Salesforce accelerates growth plans in Africa with AI
At its World Tour Essentials event held in Johannesburg yesterday (6 June), Salesforce demonstrated how developments in AI are helping to transform the data analytics and CRM environments. According to the latest IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Salesforce, The Salesforce...
Geo-distributed businesses most at risk
Over one-third (39%) of geographically distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region identify building and maintaining a cohesive IT infrastructure across multiple sites as their primary concern, according to a new Kaspersky survey. At the...
Execs see macroeconomic downturn as the top emerging risk
Executives rate “macroeconomic downturn” as the top emerging risk their organisations face for the second consecutive quarter in Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Report. The report is based on a survey of 333 senior executives and risk management professionals...
Intel demos next-generation Thunderbolt
Intel has demonstrated an early prototype of next-generation Thunderbolt in action, aligned to the USB Implementers Forum’s (USB-IF) release of the USB4 v2 specification. Next-generation Thunderbolt will deliver 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) of bi-directional...
Buy now pay later spend set to accelerate
A new study from Juniper Research has found that consumer spending using BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) platforms will reach $437-billion globally in 2027; rising from $112-billion in 2022. This sizeable growth of 291% will be driven by escalating financial pressures from...
IITPSA names 2022 President’s Awards finalists
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for this year's annual IITPSA President's Awards. The awards, which have recognised the local IT industry's leading lights for over 30 years, include the Visionary...
Spammers use Agent Tesla stealer for targeted campaigns
Kaspersky has uncovered an unusual spam email campaign that targeted businesses worldwide. Mimicking emails from vendors or counterparty companies, the attackers tried to steal the login data from the affected organisations by applying notorious Agent Tesla stealer....
5G service revenue tipped to reach $315bn
A new study from Juniper Research has found operator-billed 5G service revenue will reach $315-billion in 2023; rising from $195-billion in 2022. This represents growth of over 60% in a single year. The research predicts this increase in revenue will be driven by the...
Productive spending, not revenue, is the problem
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) will once again highlight the government's fiscal framework for the next three years. The fiscal framework is a framework that gives effect to the national executive's macro-economic policy and it includes, among others,...
Improved tax collections likely to be consumed by failing state bodies and infrastructure
The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) is expected to reveal an improved budget deficit and debt ratios for the 2022/23 financial year as a result of better than expected personal tax collections, lower levels of refunds and higher commodity prices. By Waldo...
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Digicape, Sensor Networks deliver IoT and Apple Watch app
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SWARM fast-tracks loyalty app creation with DTH
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Consider a managed service approach
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Redstor provides backup platform for QCTO
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Transforming insurance with BI
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Ruckus Wireless partners with Intersection to connect cities
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Obsidian Systems, Atlassian lead DevOps collaboration
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Staying secure in the mobile-first, cloud-first era
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