Nvidia releases NIM microservices for Agentic AI
AI agents are poised to transform productivity for the world’s billion knowledge workers with “knowledge robots” that can accomplish a variety of tasks. To develop AI agents, enterprises need to address critical concerns like trust, safety, security and compliance....
ACSA partners to secure fuel supplies
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) confirms that, following the fire at the National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (NATREF) refinery on 4 January 2025, which is impacting the production of fuel nationally, the industry has secured enough supply for OR Tambo...
Like unemployment, time-related underemployment is on the increase
South Africa's unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2023 was recorded at 32,9 % and remains among the highest in the world, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which says this figure is an increase of 0,2 of a percentage point compared to the fourth...
Prof Barry Dwolatzky dies
Professor Barry Dwolatzky, Emeritus Professor in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Wits University, has died following a short stay in hospital. Among his lasting legacies was the foundation of Wits University’s Joburg Centre for Software...
Small businesses are resilient, despite economic adversity
South African small businesses are determined to face a challenging economic environment with optimism and resilience. New research from global small business platform Xero reveals the three main concerns for small businesses are political and economic instability...
The trends shaping cloud, data centre, edge
Gartner has highlighted four trends impacting cloud, data centre and edge infrastructure in 2023, as infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams pivot to support new technologies and ways of working during a year of economic uncertainty. Paul Delory, vice-president...
Intel, BCG partner on secure generative AI
Intel Corporation and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have announced a strategic collaboration to enable generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) using end-to-end Intel AI hardware and software. The GenAI solution delivers fully custom and proprietary solutions to...
Terrestrial fibre connects Mombasa, Joburg
Liquid Dataport has launched the first terrestrial fibre connecting Mombasa to Johannesburg. The new route, including a fibre link across DRC between Goma and Kananga, provides multiple landlocked countries with extra redundancy, resilience, connectivity to numerous...
African startup uses AI to slash doctors’ paperwork
As a medical doctor in Nigeria, Tobi Olatunji knows the stress of practicing in Africa's busy hospitals. As a machine-learning scientist, he has a prescription for it. "I worked at one of West Africa's largest hospitals, where I would routinely see more than 30...
Rapid growth forecast for embedded finance
The global embedded finance market size is expected to reach $588,49-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 32,2% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research. The benefits of embedded finance, such as an alternate source of revenue...
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MiX Telematics initiates driver monitoring service
Fleet and mobile asset management solutions provider MiX Telematics has launched an inhouse driver monitoring service called MiX ReportMyDriving. The service is focused on promoting road safety and reducing road accidents by improving driver behaviour and identifying...
Jupiter for ‘Digital India’ initiative
IPStar International, an Asia- Pacific telecommunications company and wholly-owned subsidiary of satellite operator Thaicom, has chosen the Jupiter System from Hughes Network Systems, to extend the reach of broadband throughout India. IPStar will operate the Jupiter...
Don’t force your digital payroll into a manual box
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South African SMBs ripe for ransomware attacks
While the immediate threat of cyber-carnage in the wake of the WannaCry attack has been averted, South African SMBs are in the firing line of the next global malware outbreak. That's the view of Craig Jones, chief technology officer of technology and digital...
StorTech achieves ISO 20 000 certification
IT business solutions organisation StorTech has become an ISO/IEC 20 000 certified business by complying with the international standard for IT service management. StorTech is a provider of IT business solutions that enable its clients to gain business agility and a...
Retail security in the digital age
The retail sector is transforming at a significant pace and there is a high adoptability to digital, if consumer digital uptake is any indication, writes Sanjay Vaid, director: cyber security and risk: Africa at Wipro. As per IDC's FutureScape: Worldwide Retail 2017...
Protect your organisation from ransomware
Brendan Mc Aravey, country manager at Citrix South Africa, offers advice on how to avoid becoming a victim. Recent news of possibly the largest ransomware attack in history -- WannaCry -- has permeated the globe. WannaCry is an operating system exploit, one of many...
Nedbank’s Karri app to pay for kids’ school activities
Nedbank has announced a new payments solution to simplify school payments to help teachers, parents and kids. The Karri Payment Solution powered by Nedbank is a global first, and is aimed at parents, teachers and schools who are often inconvenienced by payments for...
Defeat data chaos in the connected age
Currently, organisations have access to more data than ever before. However, this data cannot be used to its full advantage if it cannot be identified, located, and established if it can be trusted, writes Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. An effective data...
SUSE Academic Program open to students
SUSE is opening the door to the world of open source software for students around the globe through the new SUSE Academic Program. SUSE is sharing no- or low-cost open source software, training curriculum, tools and support to help schools, universities, teaching...
IT Project Coordinator – Gauteng Centurion
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Customer Technical Support
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