

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New president for Kyocera Document Solutions EMEA

Kyocera Document Solutions has appointed Takuya Marubayashi as the new president of the organisation's Europe, Middle East and Africa operations from 1 April 2018. Under the leadership of Marubayashi, the European headquarters will continue to deliver valuable...

The transformation of healthcare attacks

Paul Williams, country manager: SA at Fortinet, examines the issues around security in the healthcare space. Currently, there are 7,1-million patients using connected medical devices and remote monitoring. Additionally, healthcare providers are expected to spend $9.5...

Securex 2018 launches new Cyber Lab feature

Securex South Africa 2018 is launching a new Cyber Lab feature this year, the first one of its kind to be introduced at the expo. Powered by XGRC Software, a range of integrated management system solutions designed to meet a company's governance, risk management and...

Root launches Insurtech platform

Technology company Root has announced the Root Insurance, a new platform API that enables software developers to rapidly prototype and launch digital insurance products into the South African market. Root's API enables software developers, using only code, to easily...

Fujitsu, NetApp debut NFlex solution

The NFlex Converged Infrastructure solution, developed and sold jointly by Fujitsu and NetApp, is now available to order in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Designed to take the complexity out of implementing and operating virtualized application...

Taxify launches driver safety feature

Ride-hailing service Taxify, in partnership with emergency assistance app Namola, have launched an in-app safety button that connects at risk drivers to emergency services. Launched at the inaugural Taxify Driver Safety Summit in Johannesburg yesterday, the emergency...

Take voice communications in a new direction

Eliminating expensive physical infrastructure, enabling a work-from-anywhere environment and improving customer service are all benefits of the transition to the cloud. By Peter Flischman, head of business development at Contineo Virtual Communications We live in a...

Hyland completes acquisition of OneContent

Hyland, which provides software solutions for managing content, processes and cases, has completed the acquisition of the OneContent business from Allscripts, a provider of healthcare information technology solutions. Effective immediately, OneContent's associates and...

Gemalto adds KeySecure to NetApp

Gemalto's SafeNet KeySecure has been validated for use with the latest release of NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE) data management solution. As a result, NetApp customers do not need to encrypt the entire disk drive; they can choose to encrypt granularly at the volume...

Ricoh wins Shell contract

Ricoh is now the single source managed print services provider for the Shell Group. As part of the agreement, Ricoh will support Shell's managed print operations in 98 global locations including deployment of many thousand Ricoh multi-function printers and Ricoh's...

QA Tester

Objectives of the Role Ensure that all work is performed using the latest approved working templates and approved methodologies.Ensure all mandatory training and competence assessments are completed within the required timelines.Have knowledge of and familiarity with...

Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...

Senior Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a skilled Backend Developer with expertise in TypeScript and NestJS! This is a fully remote role, perfect for a passionate professional ready to make an impact from anywhere! Key Requirements 6+ years'...

QA Tester – Gauteng Rosebank

Objectives of the Role Ensure that all work is performed using the latest approved working templates and approved methodologies.Ensure all mandatory training and competence assessments are completed within the required timelines.Have knowledge of and familiarity with...

Scrum Master

The Scrum Master will guide software development teams in following Agile practices, facilitating the Scrum process to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery. They will help remove impediments, coach teams, and ensure that the organization fully adopts Agile...

L2 Network Engineer

Role:An L2 Network Engineer is responsible for providing second-level support for network issues,troubleshooting complex network problems and maintaining network infrastructure. Here are some keyresponsibilities and qualifications for this role:Responsibilities:Handle...

Developer – Internship Role (JHB) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

The Scrum Master will guide software development teams in following Agile practices, facilitating the Scrum process to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery. They will help remove impediments, coach teams, and ensure that the organization fully adopts Agile...

L2 Network Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Role:An L2 Network Engineer is responsible for providing second-level support for network issues,troubleshooting complex network problems and maintaining network infrastructure. Here are some keyresponsibilities and qualifications for this role:Responsibilities:Handle...

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