How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Mission on to catch and lift a sinking satellite

NASA NASA is attempting to stop a space observatory from dropping to earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide range of cosmic objects in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light. All...

Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Hot Chips: Intel demos AI architecture

Demonstrating the depth and breadth of its technologies at Hot Chips 2024, Intel showcased advancements across AI use cases - from the data centre, cloud and network to the edge and PC - while covering the industry's most advanced and first-ever fully integrated...

Don’t fall for fake fundraisers for Telegram founder

Cyber scammers are renowned for closely monitoring current events, social changes, and the latest news to exploit and lure victims - and the news surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, is proving to be no exception. Kaspersky experts have uncovered...

Africa sees big drop in remote desktop protocols attacks

According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against remote desktop protocol (RDP) across Africa has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 53% compared to the previous quarter. This downward trajectory could be a result of several reasons. This...

Cybersecurity professionals not confident they are winning

Fewer than 40% of South African security operations (SecOps) professionals are very confident in their ability to adapt to new online threats, with 34% only somewhat confident. While 18% are not confident in their ability to deal with continuously evolving threats,...

On World Tourism Day, hotel cybersecurity is under the spotlight

In a post pandemic world, the latest World Tourism Barometer owned by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), signifies exceptional optimism for recovery in the immediate term, and a return to pre-pandemic tourism in the years to come. This comes as great relief...

Mobile wallet payment growth set to continue

Mobile wallet payments have taken off over the past few years, fuelled by the global shift toward a cashless society and Covid-19. According to data presented by AugustaFreePress.com, digital or mobile wallet payment was the most used point of sale (PoS) payment...

A large-bodied sabretooth cat roamed the West Coast of SA

New research sheds light on carnivoran diversity and diseases that afflicted sabretooth cats over 5-million-years-ago. The fossils studied were from the Mio-Pliocene (5,2-million years ago) fossil site called Langebaanweg (West Coast Fossil Park) on the West Coast of...

Watch how DART successfuly hits asteroid in space

After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. Mission...

Most senior business execs gearing up for a recession

A new International Data Corporation (IDC) survey of senior business executives from around the world found that 59% believe there will be a recession in the coming year. Moreover, nearly 30% of those who believe a recession will occur also believe that we are...

MEA companies understand importance of CX

More than half (62%) of companies across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) plan to increase their investments in solutions to improve the customer experience (CX) by up to 50% by 2024. Twenty two percent even plan to increase spending by up to more than double for...

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Mobile identity, access management ensure security

As the world has evolved to become increasingly digital and globally connected, ICT security has become correspondingly more complex, according to Rory Young, portfolio manager: support & enabling services at T-Systems South Africa. With digital pathways into and...

Software AG improves retail performance

Software AG has unveiled the Smart Store Monitoring for the Digital Business Platform, which provides retailers with realtime and predictive analysis capabilities in their 'brick and mortar' stores by enabling them to access, monitor and analyse large volumes of...

The technology that unites the Sustainable Cotton Cluster

Technology has long been used to keep track of products in a supply chain. While consumers only see a barcode, it's the intelligence behind those black lines and numbers that really count. Hennie Ras, director of operations: visibility solutions for IQ Logistica, says...

Incredible opportunities offered by the ‘API economy’

API, application program interface, is becoming a buzzword in the IT world, writes Sven Hammar, CEO of Apica System. According to Wikipedia, API is "a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications". For a more appealing definition, let us...

Cybercrime is the new reality

"Were you a victim of cybercrime last year?" asks Anton Jacobsz, MD of Networks Unlimited. "It is a valid question to ask just about any business these days as technical sophistication and reasons for cybercrime have evolved significantly in the past 12 months." He...

Ultra-fast, high-capacity storage on the move

Your world of portable storage just got quicker, easier and even bigger with the arrival of the new Verbatim Store 'n' Go Portable Hard Drive from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Choose between storage capacities of  1Tb or 2Tb, and enjoy ultra-fast data...

WISeKey, Kaspersky partner to keep wearables safe

With smart watches, fitness trackers and payment wristbands expected to account for one in five mobile payment transactions by 2020 - representing $500 billion a year* - it is inevitable that they will become a growing target for cyber-attack, according to WISeKey and...

Emerson adds more features to Trellis platform

Emerson Network Power has announced new capabilities and modules for its Trellis platform; including the addition of Trellis Thermal System Manager, a comprehensive environmental monitoring and management module that tracks the data centre’s thermal profile to the...

IT’s changing of the guard

Thanks to the evolution of technology, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) no longer need to be responsible for IT in the traditional sense, writes Brian Timperley, MD of MICROmega Group company Turrito Networks. With these companies under pressure to deliver more on...

ASUS signs up as White Rabbit Gaming sponsor

White Rabbit Gaming has come to an agreement with ASUS as its new major sponsor. White Rabbit Gaming and ASUS have been on a journey together for the past few months and are ready to throw our collective weight behind making South African e-Sports even more...

Senior Business Analyst (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a rapidly growing international startup consultancy specializing in bespoke implementations of their Platform software, driving digital transformation for corporate clients across financial institutions and multinational organizations. They...

Java Architect

Are you the Java architect who can build systems as robust as bank vaults and as elegant as financial reports? Required Experience and Exposure to the following: microservices architectureJava Spring BootRESTful web servicesContainers, preferably OpenShift, Docker,...

Senior Software Engineer

Key ResponsibilitiesDELIVERYUsing your knowledge and experience to develop world-class, high-quality mobile applications for some of the country's leading organisationsLooking at ways to improve the quality of the product we ship using containerisation and continuous...

Senior PHP Developer

ENVIRONMENTMOVE incredibly fast with continuous deployment to build a vibrant but complex application of a global leader in Medical Litigation Automation seeking your coding expertise and strong leadership to be its next Senior Backend PHP Developer.You will...

Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details: Our client is a leading IT services company with expertise in telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly...

Intermediate Full Stack BI Consultant

Our client, specialising in data analytics, software development and deployment of enterprise solutions to various international clients, is seeking an Intermediate Full Stack BI Consultant (Hybrid). Your proficiency in Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and preferably Data...

Java Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg

Are you the Java architect who can build systems as robust as bank vaults and as elegant as financial reports? Required Experience and Exposure to the following: microservices architectureJava Spring BootRESTful web servicesContainers, preferably OpenShift, Docker,...

Senior Software Engineer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key ResponsibilitiesDELIVERYUsing your knowledge and experience to develop world-class, high-quality mobile applications for some of the country's leading organisationsLooking at ways to improve the quality of the product we ship using containerisation and continuous...

Senior PHP Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENTMOVE incredibly fast with continuous deployment to build a vibrant but complex application of a global leader in Medical Litigation Automation seeking your coding expertise and strong leadership to be its next Senior Backend PHP Developer.You will...

Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details: Our client is a leading IT services company with expertise in telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly...

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