New board for ISPA
Following the recent annual general meeting (AGM) and fourth quarter board meeting, the Internet Services Providers Association (ISPA) has unveiled its new board line-up for the next three years. The official internet industry body extends thanks to outgoing board...
Slower top line growth, talent issues worry CFOs
Chief financial officers (CFOs) anticipate slower top line growth and talent issues will be the biggest challenges for enterprise performance in 2025, according to December survey by Gartner. The poll of 250 CFOs and finance leaders, taken during The Top Priorities...
Evolving usage and tight budgets hinder thin clients
Faced with an ongoing transition towards alternative devices and challenged budgets, global shipments of thin client devices declined 24% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker. Full year shipment...
Dogecoin doesn’t dodge the crypto bullet
Despite being criticised as risky and speculative investments - and often created as a joke - meme coins continue gaining traction fuelled by their growing online communities. Having said that, though, the original meme coin - Dogecoin - is still underperforming in...
New pledge to eradicate polio in Africa
In a bid to foster a healthy population, African leaders have come together to reiterate the need to actively direct resources and efforts to curb the spread of polio on the continent after their previous success was hampered by the Covid-19 outbreak. The African...
Africa comes under cyber attack
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa is experiencing three-times more than the global average when it comes to cyberattacks. "It is when rather than if organisations will be attacked," says Pankaj Bhula, regional director: Africa at Check Point. Over the last month, Angola,...
A future aircraft design, supercomputed
The picture featured here is not hypermodern art. Generated by NASA's high-performance computers, it shows a Transonic Truss Braced Wing (TTBW) aircraft concept being tested in a virtual wind tunnel, showing how its wings interact with the air around them. In this...
Learnership scams add to youth unemployment woes
Learnerships are South Africa's most powerful skills development mechanism, but they could be playing an even greater role in eradicating youth unemployment if it were not for some dishonest learners defrauding the system by enrolling for multiple learnerships at the...
South Africans have spent more than 24bn hours on Spotify
Yesterday (13 March) marked the fifth anniversary of Spotify going live in South Africa, providing the soundtrack to many people's lives, recording some major milestones, and helping thousands of artists and creators find an audience for their craft. To celebrate the...
Technology the key differentiator for field services
There is immense pressure on field service organisations to meet service level agreements (SLAs), amid a lack of skilled workers and a growing need to reach tech superiority. These are among the findings from a global research study by IFS highlighting the challenges...
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Top tips for protecting your business
Modern business increasingly relies on network-supported technologies, such as cloud computing, mobility and the Internet-of-things (IoT), writes Mark McCallum, chief technology officer of Orange Business Services. The flexibility and agility they offer are essential...
Are your suppliers friends or foes?
In a perfect world, the relationship between client and supplier should fundamentally be based on mutual trust. Legally speaking, the relationship is formally guided by King III and protected by legislation such as the Public Finance Management Act, specifically...
SA’s Netsurit and US’s Marathon Consulting merge
South African technology services company Netsurit and US firm Marathon Consulting, both ranked among the world's top 300 IT managed services providers (MSPs), have concluded a merger in terms of which Marathon Consulting will become part of Netsurit. The deal creates...
On point protection with a constant connection
US businessman Scott Cook is quoted as saying" "We're still in the first minutes of the first day of the Internet revolution." Cook has very deftly described the pace at which the internet, and everything associated with it, is growing, evolving, improving - and...
Executives at risk from new liability scenarios
New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising regulatory and shareholder activism and the influence of third party litigation funders are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over...
Beware of fly-by-night telephone service providers
Telecoms has grown rapidly over the past few years, but this growth has also attracted fly-by-night telephone service providers. Euphoria Telecom warns against operators that are exploiting unsuspecting customers. Consumers are also being bombarded with a myriad of...
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise debuts cloud platform
ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, has announced availability of Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow, an innovative cloud-based relationship management platform that connects business users, business contacts and systems. With Rainbow, employees can be more...
New opportunities for retail, wholesale markets
The demand for online, multi-channel solutions by an increasingly mobile consumer base is a key trend that will drive the growth of self-service banking channels across Africa, says Standard Bank, Africa's leading bank by assets. "We expect growth to continue in the...
Retail satellite Jola from iWayAfrica serves Africa
Pan-African telecommunication provider, iWayAfrica, a wholly owned division of Gondwana International Networks, has launched Jola, a much needed Pan-African Ku-Band managed retail satellite service into Sub-Saharan Africa. Meaning 'one who brings happiness', Jola...
Commander HQ brings sporting goods online
Commander HQ is the latest ecommerce retail site focused on sporting gear and apparel to enter the daily deal industry. An important differentiator is that Commander HQ deals never expire. Monthly memberships offer up to 50% discount on all new ranges of international...
Business Systems Analyst
Business Analyst with minimum 2 years' experience as part of an IT delivery team, preferably in Financial Services Industry, required for an Asset Management Company based in Constantia, Cape Town. Minimum requirements: Relevant tertiary qualification requiredMinimum...
SNR Software dev C#.Net
Senior Backend Developers and Intermediate developers This position focuses on scaling large systems using a microservice approach. Experience with Linux is advantageous and will complement your expertise in building and managing complex, distributed applications Tech...
Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
FIC is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified AFRICAN FEMALES applicants in line with our Employment Targets and our commitment to diversifying our workforce.To manage the activities and output related to multi-disciplinary...
Business Systems Analyst – Western Cape Constantia
Business Analyst with minimum 2 years' experience as part of an IT delivery team, preferably in Financial Services Industry, required for an Asset Management Company based in Constantia, Cape Town. Minimum requirements: Relevant tertiary qualification requiredMinimum...
SNR Software dev C#.Net – Gauteng Bedford
Senior Backend Developers and Intermediate developers This position focuses on scaling large systems using a microservice approach. Experience with Linux is advantageous and will complement your expertise in building and managing complex, distributed applications Tech...
Server Support / LAN Administrator (SvW)
Purpose of the Job:Install, configure and upgrade servers and related hardware and software in a LAN, WAN and stand-alone environment to ensure optimal and efficient functioning. Support equipment in a operating system environment, from implementation through to...
Solutions Architect Specialist (Server Virtualisation) (Contract) (JHB Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:WORK on an exciting project in a 4-month Contract role as your technical expertise as a Solutions Architect Specialist with at least 4-5 years Server Virtualisation – preferably VMware – is sought by a dynamic Joburg-based Software Solutions Specialist....
Junior Infrastructure Solutions Architect
As the Jnr Infrastructure Solutions Architect, your role will entail providing infrastructure architecture related services to the business community. As a champion for innovation and change, you will provide technical guidance based on established patterns and...
Server Support / LAN Administrator (SvW) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Purpose of the Job:Install, configure and upgrade servers and related hardware and software in a LAN, WAN and stand-alone environment to ensure optimal and efficient functioning. Support equipment in a operating system environment, from implementation through to...
Solutions Architect Specialist (Server Virtualisation) (Contract) (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Bryanston
ENVIRONMENT:WORK on an exciting project in a 4-month Contract role as your technical expertise as a Solutions Architect Specialist with at least 4-5 years Server Virtualisation – preferably VMware – is sought by a dynamic Joburg-based Software Solutions Specialist....
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