Digital fraud has hit most South African users
In the first half of 2024, 4,9% of all attempted digital transactions where the consumer was located in South Africa were identified as suspected digital fraud, according to TransUnion analysis, which also determined telecommunications, financial services, and...
Poor security awareness drives risk up
Fortinet has released its annual 2024 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report which highlights the crucial role a cyber-aware workforce plays in managing and mitigating organisational risk. “As threat actors harness new technologies like AI to augment...
Easing supply chain catapults campus switch sales
Worldwide Campus Switch sales were up 23% percent year-over-year (YoY) in 3Q 2022 - the highest growth rate in nearly two decades - and surpassing even the rate of recovery after the two prior market downturns in 2008 and 2020, according to a new report by Dell'Oro...
Human-centric work models boost employee performance
Employees who operate in human-centric work models - where they are seen as people, not just resources - are 3,8 times more likely to be high performing, according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner's global survey of more than 400 employees and leaders focused on...
Top 10 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure
Digital businesses depend on digital infrastructure - compute and data management horsepower, network connectivity, operational support, and management - to power business applications, analytics, and activities. Global research group, IDC, has given its Top 10...
North American businesses double spending on payment fraud prevention
For the second year in a row, merchants have reported rises across the board in numerous key measures that assess the extent to which fraud affects eCommerce. From higher income lost to fraud, to more eCommerce orders being rejected as fraudulent, to increased...
First 5G mine in SA puts safety first
Kathy Gibson reports - Improvements in safety was the main driver for implementing 5G communications in the Phalanndwa Colliery - but this is just the first step in the mine's digitalisation journey. Kgotso Mongalo, GM of Phalanndwa Colliery, says the deployment of 5G...
South Africans are managing credit carefully in tough times
South Africans opened more credit accounts to navigate the pressured economic climate, but lenders kept closer oversight by offering lower loan amounts and limits on revolving facilities to mitigate risk. This trend prevailed across credit cards, non-bank personal...
Low-code development technologies set for rapid growth in 2023
The worldwide market for low-code development technologies is projected to total $26,9-billion in 2023, an increase of 19,6% from 2022, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. A rise in business technologists and a growing number of enterprise-wide...
What 2023 holds in store for industry ecosystems
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its Future of Industry Ecosystems predictions for 2023 and beyond. Organisations are looking to expand their industry ecosystems as the next phase of digital transformation, building upon the investments that they...
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VMware’s AirWatch sees massive growth
IDC has ranked VMware AirWatch as the largest enterprise mobility management (EMM) vendor in terms of market share for 2015, growing 83,8% from 2014 through 2015. AirWatch had the largest percentage of market share among the top 14 EMM vendors, at 16,5% in 2015,...
Airtel wins Global Telecommunication Business award
Bharti Airtel, in collaboration with Nokia, has won the Global Telecommunication Business (GTB) award for a digital backbone that is driving mobile economy in Africa. Airtel also emerged the winner in Voice over internet Protocol (VoiP) App within the Exceptional...
Eaton appoints new MD for Africa
Power management company Eaton has announced the appointment of Seydou Kane as MD for the Africa region, effective from 1 June 2016. Seydou replaces Shane Kilfoil who will be moving to a global role within Eaton in the US. Seydou will bring a wide-ranging experience...
Standard Bank Incubator partners with Startup Grind
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Experts call for more law enforcement
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Networks Unlimited is Riverbed Distributor of the Year
Networks Unlimited has won the Riverbed Technology Distributor of the Year 2015 Award for South Africa. The local awards were presented at the Riverbed Partner Connect Conference 2016, in Johannesburg, on April 20th, recognising regional partners for great...
Outsmart the bad, safeguard the good
Preventing the loss of critical or sensitive data has been an issue for as long as there has been proprietary information and intellectual property, writes Perry Hutton, regional vice-president of Fortinet Africa. But recent developments both in regulatory...
Ovations acquires Marshall Technologies
Ovations, a specialist IT and business consulting services company, has acquired Western Cape based ICT consulting company Marshall Technologies, effective March 2016. The acquisition fuels Ovations' ongoing growth strategy by providing the company a further foothold...
Afrihost selects Ruckus Wireless for connectivity
South African Internet Service Provider, Afrihost, has selected Ruckus Wireless as its WiFi technology of choice for the company's internal wireless requirements at the head office in Rivonia. Brendan Armstrong, chief technology officer at Afrihost, comments: "As a...
Telkom sponsors SA Olympics team
Telkom is the official Olympic sponsor of the South African Olympic and Paralympics teams. The multi-million rand sponsorship will allow SASCOC to expand Team SA, including more qualifying athletes, giving our local talent and opportunity to compete on the world's...
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