Apple Mac loses race with Dell and HP PCs in US
As of January 2024, there were roughly 331-million Internet users in the US and nearly 40% of them have at least one desktop PC in their household, while 68% own a laptop. But although US consumers are spoiled for choice when shopping for a PC, Apple`s Mac is rarely...
Consumers will drive rapid growth in customer experience market
The global customer experience management market will reach $32,87-billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 15,8% from 2024 to 2030, according to market researchers Grand View Research. Customer experience management (CEM) solutions are gaining widespread popularity in diverse...
Big investment needed to prevent more energy poverty
Energy is key to the growth and prosperity of any modern economy, but it is estimated that nearly 1-billion Africans lack access to clean, sustainable energy. The shortage of electricity in many African countries is approximately equivalent to 1% of the global...
Liquid adds Equiano capacity
Liquid Dataport has acquired a pair of fibre cables on Equiano, the new West coast submarine cable, capable of delivering up to 12Tb of new Internet capacity. The Equiano sea cable is the highest capacity cable landing in South Africa. According to David Eurin, CEO of...
Private investors ‘back innovators to boost African connectivity’
Venture capital and private equity investors believe increased innovation in the delivery of Internet connectivity in Africa will help drive dramatic expansion in connecting the continent, new research from blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows....
Quarter of finance leaders plan to increase CSS funding
Only 7% of CFOs plan to decrease customer service spending over the next 12 months, according to a July 2022 poll of 234 finance leaders by Gartner. Twenty-one percent plan to increase customer spending and 72% to maintain spending despite economic pressures. "In...
51% of daily Bitcoin volume is fake
According to an analysis by BanklessTimes.com, more than 51% of the total Bitcoin trading volume on various exchanges is fake. Commenting on the report, BanklessTimes CEO, Jonathan Merry, says: "It's difficult to talk about cryptocurrency without talking about...
Cybersecurity incident responders have strong sense of service
IBM Security has announced the results of a global survey that examines the critical role of cybersecurity incident responders at a time when the physical and digital worlds are increasingly converging. The study, released during National Cybersecurity Awareness...
Wearables owners open to switching brands
Despite strong consumer loyalty within the US wearables market, a recent IDC survey shows the likelihood of switching brands in the future. Among the smartwatch and fitness tracker owners surveyed, 42,2% said that they were likely to switch brands while that number...
High prices deter potential buyers of electric vehicles
A new Juniper Research survey has found that 66% of UK respondents and 61% of US respondents are discouraged from adopting electric vehicles due to their high purchase price, noting that electric vehicles must demonstrate lower running costs compared to traditional...
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Red Hat deploys software-defined storage at Monash
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Seacom wins Metro Ethernet Forum certification
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Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) deploys Red Hat
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VTech added to Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise vertical offer
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Boards are under pressure
Africa's boards remain under significant pressure to continually transform and to ensure that they have the right expertise, experience and diversity to be an effective board in today's rapidly-changing business environment. Gerald Seegers, Head of People and...
The year ahead will be tough and demand IT agility
It may sound like a safe bet, but the truth is that no prediction is ever full proof - however, ICT experts at AWM360 are confident next year will feature an even tougher economic environment in South Africa than has been the case this year. As hard as it is to...
ERM appoints new managing partner
ERM has appointed Marinda van der Merwe as Managing Partner for the newly-created Africa and Middle East Business Unit. She will have overall responsibility for the commercial and operational aspects of business in all of Africa and Middle East. "The new opportunity...
Put payroll first at tax year-end says CRS Technologies
Come financial year-end many businesses are eager to finish up for the period and tie up loose ends... however, it is essential that the payroll administration function is comprehensively dealt with warns HR and HCM services and solution specialist CRS Technologies....
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