Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

Interest rate cut could spark cybercrime increase

The recent 0,25% interest rate cut has seen a sense of cautious optimism in the local market. And, with consumer inflation falling to 4,4% in August 2024, its lowest since April 2021, this could spark interest from first-time buyers to enter the property market. While...

Lack of skills hinders pharma transformation

The rapid pace of technological advancement has outstripped the ability of traditional training programs to keep up, creating a significant skills gap. Without the necessary expertise, companies may struggle to integrate new systems, leading to stalled initiatives....

Power of symmetry key in new quantum breakthrough

By taking advantage of nature’s own inherent symmetry, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have found a way to control and communicate with the dark state of atoms. This finding opens another door towards building quantum computing networks and...

Defining trends that will impact business in 2023

The year 2022 has been one of substantial change, especially in the workplace, where organisations of all shapes and sizes have had to navigate through the post-pandemic normal. From embracing the work-from-home phenomenon to improving how they attract and nurture...

Intel platform sets overclocking frequency record

The 13th Gen Intel Core desktop processor family has overtaken the longstanding processor overclocking frequency world record. In less than three months, the Intel Core i9-13900K has twice set the frequency overclocking world record. The ASUS overclocking team...

Decline expected for smart home shipments

Worsening macroeconomic conditions have led a reduction in the outlook for global smart home device shipments according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Worldwide shipments of smart home devices are now...

Macroeconomic pressures to weigh on wearables growth

While the wearables market inched forward with year-over-year growth of 1.7% in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), global shipments for the full year 2022 are forecast to decline 3,3% to 515,6-million units, marking the first full year of decline since 2013, according...

NFT sales slumped in December

The once-booming NFT market is down by nearly every trackable metric as nonfungible tokens continue struggling amid a crypto winter. The trading volume for NFTs across all sectors, from art to gaming, has plunged almost 90% year-over-year, pushing the global NFT sales...

Resilient SMEs will thrive in 2023

The past year has not held much for the SME sector to celebrate, but 2023 is expected to be a year of growth and recovery. By Garth Rossiter, chief risk officer of Lulalend 2022 saw the end of Covid-19-related restrictions but, at the same time, we also experienced...

2022 breaks records for crypto heists

Besides being one of the hardest years for the crypto market, 2022 was also a record year for crypto hacks. Last year alone, crypto thieves stole more than $3,5-billion worth of cryptos. According to data presented by CryptoPresales.com, more than $8,9-billion has...

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Better equipped agents mean better customer service

Merchants, South Africa's longest standing and largest contact centre partner, has installed a 39-seat contact centre simulation centre at the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator premises. The objective of the centre is to simulate real-life contact centre scenarios...

CRM helps IT organisations be more competitive

In today's global economy, characterised by technology commoditisation and consumerism, IT businesses are finding it tough to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Given how easy it is for consumers to buy IT solutions, it is no longer viable to compete on...

Africa’s first female Google Expert named

DVT Android developer Rebecca Franks has been selected as a Google Developer Expert. Franks is the first female developer from Africa to qualify for Google's global Developer Expert program, and is also the first Google Developer Expert from Johannesburg. "As a...

IFS and Computech join forces in East-Africa

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, and Kenya-based systems integrator Computech will collaborate to support customers with enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise service management (ESM) solutions in East...

Education and business have the same cloud needs

Education institutions are no different from traditional businesses when it comes to many of the challenges they face in today's economy with the effects of digitisation and mobility, writes Mark Harris, marketing director of XON. Our wholly-owned business, Wingu,...

OutSystems makes the Gartner Visionary Quadrant

OutSystems, aRapid Application Development and Delivery (RAD) platform for the enterprise, has been recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner March 2016 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform as a Service, Worldwide. "We believe that being recognized as a...

MasterCard IQ Series reduces false payment declines

MasterCard launched the IQ Series at its Global Risk Leadership Conference in Dubai yesterday. Designed to harness real-time insights and intelligence, MasterCard IQ Series' suite of solutions empower card issuers and merchants to authorise transactions with increased...

East Africa leads in Regional Integration

Africa has a significant way to go if all countries are to reach the frontier of what the best performers are achieving in the area of regional integration. Out of all the Regional Economic Communities, the East African Community was cited as the most-integrated. The...

Aspect Software accelerates the race to replace legacy

For companies struggling to optimise their customer service workforce, there is a race to replace older, end-of-life workforce optimisation components that fail to address the technology needs of today's consumer interaction initiatives. To expedite this transition,...

MTN adds sun power for charging

MTN South Africa has launched a new promotional package featuring World Panel's SunStream, which allows users to stream electricity from the sun directly into their mobile devices. The new bundle was announced at an event in Mthatha with executives from MTN and World...

IT Project Manager (12 month contract CPT)

To successfully introduce & manage change into the business from project initiation through to project closure, by applying the company Strategic Project Office methodology.Key Responsibilities:Support the business through the continuous review of challenges and...

Digital Business Analyst at IQbusiness – Gauteng Johannesburg

IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. Our Innovative Analysis Team is looking for seasoned Business Analysts that have experience and exposure to projects within the Banking/Financial Services industry.We are specifically looking for people that have...

Agile Coach/SAFe Scrum Master – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

Develop Agile transition plan, communicate and lead the realisation of the plan.Facilitate the creation and improvement of Agile processes and ensure that the agreed processes are followed.Ownership and accountability of establishing Agile values, methods, principles...

IT Project Manager (12 month contract CPT) – Western Cape Oakdale

To successfully introduce & manage change into the business from project initiation through to project closure, by applying the company Strategic Project Office methodology.Key Responsibilities:Support the business through the continuous review of challenges and...

Data Engineer (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:A leading FinTech company seeks to fill the role of a Data Engineer with a knack for data analysis to join its team. It is a remote role that includes data manipulation, modelling and being responsible for the understanding of inter-dependencies between...

Mainframe Operator (Batch)

Scheduling mainframe batch jobsApplying changes according to clients' (Dev for example) requirements and Changeman's approvalHandling incidents, requests and change orders provided they are approved by ChangemanLiaising with Developers, Changeman, Operations, PreProd...

Backend Developer Team Lead

As Backend Team Lead, you guide multiple developers and multiple projects. You will interface with all departments and stakeholders as you ensure the success of your projects and thedevelopment team as a whole. You are responsible for the success of your reports and...

Data Engineer (Remote) – Western Cape Century City

ENVIRONMENT:A leading FinTech company seeks to fill the role of a Data Engineer with a knack for data analysis to join its team. It is a remote role that includes data manipulation, modelling and being responsible for the understanding of inter-dependencies between...

Mainframe Operator (Batch) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Scheduling mainframe batch jobsApplying changes according to clients' (Dev for example) requirements and Changeman's approvalHandling incidents, requests and change orders provided they are approved by ChangemanLiaising with Developers, Changeman, Operations, PreProd...

Backend Developer Team Lead – Remote Remote

As Backend Team Lead, you guide multiple developers and multiple projects. You will interface with all departments and stakeholders as you ensure the success of your projects and thedevelopment team as a whole. You are responsible for the success of your reports and...

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