Mixed, extended reality to drive AR/VR headset growth
Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets declined 67,4% year over year in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset...
HR functions fail to gain business value from tech
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UCT leaps up 23 places in global rankings
The University of Cape Town (UCT) climbed 23 places and retained its top spot on the continent in this year's World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE). The university now sits at 160th globally, up from 183rd place in 2021. The latest...
Businesses urged to step into the metaverse
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Businesses can't discount the impact that the metaverse is going to have on the world and need to start thinking about how they can be part of it. Angelika Gifford, vice-president: EMEA at Meta, explains that the metaverse is nothing...
Data analytics and AI set to drive fintech
Data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are the top technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that are powering fintech solutions, found a Mastercard study on the state of fintech in the Middle East and Turkey markets. The white paper titled "The Future...
Avaya, Startek partner to offer CX in a box
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will soon be able to choose from a bouquet of managed customer experience services. Startek, a global customer experience solutions and insights leader, today signed a memorandum of...
Early-stage entrepreneurial activity in SA surges 62%
Despite the difficult economic conditions South Africa has endured over the past two years we are seeing a surge in entrepreneurial activity, with many entrepreneurs reporting that they have identified new opportunities because of the pandemic. Yet the Global...
How to develop an Amazon-like culture of innovation
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Innovation is key to survival in the fast-paced and disruptive world we live in, so companies have to develop a culture on innovation. "Anyone can innovate by accident," says Paul Misener, vice-president: global innovation policy and...
Consumers want more transparency on how businesses handle their data
Cisco's 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey, an annual global review of consumers' perceptions and behaviours on data privacy, highlights the critical need for further transparency as consumers say their top priority is for organisations to be more transparent on how they...
The top 5 cybersecurity trends of 2022
Since the Covid-19 pandemic forced increased digitalisation, threat detections have increased exponentially, according to Trend Micro's mid-year report on the latest developments and trends in cybersecurity. For many IT decision-makers, this rapid digitalisation is...
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Why Agile is the business methodology of the future
Aaron Sanders, a US-based professional Agile coach, was recently in SA to deliver a series of training courses to the DVT Academy. He took some time out of his schedule to outline exactly why Agile is the business methodology of the future. "Agile is effectively a set...
Smollan improves service delivery with Interactive Intelligence
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ICT codes bring new challenges for SA firms
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Eseye is advances in AWS Partner Network
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Multi-disciplinary approach needed to make SA green
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I Am Green prints sustainably
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Fujitsu in cold data storage trial
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