AI-powered drone swarms transform industries beyond defense
While drone swarms have been an area of technological development for many years, their practical applications have only recently gained significant momentum, particularly following increased attention during the Russia-Ukraine war, as reflected in Google search...
Global IT spending set for 9,3% growth in 2025
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $5,74-trillion in 2025, an increase of 9,3% from 2024, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Current spending on generative AI (GenAI) has been predominantly from technology companies building the supply-side...
Network security maintains strong revenue growth
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Arriving at the airport ready to fly is close to reality
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ISPs urged to register with the FPB
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Eastern Africa is not ready to accept AI
A global survey commissioned by a UK-based safety charity has found that Eastern Africa is the least optimistic region in the world about artificial intelligence (AI), with more than half (51%) of respondents saying it would mostly harm people in their country over...
Pinnacle wins by a nose … scoops Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award
Pinnacle has once again walked away with the Channelwise Distributor of the Year Award, just pipping Axiz to the post with a scant one-tenth of a percent lead. They were followed by Tarsus Distribution, Mustek and Rectron in one of the most intensely-fought...
First Distribution takes home closely-fought Customer Care award
First Distribution has been chosen as the distributor that showed resellers the most care in 2022, walking away with the Channelwise Customer Care Distributor of the Year Award. The calibre and adaptability of South Africa’s IT distributors was amply demonstrated in...
These are the channel’s favourite vendors
South Africa’s resellers have once again made their voices heard, voting for their favourite vendors in the 2022 Channelwise Awards. “Over the years, the Channelwise Awards have tracked the progress of the South African IT industry, reflecting each year how technology...
Your data could be for sale on a bot market
At least 5-million people have had their online identities stolen and sold on bot markets for R102.00 on average - and 48 000 of those affected are South African. This data comes from research by the cybersecurity company NordVPN, which looked into three major bot...
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Reid is new head of Intervate
Peter Reid, co-founder of Intervate, has been appointed as head of the company, taking the reins from Lionel Moyal, who moves to a senior position within Microsoft South Africa. Reid says the immediate focus is on maintaining the strong momentum Intervate has...
The Uber era: use cloud to avoid disruption
Staying relevant in a disruptive environment is top of mind for businesses today. To succeed, businesses must start evaluating innovative new cloud approaches, says Andre le Roux, Africa region MD for Interactive Intelligence. The advent of the 'Uber era' has...
Security for Africa’s growing mobile market
With mobile ownership in South Africa and Nigeria now as common as it is in the US, the continent is rapidly gaining ground as the new frontier for mobile. Its young population, ready to embrace the new mobile innovations and technologies, has attracted the attention...
Why moving to cloud saves money
Despite the many benefits of moving to the cloud, South African businesses are still hesitant to make the transition, writes Steven Cohen, head of Sage One International (Africa, Australia, Middle East, Asia and Brazil). There is still much uncertainty about the move...
True digital disruption requires a leap of faith
Many large organisations are constrained with vast and complex IT systems, steadily built up over the years, that now threaten to drown the company as it desperately tries to compete with more agile disruptors, writes Collin Govender, vice-president: systems...
Africa 2016: our time is now
Ashlyn Padayachee, GM: coastal region at Eduloan, talks about why the world is getting more excited about Africa. Dozens of countries are making meaningful investments in the continent, in everything from infrastructure and telecommunications to mining and...
One small step to mobile ROI
The ability to work from your smartphone, anywhere and anytime, has transformed the way business is conducted, writes Nader Henein, regional director: advanced security division at BlackBerry. But while most organisations have embraced the ability to be mobile, many...
From print provider to marketing service provider
Printing has been around for what seems like forever - and even though the popularity of printed material hasn't diminished in the face of widespread digitisation, the maturity of the market means competition is fierce and margins slim, writes Jenny Attewell, printing...
Progress solutions combat digital denial
Most enterprise decision-makers see digital transformation as a critical imperative, yet few have reached full production and roll out. Those same decision makers feel they have to make significant inroads with digital transformation in the next 12 months before they...
DiData secures cloud applications
Dimension Data has announced additional cloud application security capabilities to its cloud portfolio. By partnering with Blue Coat Elastica, Dimension Data's clients now benefit from increased visibility and control of their cloud application stack. Sean Duffy,...
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