SA young scientists impress at Türkiye science fair
Two South African learners from Eskom Expo for Young Scientist International Science Fair were awarded medals after successfully showcasing their research projects at this year’s İzmir International Innovation Science Energy Engineering Fair (IISEEF) in Türkiye....
FNB customer spend passes R3,2bn on Black Friday
FNB customers exceeded last year’s highest spend peak, going over R3,2-billion in Black Friday purchases this year. Black Friday spending has increased by 11% year-on-year with transactions worth over R5,4-billion processed on FNB Speedpoint devices. Overall,...
Usurpa Gallery introduces a new medium of fine art
As the first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa, the Usurpa Gallery has taken a bold new step by opening The New Medium group exhibition featuring 12 local artists. The organisers say the exhibition - running at the gallery until 1 June - adds a "new...
US agencies take down Russian malware network
The US Justice Department has announced the completion of a court-authorised operation, code-named Medusa, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called "Snake". The US Government attributes the malware to a unit...
Spike in demand for deepfakes on the darkweb
Kaspersky has discovered that deepfake creation tools and services are available on darknet marketplaces and, depending on the complexity of the project and the quality of the final product, prices for one minute of deepfake video range from $300 to $20 000. The...
Digital workers struggle to find info to do their jobs
A recent survey by Gartner found that 47% of digital workers struggle to find information or data needed to effectively perform their jobs. "Employees struggle to stay afloat as information and applications flood their digital workplace. Although digital workers are...
Digital workers want to help create their hybrid work model
A recent survey by Gartner found that 77% of digital workers want to participate in creating their hybrid work model, while just 14% prefer to have their hybrid work environment mandated. "One of the biggest challenges to hybrid work is the lack of alignment between...
Accelerating sustainability spend will fuel digital growth
European spending on digital transformation (DX) is forecast to exceed $550-billion in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 15,9% from 2022. According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide, DX spending in Europe...
Consumers want brands to offer local language support
When it comes to buying from brands online, over four in five consumers won't buy from a brand that doesn't offer local language support, according to a new report released by RWS. The provider of technology-enabled language, content and IP services, asked 6,500...
SAFPS platform aims to combat fraud
Traditionally, South Africa has been a popular country among fraudsters looking for every opportunity to try and find their next victim. Statistics from the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) point out that there was a 600% increase in incidents...
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Meeting growing customer interest in 5G, Nokia is broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications. Nokia will push for accelerated 3GPP industry...
ClearOne appoints SkyGroup as SA distributor
SkyGroup Communications has been appointed as the sole distributor for ClearOne's full lineup of conferencing and collaboration solutions throughout South Africa. As per the agreement, SkyGroup Communications' reseller partners will, with immediate effect, have access...
Fortinet is a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls
Fortinet has been recognized as a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls. The report evaluated Fortinet's Security Fabric, its 'completeness of vision' and 'ability to execute' as factors for the placement in the Magic Quadrant. As...
Gemalto secures Lenovo smart devices
Gemalto is delivering flexible connectivity for Lenovo smart devices across 160 countries. Lenovo has selected Gemalto as its preferred remote SIM provisioning provider for their Lenovo Connect service. With the On-Demand Connectivity and embedded SIM (eSIM )...
Speed and agility key to SME success
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Biometric entrance system locks in value
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Getting a work visa for a foreign skilled employee
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Rapid7 acquires Komand
Rapid7, a provider of analytics solutions for security and IT operations, has acquired security orchestration and automation company, Komand, to help its customers reduce time to resolution, maximise resources and overcome ecosystem complexity. This acquisition...
Is your email solution hurting your business?
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Toshiba secure solutions make SysAdmins easier to work with
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