AI could be key to achieving global connectivity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to help bring online the 2,6-billion people still not connected to the Internet, according to The State of Broadband 2024 from the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. The first part of the Broadband Commission...
Audit anxiety signals digital shortfalls
Just one in four IT decision-makers (ITDMs) feels very confident in the lead-up to an audit - with respondents to new research from Canon Europe highlighting concerns over their organisations' information and data management processes. The results of the survey of 1...
Treasury reports on payment non-compliance
National Treasury has released an annual report on non-compliance with payment of suppliers’ invoices within 30 days. The report shows that there was an improvement in the payment of invoices by government to service providers within 30 days in the 2021/22 financial...
Heatwaves and fires scorch Europe, Africa and Asia
In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-standing records. The map pictured here shows the surface air temperatures...
Digital payments could ignite the kasi economy
According to the World Bank, the majority of South Africa’s urban population resides in townships and, with an 18% contribution to GDP, the informal sector within it is one of the most important parts of the economy, both as a means of employment and how millions of...
Put people first for AI success
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic and big buzzword in business today – indeed, Infoholic Research predicts that AI in the logistics and supply chain markets will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 42,9% until 2023. According to author, AI and...
Despite complexity, SA manufacturing sector still resilient
The manufacturing landscape in South Africa has undergone a fundamental shift over the past two years thanks to several complexities that have had an impact, both locally and globally. In the country, the power supply remains a significant obstacle, while global...
Tokenised payments set to soar
A new study from Juniper Research has found the total number of tokenised payment transactions will exceed 1-trillion globally by 2026, rising from 680-billion in 2022, and representing growth of 58% over the next four years. It attributed this growth to the rise of...
Nvidia joins the list of brands favoured by fraudsters
To reach a specific community, scammers often act under the guise of well-known companies. In new malicious activity discovered by Kaspersky experts, the attackers were hidden behind technology company Nvidia. These attackers launched a fraudulent website to...
Global cellular IoT connections hit 2,1bn in 2021
A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight says that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 22% during 2021 to reach 2,1-billion. The major regional markets China, Western Europe and North America grew similarly during the year as...
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Cloud service adds control, automates compliance
Without the ability to digitize risk and compliance activities, organizations cannot rise to calls for greater accountability, nor can they evaluate and manage potential threats to the business, while keeping resources and costs in check. Finance teams are challenged...
MoneyGram, Econet partner for Zim transfers
MoneyGram and Econet Wireless have announced a new service that enables customers from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide to transfer funds via EcoCash, Zimbabwe's leading mobile money transfer solution. The new offering means that more than 4,9-million...
Cost of retiring old computer equipment
Executives are ever-vigilant in finding ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies. In their quest, they have realised that decommissioned IT assets are an unnecessary cost and have potential economic value. The influx of new technology creates a corresponding and...
Vodacom helps to scale up M-Health in SA
Eye sight screening, hearing tests, proper heart checks, patient care and round-the-clock pregnancy monitoring - these are just some of the functions that can now be performed with a smart phone. These health solutions were launched at GovTech, running on Vodacom...
Qlik tops in customer, product satisfaction
For the second consecutive year, Qlik has ranked first in customer satisfaction, performance, product satisfaction, and the considered for purchase categories among large international business intelligence (BI) vendors in a comprehensive survey of companies using BI...
Fortinet expands security architecture
Fortinet has announced details of its new Secure Access Architecture, expanding Fortinet's innovative Internal Segmentation cybersecurity strategy and enabling organisations to seamlessly segment devices and the access layers across wired and wireless networks. The...
Telecoms opportunities for local entrepreneurs
Otel, one of South Africa's fastest-growing telecoms brands, is opening up regional opportunities for Western Cape entrepreneurs interested in staking their claim in the lucrative telecoms sector. According to Rad Jankovic, CEO of the independent telecoms provider:...
Realtime online shopping experience launched
Following hot on the heels of the launch of South Africa's first single-cask PX Finish, the Three Ships team is presenting a live, online shopping experience for South Africans. On 27 October, consumers will be able to purchase the first of 800 limited edition Three...
Sophos hits Gartner Leaders Quadrant seven times
Sophos has has once again been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner’s 8 October 2015 “Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection Solutions”.
Teacher On-Line just keeps on growing
Almost 4-million students between grade 8-12 currently have access to Teacher On-Line, a virtual curriculum assistance service launched a year ago by Europ Assistance South Africa, offering pupils after-class curriculum support. Rouxle Van Molendorff, CEO of Europ...
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