Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

A 24-hour snapshot of Black Friday shopping trends

Black Friday 2024 delivered a day of exciting deals and shopping activity, performing well above a typical shopping day and marginally higher than the levels in 2023, according to early insights from BankservAfrica. Tracking the 24-hour results, BankservAfrica...

Syspro extends global footprint with UK acquisition

Syspro has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire long-standing partner, NexSys, a specialist provider of digital manufacturing and distribution software in the UK, and part of Alternative Investment Market (AIM) listed K3 Business Technology Group. The...

Massive demand for tech skills in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports - Just about every organisation in Africa is in desperate need of more tech skills. This is the headline finding from new SAP research, "Africa's tech skills scarcity revealed", conducted by VansonBourne. The survey shows that just about every...

Study finds how much carbon is stored in Africa’s trees

Using commercial, high-resolution satellite images and artificial intelligence, an international team including NASA scientists mapped almost 10-billion individual trees in Africa’s drylands in order to assess the amount of carbon stored outside of the continent’s...

Commercial buying set to buoy PC and tablet shipments

Declining demand and challenging macro-economic conditions have caused International Data Corporation (IDC) to further lower its forecast for the worldwide PC and tablet markets. Global shipments are now expected to total 403,1-million units in 2023, down from the...

Mobile phones start to dominate Web traffic

Mobile Internet traffic has almost doubled in the last eight years with close to two-thirds of Web traffic coming from mobile devices, according to data from CasinoEnLigne.com, which adds that mobile phones made up 59% of total Web traffic last year - nearly 10% more...

Strong Q4 growth fails to fuel overall peripherals market

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market saw overall shipments grow 11,6% year-over-year (YoY) to nearly 25-million units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Shipment value during the quarter...

Most major firms fail to disclose operational emission targets

New research from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Microsoft indicates that a massive 84% of major global companies have yet to set public science-based targets to reduce direct operational emissions from their supply chains - and that only 11% have actually...

US race for digital dollar fuels case for Bitcoin

With the US government's work on a potential digital dollar accelerating - meaning a digital greenback could soon be a reality in the US - the case for Bitcoin becomes "significantly stronger", according to deVere Group CEO and founder, Nigel Green. Green says his...

Trends influencing FP&A and controller functions in finance

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and controllership leaders need to have a plan to harness the ways digital acceleration is disrupting legacy processes in their functions, says Gartner. "We're seeing widespread acceptance among finance leaders that...

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Worker demands when it comes to on-the-job training

s students have taken to the streets demanding #feesmustfall and the de-colonisation of education in higher education institutions, workers have some demands of their own. Workers are expecting and sometimes demanding a personal growth plan. "Workers want more than...

parnters deliver compliant cloud-based call recording

CallCabinet and virtual PBX platform wholesaler Contineo Virtual Communications have combined forces to offer the local channel a plug-and-play compliant call recording solution for the enterprise market, based on CallCabinet's cloud-based Atmos. Laurent Pieton,...

ESET debuts early warning service

ESET is to offer ESET Threat Intelligence, a service that predicts and proactively notifies customers of real-time threats targeting their businesses so they can be more flexible when adapting to a rapidly changing threat landscape. The service will be rolled out...

Don’t just hand over personal information

South Africans are all too trusting when it comes to their personal information, and that can be dangerous. Sarel Lamprecht, MD of leading cyber insurance company Phishield, says that very few South Africans realise that when they hand over their ID cards for scanning...

F5 delivers cloud application services

F5 Networks has unveiled a series of solutions and innovations designed for customers requiring rich, consistent application services across private, public, and hybrid cloud application deployments. In addition, F5 announced combined solutions with Equinix Cloud...

Big data and cross-industry data sharing

Data is prolific; it's ubiquitous and pertains to virtually every aspect of life and its ability to offer additional value to customers - and, in turn, the industry's ability to leverage it - is extraordinary. The trouble is effectively collating raw data across...

Consumerisation of IT offers a glimpse into the future of ERP

Viesturs Zalaiskalns, HansaWorld South Africa channel manager, says ERP vendors that fail to offer a user-friendly, mobile interface will run the risk of falling behind. The generation known as Millennials will soon make up half of the global workforce, and as the...

Prevent employees from stealing IT assets

The vast range and volume of new devices being deployed in the marketplace makes it nearly impossible for companies to safely manage and dispose of excess electronics. Most companies are oblivious to the risks associated with asset disposition and theft, failure to...

AlphaCode attracts more than 1 000 fintech members in a year

In its first year of existence, Rand Merchant Investment's (RMI) club for fintech startup entrepreneurs, AlphaCode, has clocked up over a thousand members. It has seen eight member-to-member deals, eight deals facilitated with RMI portfolio companies, invested...

ContinuitySA Botswana celebrates 10 years

ContinuitySA Botswana is celebrating 10 years of success in Botswana. "It's a great source of pride to us that we created the market for business continuity management in Botswana, and continue to dominate the market," says Jacob Mothupi, MD of ContinuitySA Botswana....

AI Specialist at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

An AI Specialist within the Business Analysis COE plays a pivotal role in integrating artificial intelligence solutions to enhance the capabilities and e?ciency of business analysts. This position aims to leverage AI technologies to automate routine tasks, provide...

Functional Sharepoint Developer at Reverside

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Functional Sharepoint...

Developer – Python (Lead) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Join a thriving community of individuals transforming lives through direct selling. Since 1998, people have been changing their lives with our client, taking ownership of career opportunities provided, empowering them to earn a sustainable income and...

SQL Developer (with DBA Experience)

We are looking a SQL Developer with DBA knowledge to join our [Email Address Removed] will play a dual role in both developing robust SQL databases and ensuring their smooth operation, security, and optimization. Your expertise will be key in supporting our...

Functional Sharepoint Developer at Reverside – Gauteng Gauteng

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Functional Sharepoint...

SQL Developer (with DBA Experience) – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking a SQL Developer with DBA knowledge to join our [Email Address Removed] will play a dual role in both developing robust SQL databases and ensuring their smooth operation, security, and optimization. Your expertise will be key in supporting our...

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