Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb

South African employers are facing a growing workforce resilience challenge as new data reveals that women are increasingly bearing the burden of workplace stress, burnout and mental health crises. A comprehensive analysis by Lyra Southern Africa of 67 419 Employee...

Magnets are reshaping rare earth supply, demand, recovery

The EU, US, Japan, and numerous other regions identify rare earth elements as critical materials due to growing supply risks and their increasing economic importance in the green transition. Although critical rare earth elements have diverse technology applications –...

Rapid growth ahead for global business services

The global business services (GBS) sector is not only one of the fastest growing sectors in the country but is set to see rapid growth in the coming year – despite an unstable global economy, according to Business Processing Enabling South Africa (BPESA), The...

30 years on, SMS popularity is still growing

Despite the rise of new communication channels, Short Message Service (SMS) remains popular, with a 75% increase in use in 2022 compared to 2021. This is among the findings from an Infobip study marking 30 years after a software programmer sent the first message on 3...

Vodacom acquires majority interest in Vodafone Egypt

Vodacom Group has acquired a 55% interest in Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications from Vodafone Europe and Vodafone International Holdings, both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Vodafone Group. The acquisition was first proposed in January 2022, and all suspensive...

SA among top countries losing money to data breaches

New research has revealed the top 10 countries losing the most money to data breaches - and South Africa features in 10th place with an average data breach cost of $3 210 000. A study by Proxyrack looked into the countries and industries losing the most money to data...

Targeted ransomware doubled in 2022

During the first 10 months of 2022, the proportion of users attacked by targeted ransomware has almost doubled compared to the same period of 2021. Such a striking growth indicates that ransomware gangs have continued mastering their techniques - the infamous ones as...

TB R&D funding passes $1bn but falls short of goals

For the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars worldwide in 2021. This marked a significant milestone that nonetheless falls significantly short of what's needed to stay on track to end TB,...

$30bn pledged to bring the world online

Commitments worth $29,92-billion have been pledged since March to bring the world's hardest-to-connect communities online, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for ICT. The total commitments, coming in 578...

Privacy-preserving AI technique improves brain tumour detection

Intel Labs and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have completed a joint research study using federated learning - a distributed machine learning (ML) artificial intelligence (AI) approach - to help international...

Sharp decline for African smartphone market

Newly-released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19,9% in Q3 2022 to total 42,2-million units. The feature phone market was down 20,1% YoY to 24,4-million...

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SA suffers from a debt hangover

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Global compliance for Interactive Intelligence

Interactive Intelligence Group's PureCloud and Communications as a Service (CaaS) solutions have met international compliance requirements across all its global data centres. "With more than 20 years of experience working with global contact centers that are regularly...

Giving aspiring coders a hand up

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You are the weakest link …

A decade ago, an anti-virus solution, firewall and some DLP were thought to be more than enough to prevent threats from damaging your organisation. However, today's threats are far more sophisticated, and rely on your company's most valuable assets to succeed - your...

Ask your MSSP about better network security

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ZACR supports African Internet Summit

The ZA Central Registry's (ZACR's) commitment to deeper African Internet engagement continues with its sponsorship of the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) of the African Internet Operators Group (AfNOG). Taking place this week in Gaborone, Botswana until 10 June 2016, the...

Xerox makes inkjet more affordable

Despite the promise of inkjet technology, many print providers struggle with embracing it because of cost and other challenges. At drupa, Xerox plans to change all of that. "Xerox is disrupting inkjet. Come see what it looks like today and what it will do for our...

Citrix, Microsoft align on digital transformation

As businesses today face tectonic shifts within the global economy, success is increasingly defined by the ability to optimise the information surrounding people, organisations and devices. Citrix and Microsoft have unveiled an expansion of their strategic partnership...

Aspect set to reduce long-term debt

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Java Developer

Produce quality software Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems Provide production supportMinimum Requirements:4 years' experience within application development in Java 3 years' experience in J2EE Practical experience with Java Server...

Software Developer at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd

· Key Responsibilities: Designing and implementing software solutions based on project requirements.Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code using appropriate programming languages and frameworks.Collaborating with product managers, designers, and other...

Software Developer (Senior) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd

· Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members.· Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the existing content supply portfolio of applications and services.· Design, develop,...

SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Responsibilities/Tasks:Support existing and develop new functionality and components.Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable...

Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Produce quality software Assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems Provide production supportMinimum Requirements:4 years' experience within application development in Java 3 years' experience in J2EE Practical experience with Java Server...

Software Developer at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera

· Key Responsibilities: Designing and implementing software solutions based on project requirements.Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code using appropriate programming languages and frameworks.Collaborating with product managers, designers, and other...

SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – Western Cape Somerset West

Responsibilities/Tasks:Support existing and develop new functionality and components.Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable...

Software Engineer

We are looking for a Software Developer in the Automotive IndustryKey Responsibilities:Good knowledge of PLC Software Systems (Siemans Simatic S7, Siemans TIA, Win CC) Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, ABB advantageousSet up & configure various network devices (Drives,...

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