As Novus buys up Mustek, execs retain a stake
As Novus Holdings moves to acquire Mustek by buying the remaining shares that it doesn’t already hold, executives at the distributor have penned an agreement to retain a 25% stake in the company. On 15 November Novus Holdings made a mandatory offer to the shareholders...
Xerox buys Lexmark for $1,5bn
Xerox Holdings has reached an agreement to acquire Lexmark International from Ninestar, PAG Asia Capital and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre in a deal valued at $1,5-billion, including assumed liabilities. The acquisition will enhance Xerox’s core print portfolio...
Intel processors score high in MLCommons benchmark
MLCommons has published results of its industry AI performance benchmark, MLPerf Training 3.0, in which both the Habana Gaudi2 deep learning accelerator and the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor delivered impressive training results. “The latest MLPerf results...
Formal employment drops in Q1
According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q1:2023) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), total employment in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased by 21 000 in the first quarter of 2023, bringing the level of employment to almost...
Cyberthreats continue to build
Globally, the financial, telecom and energy sectors are coming under increasing cyberattack, according to the June 2023 edition of The CyberThreat Report from the Trellix Advanced Research Centre. The report analyses cybersecurity trends from the last quarter, with...
Challenging economy hits richest and poorest the hardest
The latest Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI), showed a return to the former trend of long-term deterioration, expedited by the rapid increase in living expenses experienced by South African consumers and exacerbated by the significantly intensified load shedding...
CIOs plan to grow their IT teams in 2023
A massive 81% of large enterprise (LE) CIOs plan to increase their IT headcount in 2023, according to a recent survey by Gartner. Only 14% expect their IT staff to decrease, and 5% expect their headcount to remain the same. "Attracting and retaining technology talent...
Generative AI, ESG to reshape big data and analytics
Emerging agendas that revolve around generative AI and environmental social and corporate governance (ESG) is expected to transform data utilisation approaches in the coming years. This is among the findings from the semiannual Big Data and Analytics Software Tracker...
WEF believes AI could revolutionise global healthcare
A new World Economic Forum report highlights the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and the importance of public-private collaboration in driving its global adoption. Scaling Smart Solutions with AI in Health: Unlocking Impact on...
African skills need to be used more effectively
According to the World Bank, Africa's working age population is expected to grow by 450-million people, or close to 70% by 2035. However, central to this conversation is whether this workforce is ready for business reinvention and the changes accompanying this...
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Dell turns e-waste into new treasures
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Fujitsu PrimeFlex enhances SAP environments
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LG’s OLED Canyon wows CES visitors
An immersive installation that leverages flexible, eye-popping commercial display technology from LG Electronics (LG), is wowing attendees at CES 2018 here this week. The winding 90-foot-long LG OLED Canyon features 246 LG Open Frame OLED displays, in concave and...
Opera launches news app in Africa
Opera Software has announced the launch of Opera News, a newAI-poweredapp which enables people to access their favourite news articles and hottest trending videos. The release of the new app follows Opera's recent announcement that its AI-powered news service inside...
Lenovo’s CES 2018 lineup adds reality
At CES 2018, Lenovo outlined its 2018 vision for technology innovations -- this new portfolio of intelligent devices will make reality better, from the pocket to the PC to the home. The Lenovo Mirage Solo with Daydream headset offers one of the simplest ways of...
Acer debuts thinnest laptop
Acer has launched what it claims to be the world's thinnest laptop, the new Swift 7 (SF714-51T). At just 8.98 mm thin, the new Swift 7 is an always-connected PC running Windows 10 that's designed for mobility, with an ultraportable design packing a powerful Intel®...
SA organisations must prioritise security in 2018
Cyber-attacks are as old as technology itself. But even as organisations implement better ways to safeguard themselves and their data, malware evolves to become more sophisticated. The reality is that breaches will happen. It is how the organisation can mitigate those...
Test case scenario of an EPIC satellite solution
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Acer unveils 65-inch Predator gaming display
Acer has unveiled its 65-inch Predator Big Format Gaming Display with NVIDIA G-SYNC, introducing big screens to PC gaming. The supersized Predator gaming display builds on the same top-of-the-line specifications that its smaller cousins boast, and integrates NVIDIA...
Intermediate Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
We're looking for a Intermediate Java Developer to help us revolutionize the software development industry! If you're a Java guru with a passion for Java-related technologies, and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions, join us, and let's create...
Junior Python Developer LW – Western Cape Cape Town
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