In Africa, poor infrastructure is compounded by operational inefficiencies
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Infrastructure gaps inhibit access for hundreds of millions of unconnected Africans – but the bigger issue is our inability to orchestrate the networks that we do have. That’s the word from Funke Opeke, MD of MainOne,...
Global solutions needed for global issues
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Governments around the world, civil society, and private companies need to work together to enable ubiquitous and secure global connectivity. This is the word from Jessica Rosenworcel, chairperson of the US Federal...
Load shedding drives manufacturer confidence lower
Confidence levels in the manufacturing sector dropped 9 points to 17 in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Absa Manufacturing Survey. "Manufacturers are feeling pessimistic as load shedding, especially at higher levels such as stage 6, continues to have a...
Ethernet founder wins AM Turing Award
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM AM Turing Award for the invention, standardisation, and commercialisation of Ethernet. Metcalfe is an Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at...
Hackers continue to evolve attacks
Hackers are diversifying attack methods, including a surge in QR code phishing campaigns, according to the latest quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. By isolating threats on PCs that have evaded detection tools, HP Wolf Security has specific insight...
APT campaign targets organisations in Russo-Ukrainian conflict area
In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers discovered an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting organisations located in the area affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Dubbed CommonMagic, this espionage campaign has been active...
Generative AI startups attract investment
In recent years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changing technology with immense potential across various industries. Subsequently, generative AI startups are rapidly gaining traction, and venture capital investors are keen to capitalize...
Establish sound financial habits to weather tough times
The Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI) showed a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) deterioration from 3.66 in September 2022 to 3.93 in December 2022, indicating that South African consumers remain under financial pressure. This drastic short-term deterioration in the...
Quantum computer for healthcare research unveiled
Cleveland Clinic and IBM have officially unveiled the first deployment of an onsite private sector IBM-managed quantum computer in the US. The IBM Quantum System One installed at Cleveland Clinic will be the first quantum computer in the world to be uniquely dedicated...
Remittances key in consumers’ financial planning
As global populations navigate macroeconomic headwinds, consumers expect remittances to play an even stronger role in their current and future financial planning. According to Western Union's inaugural Global Money Transfer Index, 64% of global money transfer...
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Datacentrix named as Trend Micro Gold Partner
Datacentrix has been awarded Gold Partner status by global IT security solutions provider Trend Micro. According to Wayne Olsen, Datacentrix security business unit manager, the agreement acknowledges Datacentrix' expertise within the security space, and more...
Preventing, managing risk in electronic banking
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Time to review critical safety controls
Recent incidents have highlighted the need for all companies and organisations to review the safety and security of their data and their IT systems, as standard approaches no longer protect against myriad vulnerabilities, an expert says. "Even the highest judicial...
Beneficial ownership under the spotlight
Accountable institutes are facing growing legislative pressure to ensure that their due diligence efforts on clients are stringent enough to uncover unethical transactions like money laundering, tax evasion, embezzlement and the financing of terrorism, should they...
Virtual fitting room service for fashion manufacturer
Melon Fashion Group has chosen Orange Business Services for a virtual fitting room solution using immersive video conferencing. Designers for its three brands, Zarina, Love Republic and befree, are now able to easily collaborate with manufacturing teams all along the...
The business case for DDoS protection
As our businesses continue to digitise, and an increasing number of services are delivered via the cloud, we tend to have very low tolerance for downtime. "Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can rip straight into the heart of the modern digital enterprise,...
New technology finds its way to the classroom
Learning through virtual and augmented reality is the wave of the future, says Nirvani Dhevcharran, technology executive director of Pearson South Africa. Imagine you are a high school learner struggling with the textbook in front of you. You point your smartphone and...
Saicom adds managed SD-WAN service
End-to-end telecommunications and networking solutions provider Saicom has extended its offering with a fully managed software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) service. Saicom's SD-WAN service, powered by VeloCloud, is suitable for businesses of all sizes, but...
Video on demand set for disruption
Digital entertainment on demand is set to disrupt broadcasting, traditional media, telecoms, marketing and more. Stephen Watson, MD of on-demand specialist company Discover Digital, comments: "There's no going back. Whether you're talking streamed linear broadcasting...
Lombard Insurance implements Adaptive Insights
Decision Inc, a management and technology consulting organisation, became the preferred partner for Lombard Insurance for the integration and development of its Adaptive Insights platform. The Decision Inc team provided the Lombard Insurance Finance department with...
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