AMD accelerates exascale computing with El Capitan
AMD is powering the world’s fastest supercomputer on the Top500 list. The El Capitan supercomputer, housed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is powered by AMD Instinct MI300A APUs and built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). It is now the fastest...
Significant gender gap in SA’s ICT workforce
A worrying gender gap still exists in key areas of the IT sector, according to members of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Women in IT (WIIT) chapter, who say the latest IITPSA ICT Skills Survey underscores the need to bring...
Big power cuts crash growth outlook
Near-term growth prospects have slumped due to intensified power cuts, according to Absa's first quarter perspective report. The bank has cut its GDP forecast for Q4 22 to -0,5% q/q and also projects a Q1 23 contraction. For 2023 as a whole, the impact of power cuts...
IBM acquires GraphQL server developer
IBM has acquired StepZen, which has developed a GraphQL server that helps developers build GraphQL APIs quickly and with less code. Founded in 2020, StepZen provides an easier way for developers to build GraphQL APIs. The technology takes a declarative programming...
Gas, private sector and free market investments crucial for SA to fix electricity crisis
The voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC), says it supports President Cyril Ramaphosa's commitment to address South Africa's electricity crisis, but adds that massive reforms from an investment and policy perspective need to be...
Global tech spend to surpass $4trn in 2023
Global tech spend will grow 4,7% to reach $4,4-trillion in 2023, according to Forrester's Global Tech Forecast, 2022 to 2027. The Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) will experience the fastest regional tech spend growth, despite macroeconomic...
EOH shareholders support rights issue
EOH's right offer has been oversubscribed, with the group successfully raising R500-million. Given the success of the rights issue, the underwriters were not required to subscribe for any rights offer shares in terms of their underwriting commitments. Total demand,...
Strong growth for European cloud spend despite economic turbulence
Public Cloud Services spending in Europe will reach $148-billion in 2023 and will reach $258-billion by 2026, growing at a 22% five-year 2021 to 2026 CAGR, according to IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Being a cost-effective...
Creeping landslide threatens an African city
A large, slow-moving landslide is accelerating in eastern Congo, putting a community at risk. New research exposes geologic hazards amid unprecedented urban sprawl. Creeping from just a finger’s width up to a few feet per year, slow-moving landslides occur naturally...
NASA tracks earthquake damage in Türkiye
The magnitude 7,8 and 7,5 earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and western Syria on 6 February 2023 caused widespread destruction in both countries. The initial earthquake emanated from a fault 18km below the land surface. The shallow depth meant the earthquake...
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Mastercard accelerates commerce innovation
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Corporate entrepreneurship, innovation keys for growth
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Accenture launches training for disabled people
Accenture has launched the EmployAbility Cadet Programme in South Africa for persons with disabilities, through which Accenture aims to support disability inclusion in the ICT sector. The launch was conducted in conjunction with programme partners KLM Empowered,...
HP workstation gets processing boost
The HP Z240 has long been a workhorse for power-hungry small and medium businesses, such as design companies, video production studios and architecture firms. But it is now more powerful with a double-digit boost to its processing power, memory and the addition of a...
Technology’s role in economic transport hubs
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AWS debuts P2 instances for Amazon EC2
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Users’ privacy under Kaspersky protection
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Surveillance in a box makes security affordable
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N3 Toll Concession improves incident tracking
Infotech Business Solutions (IBS) has implemented its Intelligen tracking, fleet management, and dispatching platform as well as mobile applications at the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) to assist in accurately managing and capturing incident information on the N3 Toll...
NetApp software, flash systems simplify data management
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