Big growth ahead for global cloud communications
Cloud communications is expected to witness a substantial growth over the next five years, as businesses are switching from legacy PBX solutions to cloud communications and opting for a pay-as-you-go model to optimize expenses and avoiding upfront investments. Against...
Exceptional women under spotlight
Absa and Women in Tech (WiT) hosted the second edition of the Women in Tech Africa Awards on 5 October 2023, at Cape Town's Mount Nelson Hotel, recognising Africans who have made a mark in the technology industry. Award categories included Women in Tech Start-Up,...
New MD for Cisco sub-Saharan Africa
Cisco has announced the appointment of Hani Raad as MD for sub-Saharan Africa. A 15-year Cisco veteran, Raad brings over 25 years of diverse experience in ICT and executive leadership to the region. He currently leads Cisco’s small and medium enterprise business sales...
Astronauts train for Moon South Pole expedition in the dark
As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon’s South Pole under Artemis, divers at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston are setting the stage for future moonwalk training by simulating lunar lighting conditions. At the Moon’s South Pole, the Sun will...
Log4Shell exploitation still alive and well
Discovered in December 2021, Log4Shell quickly became infamous as the vulnerability of the year. Although the Apache Foundation released a patch for this CVE shortly after its discovery, this vulnerability continues to pose a huge threat for individuals and...
Telkom sees growth in mobile broadband, fibre
Telkom increased its customers by 10% during the quarter ended 31 December 2021, to 16,4-million with a blended ARPU of R91.45. Both prepaid and postpaid bases saw an increase in the period under review, with prepaid customers growing 12% year on year to 13,8-million...
Africa cannot outsource healthcare security
The most important lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic for Africa is the need to build a defense mechanism against external shocks, especially in healthcare and financial security. “Investing in health is investing in national security,” Adesi African Development Bank...
Supply issues put a damper on WiFi 6E
Supply constraints will be a “pin in the balloon” for WiFi 6E, as WiFi 7 Enterprise class wireless LAN becomes available in 2023, according to a reoprt from Dell-Oro Group. “Although manufacturers launched WiFi 6E products in mid-2021, products are either not...
NVidia GPUs enable simulation of a living cell
Every living cell contains its own bustling microcosm, with thousands of components responsible for energy production, protein building, gene transcription and more. Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have built a 3D simulation that...
Search is on for the next generation of IT talent
Careers in IT are interesting, rewarding, and offer opportunities in a wide range of sectors. However, the global IT industry has skills shortages in many specialisations, meaning a skills pipeline of young IT professionals is urgently needed for organisations to...
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New partner programme from Lexmark
Lexmark has launched its new Connect Partner Programme to meet the changing needs of its channel partners and address the shifting dynamics of the market. This new programme is designed to support partners selling to customers who are increasingly looking to adopt a...
Are negative interest rates the new abnormal?
A move toward negative interest rates by central banks across the world could affect the sustainability of money market funds, the tightening of lending conditions and result in money being kept 'under the mattress'. Speaking today at the annual Nedgroup Investments...
Malawi gets ultra-capacity with Radwin
Skyband, Malawi's leading ISP, has deployed the Radwin JET Beamforming point-to-multipoint (PtMP) solutions in the licensed 3.x GHz band to serve major corporate customers including banks and government organisations in Blantyre and Lilongwe. Skyband is a...
Salesforce selects AWS for cloud infrastructure
Salesforce has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider. For the first time, Salesforce will expand use of AWS to core services - including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, App Cloud, Community Cloud, Analytics Cloud and more...
Translating augmented reality into business reality
Over the past several years, augmented reality (AR) has been steadily making its way from a niche technology reserved for gamers and geeks to a mainstream marketing tool, writes Jason Ried, MD Fuzzy Logic. In simple terms, AR enables a live view of a real world...
Xerox App Studio wins award
One of the world's leading independent evaluators of document imaging software, hardware and services, BLI, has named Xerox Corporation as the latest recipient of its 'Outstanding Achievement in Innovation' Award, with the Xerox App Studio 3.0. receiving this...
Enhance security posture to fight ransomware
Petya ransomware is proving to be one of the top cybersecurity stories of 2016. Masquerading as a job application e-mail, Petya is an executable file that is sent within a dropbox link. Thinking that they are opening a job application, users run the file. And once the...
Emergency Wallet supports humanitarian response
Ericsson has committed to developing Ericsson Emergency Wallet, a mobile financial services solution, for deployment in the immediate aftermath of disaster or crises to support humanitarian organisations and affected populations. The Ericsson Emergency Wallet solution...
Metacom improves remote communication options
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has released the latest in their MC600 router series. "The MC614 Intelligent Router is a completely integrated communication solution tailored for connectivity requirements within the African market", says...
Flexibility and lower TCO the ideal of any CIO
Chief information officers (CIOs) who are looking to lower total cost of ownership (TCO), require more flexible licensing models to support the software and solutions they procure. Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) models consolidate hardware and software CAPEX,...
Senior Systems Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Join the digital revolution! Our client is looking for Senior Fullstack JavaScript Developer for a dynamic role in Midrand and Menlyn. Be part of an automotive innovator making waves in the IT space. If you're passionate about technology and ready for a challenge....
System Support – Gauteng Centurion
Load all new installs and ensure that they are registered on the respective systems.Ensure events are correctly set up and functioning as per the Needs Analysis Document.Ensure that all swap out units are registered to the correct client and operational.Allocate all...
Front End Developer – 2450
Large compnay in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role:ContractHybridESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:5 years' experience in relevant programming languageAngularOpenShift / Docker / KubernetesJenkinsJavaScript / TypescriptExperience building responsive layouts with...
Automation Tester
We are currently seeking an experienced Automation Tester to join our team on a contract basis. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software applications through automated testing. This is a hybrid role based in...
HR System Consultants (Intermediate and/or Senior)
Role: Two roles exist for Human Resource Information System Consultants (Intermediate and/or Senior) Location: Candidates MUST be Johannesburg Based. The role is a work from home position. Must be willing to do client visits when required. Company: Software...
IT Support Technician
On-Site IT Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery and customer service! Most of the work will be Windows based desktop and notebook, Windows server and...
Intermediate Electronics Software Engineer (C++ and C#) (Engineering Degree)
ENVIRONMENT:DEFINE technical proposal content, ensure teams have appropriate product & technical specs and the flawless execution of projects as the next Electronics Software Developer sought by an innovative Asset Protection Solutions Provider to join its team...
Technical Business Analyst (2572) KG
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?Engagement with stakeholders to understand business problems and needs and translate those into detailed technical and/or functional requirements that include process, data, people, and technical workflow specifications....
Front End Developer – 2450 – Gauteng Pretoria
Large compnay in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role:ContractHybridESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:5 years' experience in relevant programming languageAngularOpenShift / Docker / KubernetesJenkinsJavaScript / TypescriptExperience building responsive layouts with...
Automation Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are currently seeking an experienced Automation Tester to join our team on a contract basis. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software applications through automated testing. This is a hybrid role based in...
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