Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

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...

GenAI: bane or boon for insurance industry?

A new study exploring the use of GenAI in insurance suggests that nine in 10 insurers plan to invest in GenAI in the next year. Despite this enthusiasm, survey data also shows that the ethical and regulatory implications of innovation continue to vex many insurers,...

All the 2024 Investment Challenge winners

It has been a winning year for several teams that clinched the title of being the 2024 top traders in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. Over the year, these teams’ investment portfolios not only showcased their financial prowess and savvy,...

What the future of CX will look like

As we move beyond Covid-driven restrictions, IDC's Future of Customer Experience predictions for 2023 reflect how B2B and B2C businesses must confront a new set of macroeconomic challenges – inflation, global economic instability, and flattening customer growth –...

Cybercriminals, hackers the worst culprits disrupting SA organisations

By now, millions of people globally have experienced one or more shifts in the way they work. As the world continues to revert to pre-Covid levels of operating, countless industries have returned to working on-site, while many have adopted hybrid models which have...

AI software tipped to grow 50% faster than overall software market

Forrester forecasts that AI software will grow 50% faster than the overall software market over the next two years, with an annual growth rate of 18%. The spend on AI software will double from $33-billion in 2021 to $64-billion in 2025 due to an accelerated adoption...

IBM institutes legal action against Micro Focus

IBM has filed suit against Micro Focus, accusing the software company of illegally copying and reverse engineering IBM software in violation of copyright law. In the legal action filed in US District Court in the Southern District of New York, IBM asserts that these...

Global IoT revenues up in 2022

In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most important technologies out there, providing seamless communication between people, processes, and things. The surging need for wireless networking technologies continues to drive the entire...

Mobile operators will lose big to OTT business messaging apps

Mobile operators will lose out to OTT business messaging providers such as Messenger, WeChat and WhatsApp to the tune of $2,5-billion next year – an increase of 20% over 2022. A new Juniper Research study report found that promotional messages will account for 30% of...

Social media sites top for tracking user data

The average website has 48 trackers – and social media websites have 160 trackers on average, according to research from NordVPN. Health websites have an average of 46 trackers per website, and digital media sites come into third place with an average of 28 trackers....

Black Friday report: banking credentials theft doubled in 2022

Kaspersky researchers report that the number of attacks via banking Trojans stealing payment data doubled in 2022 when compared with 2021, reaching almost 20-million attacks. This year, in addition to this active campaign of banking credentials theft, cybercriminals...

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How is banking fraud committed?

As more and more banks migrate banking services to mobile, enterprising and sophisticated (often globalised) criminal networks have devised ever ingenious ways to use mobile phones to separate customers from their money. This is according to  Tjaart van der Walt,...

Correlsense expands into Africa

Correlsense, an Israeli enterprise application performance management (APM) company, has announced a new strategic marketing partnership with DJT Group, trading as ASG Africa, to provide its SharePath software in South Africa. The partnership is a direct continuation...

Customer insights for financial services

Accenture and Avanade have announced a solution dedicated to helping financial services firms transform their customer experience through greater personalisation in a digital world. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft and built on top of Microsoft Dynamics CRM...

Dell expands hyper-converged line-up

Dell has announced expansions to the industry's broadest hyper-converged infrastructure portfolio to help customers accelerate and simplify IT deployment and management to meet their goals now while also preparing for the future. New additions, from VCE VxRail...

Technical support enables Gabon health plan

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Gabon has officially launched its Technical Support Programme for the National Health Development Plan - NHDP - in Gabon, for which the American non-profit organisation, Management Science for Health (MSH) will provide...

Negotiate the minefield of compliance in payroll

Compliance in any facet of business management is critical, but specifically when it comes to finances - hence the focus on accuracy and efficiency in payroll administration. While payroll administration has always been demanding and has to be run by skilled...

Huawei Enterprise group shows strong growth

Huawei Enterprise Business Group (EBG) today shared its 2015 financial results and 2016 vision and strategy under the theme of "Leading New ICT, Building A Better Connected World". Huawei EBG generated CNY 27,6-billion ($4,25-billion) annual revenue in 2015, an...

Rocket Internet sells stake to Lazada

Rocket Internet has agreed to sell a 9,1% stake, on a fully diluted basis, in Lazada for $137-million. Founded in 2012, Lazada is the one-stop e-commerce gateway for local and international sellers and brands to the consumers in six distinct Southeast Asian markets:...

Data collected from the shop floor

In manufacturing and assembly circles, the ability to manage the shop floor in real-time by manipulating an instant, wide view of the company represents direct competitive edge. This is exactly what a leading engineering firm acquired in partnering with AWM360 Data...

Mobile technology can set the world alight

The World Bank's Global Findex financial inclusion study shows that 12% of adults in sub-Saharan Africa have mobile money accounts - compared to just 2% worldwide - and of these 64 million adults, 45% of them have only a mobile money account, writes Mariana Kruger,...

Mid Level Business Analyst

6 Months ContractBe a part of a consulting team, working at a client in the manufacturing industry.Our client, a consulting company focusing on business process engineering is in need of a Mid-Level Business Analyst.This is a hybrid position which requires working 1...

PHP Laravel Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP / Laravel Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...

Project Manager IT

Title: Senior Project Manager Industry: Financial Services Location: Cape Town Type: 12-month contractOverview:We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team at a large financial services institution. The ideal candidate will have extensive...

Full Stack Java Developer (Entry) DCFSD1 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

In our E/E system development team, we are responsible for the development of basic E/E diagnostic systems for the global production networkYou assume responsibility for implementing features in E/E diagnostic basic systemsYou plan and coordinate the necessary rollout...

Mid Level Business Analyst – Gauteng Primrose

6 Months ContractBe a part of a consulting team, working at a client in the manufacturing industry.Our client, a consulting company focusing on business process engineering is in need of a Mid-Level Business Analyst.This is a hybrid position which requires working 1...

PHP Laravel Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP / Laravel Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...

Project Manager IT – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Title: Senior Project Manager Industry: Financial Services Location: Cape Town Type: 12-month contractOverview:We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team at a large financial services institution. The ideal candidate will have extensive...

Mobile Application Developer

Mobile Application DeveloperLocation: Fairland, Johannesburg Position OverviewOur client is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Mobile App Developer to join their growing team. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of mobile app development and...

Devops Engineer (Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a software development company specializing in architecture consulting, systems integration services, and bespoke software solutions. Their mission is to make technology an asset for businesses, seamlessly integrating it to provide leverage...

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We are looking to hire a Project Manager who will be responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.What you'll do:Planning, compiling and managing project...

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