Global solutions needed for global issues
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Governments around the world, civil society, and private companies need to work together to enable ubiquitous and secure global connectivity. This is the word from Jessica Rosenworcel, chairperson of the US Federal...
MTN SA, Huawei in SA’s first 5.5G mobile network trial
MTN South Africa, in strategic partnership with Huawei, has completed the first 5.5G network trial in South Africa at MTN’s head office in Johannesburg. 5.5G technology includes five key features: 10-gigabit experience; all-scenario Internet of Things; integrated...
Miscommunication a leading cause of IT security incidents
More than half of top-tier managers surveyed in South Africa (60%) admit that a miscommunication with the IT department or IT security team has resulted in at least one cybersecurity incident within their organisations. In terms of personal attitudes, the majority of...
Young SA scientists show research at global fair
Two South African learners have been awarded the opportunity to showcase their scientific brilliance at the 2023 Taiwan International Science Fair, after impressing at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF) with their research projects....
$1bn set to be spent on future of work
Hybrid work, once thought to be a temporary means of enabling enterprises to continue business operations through the Covid-19 pandemic, has become a mainstay for the global work landscape. To enable these hybrid work models, organisations are investing in a wide...
Consumers splurged on groceries, entertainment and fuel in December
With "Janu-worry" drawing to a close, and as South Africans recover from the traditional spending hangover over the December holiday period, BankservAfrica's point-of-sales (POS) transactional data has revealed how spend varied among cost-conscious consumers. "The...
CFOs plan to increase employee compensation in 2023
The vast majority of CFOs plan to materially increase spending on employee compensation this year with 86% planning to raise compensation spend by at least 3% across their budgets year-over-year, according to Gartner. Despite recession fears, and ongoing inflation...
Network International commits R500m for local payments platform
Network International, has announced that its cloud-based, integrated payment suite for merchants, banks, fintechs and MNOs will be hosted and operated in South Africa from June 2023. The new digital payments platform, which is configurable and customisable, currently...
Data sovereignty and compliance issues influencing IT decisions
New survey results from IDC show that data sovereignty and compliance are now an important factor in shaping IT selection and design decisions. Almost half the respondents (48%) to IDC's Cloud Pulse 2Q22 survey say that data sovereignty and industry compliance have...
China smartphone market lowest in a decade
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 285,8-million smartphones shipped in China in 2022, down 13,2% year-on-year (YoY) to below the 300-million mark for the first time in 10 years. In 4Q22, the market declined 12,6% YoY to 72,9-million units....
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Seacom launches direct-to-corporate services in Kenya
Seacom has extended its corporate market offering, under its Seacom Business initiative, to the East African region by providing Internet connectivity and cloud services directly to corporates in Kenya. Seacom is moving into this segment to provide corporate...
SAP Sports One turns one
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New Xerox app translates documents in the cloud
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DVT heralds Western Cape expansion with new premises
Software and solutions company DVT has opened the doors to its new 2 000 square metre premises in Cape Town's fast-growing Northgate Island precinct, heralding the start of a massive expansion drive that will see the company more than double its headcount in the next...
CA rleads in application release automation
CA Technologies has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of its inaugural "Magic Quadrant for Application Release Automation". The report evaluated CA Release Automation, which provides advanced capabilities to help organizations manage a complex and...
Keys to an effective cyber-security strategy
The potential threat posed by cyber-crime is, by now, pretty well understood. What's less well understood is how to put a strategy in place that is robust and flexible enough to cope with a constantly changing threat landscape and, even more critical, will help the...
Net1 invests in India’s MobiKwik
Net1 has signed a subscription agreement with One MobiKwik Systems in India. MobiKwik is India's largest independent mobile payments network, with over 32-million users and 100 000 retailers. MobiKwik's current shareholders include Sequoia Capital, Tree Line Asia,...
NetApp leads in magic quadrant
NetApp has been named a Leader in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Solid-State Arrays, based on its ability to execute and its completeness of vision. According to Gartner, Leaders execute well against their current vision and are well positioned for tomorrow. "We...
HDS offers all-flash solutions
Hitachi Data Systems has announced support for VMware NSX network virtualisation platform, which when combined with the trusted family of high-performance converged and hyperconverged infrastructure systems from Hitachi Data Systems provides a solid foundation for...
Transformation, innovation and the critic
Hywel Glyn-Jones, CEO, Opennetworks, examines how change management can enable the cultural shift that defines successful digital transformation in an organisation. In business the purpose of digital transformation is to create a culture of innovation thereby enabling...
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Data Engineer at Ntice Search
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Hire Resolve is currently seeking a talented Full Stack AWS Developer on behalf of our client, a dynamic software development company known for delivering cutting-edge solutions. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a skilled developer to join a...
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To be considered for this position, candidates must have: Master or Doctoral degree or equivalent (in, Actuarial Science, Finance, Statistics,Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Business/Financial Risk Management, Informatics,Information Systems, Computer Science,...
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