Tech sector drives up energy demand, stymies sustainability efforts
The carbon footprint and energy consumption of the digital technology sector is growing with global demand for hardware, network services, data storage and emerging technologies, according to a report co-authored by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and...
Intel launches Xeon 6, Gaudi 3 for next-gen AI
Intel has launched Xeon 6 with Performance-cores (P-cores) and Gaudi 3 AI accelerators. “Demand for AI is leading to a massive transformation in the data centre, and the industry is asking for choice in hardware, software and developer tools,” says Justin Hotard,...
Sharp decline for African smartphone market
Newly-released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19,9% in Q3 2022 to total 42,2-million units. The feature phone market was down 20,1% YoY to 24,4-million...
New date set for analogue switch-off
The Broadcast Digital Migration is almost complete and a new analogue switch-off date, and end of dual illumination period, has been set for 31 March 2023. In making the announcement of her intention to switch off the analogue signal on that date, Minister of...
What will the future of work look like?
With global attention divided between many disruptors, the future of work is fraught with many unknowns, from where and how work will be done to how economic pressures will change job opportunities to how social, skills, and climate concerns will have a broad impact....
Smartphones set to become irrelevant in a 6G world
The launch of 6G will spur a further shift towards mixed reality devices and make smartphones irrelevant in the next fifteen years. According to GlobalData research, we are already seeing a shift towards mixed reality such as Meta's Quest Pro virtual reality (VR)...
SA sales reps spend just 27% of their time selling
Sales organisations are optimising technology for peak efficiency, addressing customers' increasing demands, and maximising rep productivity to drive success now. This is among the insights from Salesforce's fifth edition of its State of the Sales report that polled...
Industrial control systems to come under fire in 2023
Kaspersky's ICS CERT researchers shared their predictions for the next years' industrial control system-focused developments and risks that organisations should prepare for in 2023. These predictions include increased attack surface due to digitisation, activities of...
Top young scientists awarded at Eskom Expo International Science Fair
The future looks bright for the ambitious young scientists who successfully exhibited their ground-breaking research projects at this year's Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF), and walked away with a plethora of life-changing awards. The top senior Eskom Expo...
Eradicating hunger in Africa is within reach
Eradicating hunger in Africa by 2030 is possible, according to global agriculture leaders. Meeting in Rome ahead of the African Food Summit (Dakar 2) to be hosted by President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-27 January 2023, -resident of the African Development...
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A digital ‘spring clean’ could increase productivity
A disorganised office environment or workspace can often hinder productivity and lead to increased time wastage, essentially draining the business' bottom line. The introduction of technology into the workplace was designed, amongst many other functions, to assist...
New Seacom PoP brings Africa closer to London
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The threat landscape has evolved
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Nokia sets the pace for 5G journey
Nokia is to launch a set of services that will enable operators to leverage the benefits of 5G technology in order to realize their individual business goals in the most effective way. Nokia 5G Acceleration Services will help operators develop a plan for their...
Benin to get 100 MW power from gas
Aggreko has won a bid to supply 100 MW of ADDGAS-generated power to Benin. The one-year contract will support the country's national grid with energy generated from ADDGAS - an add-on technology, which substitutes a significant portion of diesel fuel with natural gas....
Avaya IP Office increases cloud security
Avaya has announced the latest version of its market-leading unified communications solution for small and midsize businesses. Avaya IP Office release 10 adds a number benefits for businesses in terms of security, resiliency and end-user experience, as well as for the...
Sophos expands cloud-based management platform
Sophos has announced that Sophos Email is now available in its cloud-based Sophos Central management platform. Customers and partners can now manage their email protection solution alongside Sophos endpoint, mobile, web and wireless security products from a unified,...
Alcatel launches connected wearables
Alcatel has launched Move, a series of intuitive wearable and lifestyle devices for people of all ages. The new series comprises MoveBand, MoveTime WiFi Watch, MoveTrack and MOVE Track&Talk. All have different features, colours and styles, and all are designed for...
Securing the smaller enterprise
It comes as no surprise that smaller enterprises are more vulnerable to cyber attack than their larger counterparts. For one, too often they don't see themselves as attractive targets, and secondly, they don't have large budgets to spend on cyber security. Robert...
Security teams need to work with the business
Far too many corporates are not doing enough to secure their digital assets and data. When an incident occurs it is usually blamed on the increasing number of threats, and their growing cleverness and sophistication. "They also blame the rise of state-sponsored...
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