Healthy growth forecast for EMEA PC market
According to research by IDC, shipments of EMEA traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) will total 82,1-million in 2020, a 12,7% YoY growth. With the impact of the global pandemic not expected to undergo any immediate improvement, the...
Rate of first-time default slows in Q3
Experian South Africa has released its quarterly Consumer Default Index (CDI) for quarter 3 (Q3) 2020 showing improvement from last quarter's all-time high - down from 5,86% in June 2020 to 4,68% in September 2020. The improvement can primarily be attributed to a...
Avec takes Roboteur into the Australian market
Kathy Gibson reports from the Roboteur launch in Johannesburg – Companies across the globe are under pressure to create new working models and are increasingly looking to robotic process automation (RPA) to help them gain business value quickly and cost-effectively....
RPA and the low-code revolution
Kathy Gibson reports from the Roboteur launch in Johannesburg – There’s a new buzzword in the IT industry: the low-code (or no-code) revolution will make it easier for developers to design and deploy applications, ensuring a quicker time to value for organisations....
The RPA journey with a major SA bank
Kathy Gibson reports from the Roboteur launch in Johannesburg – The key to success in robotic process automation (RPA) is to understand exactly what you issues you need to solve. This is according to Nedbank’s Andre Nel, describing the bank’s RPA journey, and shares...
RPA and the quest for value
Kathy Gibson reports from the Roboteur launch in Johannesburg – A serious challenger in the robotic process automation (RPA) solution space, Roboteur is SpacePencil’s newest offering in its quest for a no-code future. SpacePencil is an unusual name for a software...
CFO 4.0 crucial to digital transformation agenda
The role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO 4.0) within the manufacturing sector will be crucial as the industry shifts towards increased digital transformation in the 'new normal'. A new study from Syspro, conducted in October 2020, assessed the sentiment...
Surprising growth for MEA monitors
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC monitors (PCM) market saw shipments increase 12,8% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020 to total 1,1-million units. That's according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), with the firm's recently published...
SA’s healthcare workers under severe work-related stress
There is a pressing need to prioritise career satisfaction of the younger generation of South African healthcare professionals in order to deliver current and future care needs. This is one of the findings from Philips South Africa's Future Health Index (FHI) 2020...
Lenovo leads in Q3 PC shipments
Remote working and distance learning amid the coronavirus outbreak continue increasing global demand for PCs and laptops. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last six months, despite the effects of the Covid-19...
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ITBusiness launches cyber security competency
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Fujitsu debuts ecosystem platform to accelerate partner collaboration
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2020 state of the insurance market
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AWS and Dimension Data in cloud education partnership
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