SA telcos must address customers’ major pain points
Telecommunications providers have cemented themselves as the backbone of modern communication, and therefore, wield substantial influence over society today. As all sectors of government, business and civil society become increasingly interconnected, telecom providers...
Salesforce accelerates growth plans in Africa with AI
At its World Tour Essentials event held in Johannesburg yesterday (6 June), Salesforce demonstrated how developments in AI are helping to transform the data analytics and CRM environments. According to the latest IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Salesforce, The Salesforce...
IBM LinuxONE servers help reduce energy consumption
IBM has unveiled the next generation of its LinuxONE server, a highly scalable Linux and Kubernetes-based platform, designed to deliver scalability to support thousands of workloads in the footprint of a single system. IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 features capabilities that...
60 years since the JF Kennedy Moonshot speech
It’s 60 years since US President John Kennedy made his famous “Moonshot” speech. On 12 September 1962, Kennedy addressed a crowd of 35 000 people at Rice University in Houston, recommitting the US to the Moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961. He...
Children in the driving seat of an EV future
Children are already driving the EV revolution - despite not yet being able to get behind the wheel themselves. A new global survey by ABB E-Mobility reveals that children not only educate their parents on environmental issues and admonish them for un-eco-friendly...
Banking-as-a-service to hit mainstream adoption by 2024
Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) will hit mainstream adoption within two years, according to the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Banking Transformation. Gartner predicts that 30% of banks with greater than $1-billion in assets will launch BaaS for new revenue by the...
Retail comes under ransomware fire
The retail industry had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks last year. A new Sophos sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Retail 2022”, found that 77% of retail organisations suffered an attack - a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% more...
Dating apps could get you more than you bargained for
Tinder’s 10-year anniversary today (12 September), marks a decade of singletons posting personal details online in the hope of finding a new partner. Since its launch, the app has accumulated over 75-million users, all swiping through a match per minute and freely...
Manufacturer confidence dips in tough operating environment
Confidence levels among manufacturers dipped 2 points to 26 in the third quarter, the Q3 Absa Manufacturing Survey shows. “Although cost and stock pressures appear to be easing slightly, manufacturers are still faced with a tough operating environment,” says Justin...
Contactless payments to pass $10trn by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of contactless payment transactions will reach $10-trillion globally by 2027; from $4,6-trillion in 2022. It anticipates that investment in the underlying contactless payments ecosystem, such as...
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Citrix debuts free developer version of NetScaler
Digital business transformation is driving line of business (LOB) to adopt rapid application development and deployment methodologies, such as DevOps. To stay ahead of the competition and adapt to rapidly changing customer and market demands, businesses and...
Customer experience more important than products?
In years gone by, businesses competed against each other on one of three fronts: price, quality of product or service, or superior marketing. In the digital age, however, evidence is emerging that all these factors are starting to take a back seat in consumers' minds...
RS Components extends fibre-optic wire assemblies
RS Components is extending its portfolio of high-quality fibre-optic-cable assemblies with the addition of 90 new products from Rosenberger. RS is the only high-service-level distributor to offer fibre-optic products from Rosenberger, which offers the highest...
AWM360 provides biometrics for Johannesburg Water
AWM360, the exclusive distributor of dorma + kaba access control and digital security solutions to the southern Africa market, has completed the rollout of biometric-based time and attendance technology at Johannesburg Water. AWM360 is a leading technology supplier to...
Are you doing enough to secure your online identity?
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IoT and the changing role of service providers
Until now, the offerings of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have been geared towards mobile broadband and voice packages, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. As a result, their networks have been built to cater for personal devices such as...
Sophos expands cloud-based management platform
Sophos as announced that Sophos Email is now available in its cloud-based Sophos Central management platform. Customers and partners can now manage their email protection solution alongside Sophos endpoint, mobile, web and wireless security products from a unified,...
Zebra design wins gold at IDEA 2016
Zebra Technologies' TC8000 enterprise mobile computer has been named a Gold winner in the 36th annual International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) conducted by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and judged by renowned design experts from around the...
How public sector benefit from big data
Now that the dust around the local elections has settled, the spotlight will be on the various municipalities to prove that they are worthy of the public's votes, writes Gary de Menezes, NetApp country manager for southern Africa. Enhanced service delivery will no...
Designing African digital banking experiences
As mobile internet connectivity grows, African youth are fast embracing the opportunity to connect, converse and transact on the web, writes Dewald Nolte, vice-president: business at Entersekt. According to the GSMA (Mobile Economy Report 2015), mobile internet...
Network Engineer (JHB Onsite)
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Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
Hire Resolve, a highly reputable recruitment agency specializing in connecting talented professionals with top companies, is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our client's dynamic team in the construction industry. As a Senior Project Manager, you...
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Intermediate C# Application Developer (Hybrid) (Contract) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Network Engineer (JHB Onsite) – Gauteng Meadowdale
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Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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