‘A defining opportunity for Africa to leapfrog into the AI era’

The transition from legacy 2G/3G networks to 4G and 5G will act as critical infrastructure for Africa's participation in the AI economy, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report: Sub-Saharan Africa, which says AI and uplink-heavy applications are set to...

The growing importance of AI sovereignty

A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organisations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change - reinforcing the growing importance of AI...

The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

RAG gains prominence in GenAI discussions

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is becoming a critical focus in company discussions about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), as organisations look to leverage real-time external data to contextualise and refine the accuracy of generated responses....

Temu app racks up 735m downloads

Since its launch in September 2022, the Chinese shopping app Temu has been gaining share in the global ecommerce market, successfully competing with industry giants like Amazon, eBay, and Shein. With its aggressive pricing and discounts, wide product selection, and...

SA spending spree expected on Black Friday and during festive season

Just over 90% of South African buy now pay later (BNPL) customers plan to spend more online this festive season than last year, while 78% plan to shop on Black Friday, according to a survey of more than 1 600 customers by Payflex. "Our customer base has more than...

Another strong year of growth ahead for the IT channel

Revenue growth for European IT distributors in 2022 is forecast to stand at an impressive 3,7% versus the previous year - excluding telecoms - according to research group, Context. The figures represent an increase on the 3,2% year-on-year (YoY) growth predicted at...

Borderless recruitment no longer an exception

Fifty-eight percent of organisations report having at least some technology talent working in a fully remote borderless arrangement, according to a new Gartner survey, which says this number has doubled in the past three years. Gartner defines borderless workforce as...

Simple data protection tips that could save millions

In recent years, South Africa has become a playground for cybercriminal activities with syndicates targeting everyone from individual South Africans to SMEs, large corporates and public entities This, says Siyabonga Mabuza, head of cybersecurity at the Fourth...

Supply chain issues impact HCP market

Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 6,7% year over year to 3,8-million units in the third quarter of 2022 while shipment value increased 7,2% year over year to $1,935-billion, according to IDC. Supply-chain issues continue to affect the market...

November crypto winners and losers

The world`s Top 10 cryptocurrencies have seen their prices tumble in the last two months following a negative trend from a historically low September, with most of the top digital coins losing between 7% and 10% in value in the last 30 days. Only two cryptos have seen...

Huawei extends market reach with commercial business unit

Huawei has enjoyed rapid growth in the ICT industry and today has launched the Huawei Commercial Business Unit “Over the past seven years, Huawei focused on named accounts,” says Suzette Lloyd, senior channel operations manager. “The company has identified a big...

Critical corporate data available cheap on the dark web

Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - The dark web is more than a marketplace for criminal products or services - it can hold real dangers for corporates. Yuliya Novikova, head of security services analysis, explains that players on the dark web offer services from...

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New solution to beat identity theft

Some experts call biometrics the answer to identity theft. Biometric verification is a process of identity authentication that is used to confirm identity through uniquely detectable biological traits and may be an effective tool in the war on crime. With the drastic...

Huawei joins Smart Africa

Huawei has joined the Smart Africa Alliance as Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) advisor and Platinum member at the Smart Africa Board Meeting. The partnership with the Smart Africa Alliance is one of Huawei's efforts to drive digital transformation in...

EMC reports improved earnings for Q2

EMC reported second-quarter 2016 financial results. Second-quarter consolidated revenue was $6 billion. GAAP earnings per weighted average diluted share was $0.29 in the second quarter, up 16% year over year. Non-GAAP¹ earnings per weighted average diluted share in...

Total data erasure and hard drive destruction

An increasing number of government regulations, industry standards and internal risk mitigation policies require organisations to sanitise storage media prior to disposal or reuse. Xperien has now introduced a hard drive degausser and physical destroyer, specifically...

African opportunity for pioneering Fintechs

While traditional banking institutions across the globe grapple with implementing technological innovation matching that of the fintech sector, Tim Nuy, executive director of Frankfurt-listed Fintech company MyBucks, believes that Africa presents Fintechs with...

Bringing it all together

Running a digital business is complicated, and it's not easy for management to get a full picture of what's going on in the entire enterprise. BusinessObjects Cloud is the new software as a service (SaaS) offering from SAP that offers a new range of analytics...

Cloud opportunities by design

Business by Design, SAP's complete cloud-based business solution, offers a major opportunity for South Africa partners. Mark Timms, head: sales and channel partner general business and partner operations, points out that the South African market, along with the rest...

Cloud offers quick success for HR

The workplace of the future is going to be very different to what it is now: there will be more freelance employees, and workers will be more in control of their professional lives. "As the world changes, there are many opportunities for partners as well," says Liesl...

Data availability drives digital business

Businesses are looking to their value-added resellers to help them make the difficult and complex digital transformation journey – but it is by no means an easy journey, says Simon Carpenter, chief technology advisor at SAP Africa. “We also need to help customers...

What SAP’s HANA Cloud Platform offers resellers

The days of segmenting partners into "types" are long gone - today, resellers offer a variety of products and services. In fact, only 16% of resellers focus on one model exclusively. "So partners today sell, implement and develop their own solutions," says Erich...

.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

We're looking for a Senior .Net Developer to join our team! As the Senior Developer, you'll play a critical role in leading a team of developers and delivering high-quality software solutions to our clients. Your expertise:7+ years' experience in software development...

Functional Analyst

The purpose of the Functional Analyst is to evaluate business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions, ensuring that software systems and applications meet the functional needs of the organization. This role involves analysing, testing, and...

Senior Network Engineer

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Huawei, HPE Aruba SD-WAN networking, Huawei Wireless Controller, Huawei Wireless Indoor, Huawei Wireless Outdoor and Palo Alto Firewalls network infrastructure of our...

Scrum Master

We are looking for a Scrum Master that has experience and proven track in managing projects within an Agile Custom Development and Integration environment. The successful Scrum Master will be responsible for owning the delivery of numerous Agile projects on an...

Front End Developer at QES

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for 2 x Frontend Developers to join them on an independent contract basis / WORK FROM HOME / must have own laptop Main Purpose of the JobDevelop new features as well as maintain existing functionality of Online...

Functional Analyst – KwaZulu-Natal Pinetown

The purpose of the Functional Analyst is to evaluate business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions, ensuring that software systems and applications meet the functional needs of the organization. This role involves analysing, testing, and...

Senior Network Engineer – Limpopo Lephalale

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Huawei, HPE Aruba SD-WAN networking, Huawei Wireless Controller, Huawei Wireless Indoor, Huawei Wireless Outdoor and Palo Alto Firewalls network infrastructure of our...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Sandton

We are looking for a Scrum Master that has experience and proven track in managing projects within an Agile Custom Development and Integration environment. The successful Scrum Master will be responsible for owning the delivery of numerous Agile projects on an...

Front End Developer at QES – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for 2 x Frontend Developers to join them on an independent contract basis / WORK FROM HOME / must have own laptop Main Purpose of the JobDevelop new features as well as maintain existing functionality of Online...

Application Developer

App DeveloperMy client is based close to Cosmo City in Roodepoort. They have an opportunity for an Application Developer to join their team. Person must be able to think outside the box and be a strong logical thinker.The person will be expected to assist in the...

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