Blockchain once again the darling of venture capitalists
After a significant slowdown last year, blockchain has again become an attractive sector for VCs in 2024, with the total value of deals outperforming 2023 figures two months before the end of the year. AltIndex.com says blockchain companies raised $10-billion in...
Two-phase liquid cooling the future of GPUs
As of 2024, single-phase direct-to-chip (D2C) cooling dominates the high-end GPU thermal management market, according to new research from IDTechEx – however, with the increasing thermal design power (TDP), two-phase D2C cooling will be required and is expected to...
Boost for eGates as travel normalises
A new study from Juniper Research has found that eGate hardware revenue will grow 137% and exceed $490-million by 2027 - up from $207-million in 2023. The report, Border Security Technologies: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities & Market Forecasts 2022 2027,...
Bitcoin surge sparks interest among millionaires
Despite a turbulent past year in the market, eight out of 10 high net worth (HNW) individuals have asked their financial advisers about including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin into their portfolios over the last 12 months. According to the results of a study by...
Global device shipments expected to drop again
Worldwide shipments of total devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to decline 4,4% in 2023, to total 1,7-billion units, according to Gartner. In 2022, the devices shipment market declined 11,9%. "The depressed economic market will continue to dampen...
PMI almost unchanged from December
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 53.0 index points in January 2023 - virtually unchanged from 53.1 in December. A decline in the employment and new sales orders indices to levels below 50 were offset by higher activity and...
The most sought after IT pros on the dark web …
After analysing 200 000 employment ads between 2020 and 2022 on the darknet job market, experts from Kaspersky's Digital Footprint Intelligence team have concluded that developers, attackers, and designers were the most sought after professions in the cybercriminal...
End-to-end supply chain resilience not expected anytime soon
Most companies will remain locked into an outdated model that will prevent them from achieving end-to-end (E2E) resiliency in their supply chains by 2026, according to Gartner. Gartner's analysis indicates that few companies have accepted the necessary paradigm shift...
Aviation industry ramping up digitalisation to ease passenger journeys
Faced with increased disruptions, baggage mountains and staff shortages, airports and airlines are ramping up their investment in technology to digitalise their operations and speed up passenger journeys by offering more self-service options. SITA's 2022 Air Transport...
Syndicated loan paves way for Teraco growth
Teraco has concluded a syndicated loan facility worth R11,8-billion, of which R5,7-billion will be used to finance the company's continued growth and R6,1-billion will refinance and extend the average maturity profile of existing drawn debt. The growth funding is for...
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Global online learning marketplace partners with local job portal
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Translating the WiFi noise for retail business
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IDC names Ricoh a document workflow leader
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Intelsat 36 delivers HD entertainment
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Threat intelligence: is it all about the packets?
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New CEO takes over the reins at Fibreco
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Dell 12 7000 optimised for hybrid business use
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HP debuts new LaserJet printers
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Senior BI ETL Developer – Western Cape Mowbray
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Python & AWS Software Engineer (2488) KG – Gauteng Midrand
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IT Project Manager at M&M Consulting
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Junior Data Engineer (Onsite) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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