DTI attempts to allay Empowerment Fund fears
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) says the new R100-billion Transformation Fund is not a new tax, but rather a way of facilitating existing broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) commitments. In a statement, the DTI says the...
World leaders outline bold visions for the future
US President Donald Trump outlined his strategy to bolster the US economy and “unleash” investment in a wide-ranging speech via live video link to around 3 000 global leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The newly inaugurated president pledged...
Webb observations prove galaxies transformed the early universe
In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque – energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1-billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has pinpointed...
Edge comes of age as a business enabler
Kathy Gibson reports - Edge computing is no longer a future vision, but a reality for organisations looking to drive business outcomes. This focus on business advantage is important to the success of edge implementation, says Lauren Wortmann, vice-president:...
Load shedding weighs on manufacturer confidence
Confidence levels in the manufacturing sector remain near the low points reached during previous business cycles, as load shedding weighs on sentiment, the Q2 Absa Manufacturing Survey shows. Although sentiment has improved significantly since the record low recorded...
Private network spend set to surge
Enterprise spend on private networks will near $10-billion globally by 2028; rising from $1-billion in 2023, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Growing by 722%, the three verticals driving the market were identified as: * Manufacturing - 35% * Energy -...
Addressing SADC’s cross-border payments dilemma
With a population spanning almost 400-million people across 16 countries, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has the widest-reaching regional bloc in Africa, holding massive appeal for trade exchanges to strengthen economies and benefit communities....
Single-vendor SASE revenue on the rise
The portion of the SASE market where vendors offer both SD-WAN and SSE (security service edge) solutions grew an impressive 55% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 1Q 2023, according to a report from Dell'Oro Group. By doing so, single-vendor SASE overtook the multi-vendor SASE...
CFOs plan to retain organic growth funding levels
Rising prices and interest rates along with other economic factors beyond a company's control are leading chief financial officers (CFOs) to show the most concern about profitable growth, inflation, and balance sheet health in 2023, according to a survey by Gartner....
Search interest in NFTs drops
Search interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) peaked at 100 for the week 19 to 25 June 2022. Fast forward to a year later, and the score has plummeted to a low of 32 during the week of 4 to 10 June 2023 - a massive 68% fall in the measure. BanklessTimes CEO Jonathan...
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HK Express implements Ideagen’s Coruson
Hong Kong's low-fare airline, HK Express, is partnering with Ideagen to enhance safety, security and quality management, being the first airline in North Asia to adopt Ideagen's cloud-based Coruson software. Since its conversion into a low-fare airline in 2013, HK...
Payroll: defining success in a demanding industry
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Don’t drown in operations data
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Tintri extends enterprise cloud platform
Tintri has extended its enterprise cloud platform to Amazon Web Services and IBM Cloud Object Storage. Tintri Cloud Connector enables organisations to integrate their on-premises Tintri enterprise cloud infrastructure with AWS and IBM cloud resources to create hybrid...
More women using FNB eWallet
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Kaspersky offers secure connection freemium app
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Small business networks: wired, wireless or both?
Small and home business owners can be forgiven for believing that wireless is the de facto best solution for their small business networks. After all, at a glance the pros seem to be disproportionately weighted in favour of WiFi, right? "Not so fast," according to...
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