Pace of change drives new tech adoption
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - The pace of business today has accelerated beyond most people's expectations - and the right technology is vital for businesses and individuals to keep up. Claudio Polla, senior country manager: Africa at Nvidia,...
Significant leap forward in the fight against TB
From 15 days to just 23 hours - that's the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to a groundbreaking study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal, and which...
Top predictions for IT organisations and users for 2023 and beyond
Gartner has revealed its top strategic predictions for 2023 and beyond. Gartner's top predictions explore how business and technology leaders can reimagine assumptions and seize the moment to turn uncertainty to certainty. "Uncertainty carries as much opportunity as...
CIOs need to accelerate digital time to value
CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line enterprise growth from digital investments, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. "The pressure on CIOs to deliver digital...
Cybersecurity has never been more important
Fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily lives return to a blend of in-person and e-commerce experiences. "As in-person commerce returns to pre-pandemic levels, crooks...
Only 10% of companies measured greenhouse gas emissions
The call for global climate action today is urgent, and companies recognize the need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions - not just for the planet, but for the benefit of their own business. While accurately and comprehensively measuring emissions is crucial for...
SA youth depressed from lack of access to labour market
Lack of access to the labour market is taking a toll on young South Africans' mental health, new research by the University of Cape Town's Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health reveals. Titled "Understanding the complex relationship between multidimensional...
Covid vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
Covid-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and September, a World Health Organisation (WHO) analysis finds. Although Africa is far from reaching the...
Wits kick-starts national quantum technologies initiative
Wits University has led a national consortium that secured R54-million funding from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to co-ordinate a national quantum technologies initiative. Following on a proposal written by the consortium led by Professor Andrew...
Lenovo launches Smarter Tech solutions
At its annual global innovation event Tech World, Lenovo shared its vision for the evolution of collaboration across users, spaces, and devices to unlock unlimited possibilities in both real-world applications and the Metaverse. Lenovo unveiled new concepts,...
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Agile Africa 2016 line-up unveiled
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Tarsus Technology Group lifts Cloud On Demand stake
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The challenge of securing IoT
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Swiss trials digital entertainment system
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Ultra HD 4K – a medical use case
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Siemon launches new aisle containment solutions
Siemon has expanded its line of WheelHouse advanced data centre solutions in Africa to include comprehensive aisle containment solutions with both cold aisle containment (CAC) and hot aisle containment (HAC) options that significantly improve efficiency and...
JDA embraces SAP HANA
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Hurricane Electric opens Joburg PoP
Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, has continued its global expansion with the opening of its most recent Point of Presence (PoP) in Johannesburg, located at Teraco's Isando JB1 data centre - its first on the African continent. With...
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