Sustainability reporting continues to mature
The world's largest organisations are providing more detail and breadth in their sustainability reporting - and are also obtaining a greater scope of assurance on those disclosures - according to an updated report from the International Federation of Accountants...
GenAI gains traction among HR leaders
A Gartner survey of 179 HR leaders in January this year has revealed that 38% of them are piloting, planning implementation, or have already implemented generative AI (GenAI) - up from 19% in June 2023. The top three use cases respondents said that they are...
Hardware holds its own despite move to the cloud
Although many organisations have rushed to the cloud to support a new remote workforce, hardware remains the top IT spend category. Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) published its new Hardware Trends in 2022 and Beyond report shows that physical servers will continue to...
Solid growth for security appliance sales
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, vendor revenue in the overall security appliance market grew 9,7% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) totaling more than $5,8-billion and representing...
Emotet is still the world’s most wanted malware
Check Point Research's Global Threat Index for February 2022 shows that Emotet is still the most prevalent malware in the world, impacting 5% of organisations worldwide, while Trickbot has slipped further down the index into sixth place. Trickbot is a botnet and...
Brace for a lot more natural disasters ahead
The number, frequency and costs associated with weather-based natural disasters as a result of climate change is expected to rise over the coming years. Access Partnership, a leading global public policy firm for the technology sector, has released a Fair Tech...
Nature-based solutions could be key to reducing climate change impact
Catchment restoration, through the management of alien tree infestation in the mountains of the southwestern Cape, could have lessened the impact of climate change on low river flows during the Cape Town “Day Zero” drought. This is among the findings from new research...
Strong growth for global WLAN market
The enterprise segment of the worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market continued its strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) with revenues increasing 21,8% year over year to $2.3 billion, according to the International Data Corporation...
New AMD Ryzen processors double workstation performance
AMD has announced the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series workstation processors, led by the 64-core, 128-thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX. The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series processors bring full-spectrum performance leadership across...
HR leaders unprepared to deal with critical talent shortages
Over half of chief human resources officers (CHROs) report the shortage of critical talent as the number one trend impacting organisations - yet only 19% says their organisation is prepared to bridge the gap, according to Gartner. A July 2021 Gartner survey of 572...
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Dell offers Windows 10 devices
Dell customers will soon experience Windows 10, Microsoft’s best operating system yet, when it launches tomorrow, at which time customers across select countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), including South Africa can order select Dell devices with...
Wireless charging for metal devices
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E-commerce lags in Africa
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Sage delivers new solutions with Sage X3
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A MAZE to return to Fak’ugesi
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Gemalto enables crypto in the cloud
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Three steps to smart mobile security
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Software defined everything
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