2024 saw record growth for air cargo
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for full year 2024 and December 2024 global air cargo market performance showing: Full-year demand for 2024, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased 11,3% (12,2% for international...
Cisco opens Webex point of presence in SA
Cisco has opened a local point of presence (PoP) for its Webex Calling and Webex Contact Centre services in South Africa. Leveraging AWS data centers, the PoP empowers organisations of all sizes to embrace hybrid work models and deliver customer service experiences....
Campus switch market to exceed $100bn
More than $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Additionally, we have raised our outlook for the 2023 revenue growth while, at the same time, revised our forecast for 2024 to show a...
Altron set to divest of two operations
Altron has issued a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2023 warning shareholders of substantial changes in its financial results from the previous corresponding period. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) from continuing operations is estimated to be...
Half of breached organisations unwilling to up security spend
IBM Security's newly-released annual Cost of a Data Breach Report says that the global average cost of a data breach reached $4,45-million in 2023 - an all-time high for the report and a 15% increase over the last three years. Detection and escalation costs jumped 42%...
Business and ethics in the age of AI
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the big game-changer in business this year, and enterprises need to ensure they are not left behind in this quickly-changing world. At the same time, vendors and IT resellers need to keep themselves informed and...
CIOs aim for hybrid by design
Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises the world over recognise the need for a hybrid cloud IT model - but too often these environments end up as a hodge-podge of solutions that don't necessarily address the business's core issues. Sandile Dube, country manager of HPE...
Satellite communication market set to surge
The global satellite communication market size is expected to reach $159,60-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 9,7% from 2023 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. Surge in the demand for satellite broadband services, particularly in remote...
The AI revolution: Which tech companies will profit from it?
Since the announcement of ChatGPT late last year, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the buzzword on everyone's lips. In this Q&A article, members of global investment manager Schroder's public and private equities team - including global sector specialists...
Western Cape’s under-fives carry a double burden of malnutrition
The Western Cape's children under the age of five carry a double burden of malnutrition. While the levels of stunting are lower than in the rest of the country, it is still a concern. Obesity levels in the province represent a "very high public health concern". These...
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Logikal announces Verint partnership
Logikal Consulting has announced its partnership with Verint Systems. The partnership will let South African customers combine Logikal's sales, services, support and consulting with Verint's Workforce Optimisation (WFO) and Voice of the Customer (VoC) solutions,...
Nokia unveils Future X network architecture
Nokia has outlined the scope of its Future X architecture for 5G, the basis for its new reference silicon design and the foundation of its 5G technology and services portfolio. This portfolio - to be showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month -...
The digital evolution of SA’s shipping industry
As South Africa's maritime and shipping industry continues to benefit from technological interconnectivity, the sector is on the brink of a true digital evolution -- but requires dynamic changes to be made to its policies. "The maritime sector is undergoing its own...
Dell adds gaming command centre
Gaming is a choice that Dell has supported for a very long time, encapsulated in its award-winning Alienware brand of gaming machines and peripherals, not to mention Dell's ongoing commitment to e-sports. This was again front-and-centre at the Consumer Electronics...
Reunert buys SkyWire, extends connectivity
JSE-listed electronics and electrical engineering company Reunert has announced its intention to fully acquire SkyWire Technologies. SkyWire, a wireless broadband service provider, predominantly serves business customers and boasts an extensive national network. The...
5G NR standard tested
Intel, Deutsche Telecom (DT) and Huawei have conducted the world's first successful over-the-air test showcasing 5G interoperability and development testing (IODT) based on the Release 15 NSA 5G NR specification. The standard is defined through collaboration of the...
Virtual collaboration – a new era for video conferencing
Video conferencing (VC) is hardly new. Most of today's boardrooms are equipped with VC facilities, and many office workers have some sort of video communication tool on their laptops or computers. However, in a world that is becoming increasingly mobile, traditional...
Samsung rolls out mobile service vans
Smartphones have become the go-to device for everything from business planning and communication to personal social networking and entertainment. When something goes wrong, it's more than a mere inconvenience, it can disrupt a user's entire life. Samsung has launched...
Kaspersky scores 100% in ICSA Labs test
With every third enterprise business having faced a targeted attack in the past year, it has become critical for organisations to have a strong advanced threat detection system. That's what the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is designed for and its has...
Check Point debuts Infinity Total Protection
Check Point Software Technologies has announced Infinity Total Protection: a revolutionary security consumption model that enables enterprises to prevent Gen V cyberattacks. The new model utilises Check Point Infinity Architecture components, providing high levels of...
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