FNB customer spend passes R3,2bn on Black Friday
FNB customers exceeded last year’s highest spend peak, going over R3,2-billion in Black Friday purchases this year. Black Friday spending has increased by 11% year-on-year with transactions worth over R5,4-billion processed on FNB Speedpoint devices. Overall,...
Black Friday sees big rebound in consumer spend
Despite coming off the back of a prolonged period of economic headwinds and difficult conditions, South African consumers bounced back during this year’s Black Friday week. Users clocked up massive year-on-year increases in spend on every day of the week, peaking at a...
Employees prioritise security on personal devices
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Nvidia aims to bring AI to every industry
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PC monitor shipments hit record low, but recovery expected
Along with the struggling PC market, PC monitor shipments contracted 18,3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) leading to an annual decline of 5,9% for the full year 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC...
Smart metering to generate $60bn by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that hardware, connectivity and service revenue from smart meter deployments, and in use, will exceed $60-billion in 2027; up from $41-billion in 2023. This 44% growth reflects how smart meters are becoming critical to...
Campus switch market hits record high
Worldwide campus switch sales concluded 2022 on a high note: sales had already reached a record in 3Q 2022, but they broke that record again in 4Q 2022. According to a Dell'Oro report, all regions experienced robust growth during the quarter, except China, which...
Nvidia lets any enterprise access an AI supercomputer
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New Telkom app lets user manage home, mobile accounts
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Making the business case for DevOps
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AdvTech buys into University of Africa
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A seamless, real-time experience on any channel
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Schneider Electric opens online portal for electricians
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