IBM and L’Oréal build AI model for sustainable cosmetics
IBM and L'Oréal are collaborating to leverage IBM's generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology to uncover new insights in cosmetic formulation data, facilitating L'Oréal's use of sustainable raw materials, for energy and material waste reductions. The...
Are AI-powered cars the future?
As automotive technology rapidly advances, consumers are looking for vehicles that deliver AI-enhanced experiences through conversational voice assistants and sophisticated user interfaces. By Sunvir Gujral, director of product management for automotive at Qualcomm...
SA still well positioned to tap potential
Despite the geographic distance, capacity constraints and logistical difficulties, South African trade to the heavyweights in the Northern Hemisphere has increased over the years and remains a key driver in preserving a positive trade balance. "Regardless of the...
Why SA inflation should come down
Schroders believes that South Africa's inflation should come down, and monetary policy should start easing soon. By David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders Inflation in South Africa has continued to surprise to the upside in the past couple of...
IBM, universities in $100m pact to develop a quantum supercomputer
At the G7 Summit in Japan, IBM announced a 10-year, $100 million initiative with the University of Tokyo and the University of Chicago to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100 000 qubits. Quantum-centric supercomputing is an entirely new, and as of...
Quantum computing breakthrough for computational fluid dynamics in jet engines
Nvidia, Rolls-Royce and Classiq, a quantum software company, have announced a quantum computing breakthrough aimed at bringing ever-increasing efficiency to jet engines. Using Nvidia's quantum computing platform, the companies have designed and simulated the world's...
Position technology as a teammate to unlock productivity
Sales organisations that actively position technology as sellers' "teammate" rather than just another tool will unlock seller productivity and enable high-quality deals, according to Gartner. "A new approach that marries technology advances with the distinctive...
5G and 4G/LTE enterprise wireless WAN to sustain growth
Worldwide revenues for the 5G and 4G/LTE enterprise wireless WAN market (formerly referred to as the 4G/LTE and 5G router and gateway forecast) will reach $5,5-billion in 2027, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a...
Strong performance from Datatec
Datatec has reported revenue of $5,2-billion for the year ended 28 February 2023. Group combined revenue was up by 12% on the $4,6-billion revenue recorded in FY22. Group continuing revenue was $5,1-billion in FY23, up by 13,1% compared to the $4,5-billion revenue...
BTG reports double-digit growth
UK-based Bytes Technology Group (BTG) has announced its financial results for the year ended 28 February 2023. "I am delighted to be reporting another positive set of results, with strong double-digit growth driven by contributions from all areas of the business,"...
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Equra Health selects Datacentrix for specialist networking
Equra Health, a provider of radiation therapy facility services in South Africa, has chosen eNetworks as its key technology partner to enable better efficiencies throughout the company's IT network infrastructure. Operating from its headquarters in Cape Town, Equra...
Oracle named a leader for Mobile App Development Platforms
Oracle has been named a leader in Gartner's 2017 "Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms" report. "We believe this recognition is another acknowledgement of Oracle's strong market momentum in the mobile and larger PaaS market, driven by the...
Microsoft SA, partners launch online portal to empower students
Microsoft South Africa, together with Intervate and 2enable, have created a portal for young South Africans called Mahala.ms. Through this portal young people can activate licenses for the Microsoft Office 365 suite and OneDrive cloud-based storage services free of...
Fujitsu sets new price/performance record
The Fujitsu Eternus DX200 S4 storage system, part of the newly enhanced entry-level Eternus DX S4 hybrid storage range, has gained official recognition for its powerful performance, price per performance and outstanding response times in the latest Storage Performance...
200 000 Euro up for grabs by fintechs
SWIFT invites fintech companies from around the world to develop new overlay services that leverage its SWIFT global payments innovation (gpi) platform - and to win funding of up to 200 000 Euro for the two winning fintech finalists of an Industry Challenge. The...
A practical approach to retail technology
Where are the real opportunities for retailers to digitise and transform customer experiences? Asks Andre Muzerie, Oracle business practice head: Africa at Wipro. We're talking about the future potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), augmented reality, and...
Bots take away the admin
Businesses shouldn't be developing bots and artificial intelligence solutions just because they're trendy, or because they think they can replace their employees. Smart businesses will use these technologies to free employees from mundane business processes and allow...
Personal computing for the new workplace
At the Transform commercial summit, Lenovo announced agile and reliable PC offerings for business customers that address the evolution of the workforce and workplace. The ThinkStation P320 Tiny offers Independent Software Vendor (ISV) certification to ensure...
Bridging the youth skills gap
Unemployment in South Africa remains a major issue, currently sitting at 26,5%, while the country's youth unemployment is currently at a staggering 50,9%. Despite this, many technology companies continue to cite skills shortages as one of their biggest challenges....
BMS appoints core business development executive
Bytes Managed Solutions, part of the Altron group, has appointed Alan Anderson as core business development executive. This is part of the organisations strategy to focus on solution growth in the financial and retail environments and manage the NCR and CIMA business...
Junior Project Manager
Our client is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support the successful execution of battery energy storage projects. The role involves assisting with project setup, execution, and handover while ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. This position...
System Integration Engineer (Stellenbosch Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:CONTRIBUTE to the design, implementation and maintenance of integration environments, development of software frameworks, procedures and applications to integrate systems as your technical expertise as a System Integration Engineer is sought by a prominent...
SAP Systems Analyst (HCM/Payroll) (CH1061) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a SAP Systems Analyst with HCM Module and Payroll experience to join their team.The role will ensure stability and full functionality within area of responsibility, (Payroll and Time). SIT testing of tax updates,...
Junior Project Manager – Northern Cape Kimberley
Our client is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support the successful execution of battery energy storage projects. The role involves assisting with project setup, execution, and handover while ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. This position...
Software Engineer (C/C++ or Golang) (Stellenbosch Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer, who is keen to become part of its Fibre Front End (FFE) team and would like to grow, contribute and excel in all aspects of its Fibre Front End...
IT DevOps Engineer
Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...
Senior System Engineer
Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...
Software Engineer (C/C++ or Golang) (Stellenbosch Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer, who is keen to become part of its Fibre Front End (FFE) team and would like to grow, contribute and excel in all aspects of its Fibre Front End...
IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...
Senior System Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...
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