Windows 11 upgrades pushed global PC shipment growth over 9% in 2025

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 9,3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the full year, worldwide PC shipments totaled more than 270-million units, a 9,1%...

They don’t know how, but execs believe AI will drive business growth

New research from the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that nearly eight in 10 (79%) surveyed executives expect AI will significantly contribute to their revenue by 2030 – up from 40% today. But few (24%) have a clear view of where that revenue will come from....

Cedarberg reveals tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start life

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start the recovery of Earth’s oceans after a global mass extinction. The team, led by Dr Claire Browning, an Honorary...

CEOs take the lead as AI investment gains pace

Corporate AI investment is growing significantly and it’s not about to slow down. Companies are planning to double their spending on the technology in 2026, accounting for about 1,7% of revenues - more than twice the increase for 2025. Meanwhile, CEOs are rolling up...

SDx redesigns enterprise fabric across sectors

With the proliferation of software-defined everything (SDx) technologies such as software-defined networking (SDN), software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN), and software-defined storage, organisations across various sectors are experiencing transformative...

Another year of double-digit growth for IoT

As one of the technologies driving Industry 4.0, along with artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, and automation, the Internet of Things (IoT) has entered almost every market over the past years, providing seamless communication between people, processes, and...

Life on the edge just became a lot more interesting

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Edge computing is rapidly becoming one of the most significant topics in the IT world, with the potential to completely transform the way businesses and individuals engage with the world around them. That's according to...

Metal and biometric cards to drive payment card revenue

A new study from Juniper Research has found that global payment card shipment revenue for technology companies will reach $11,7-billion in 2026, from $9,7-billion in 2022. This 20% increase reflects new innovations emerging in the payment cards space while the...

Teraco offers access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect

Teraco is now offering connectivity directly through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect at its Isando Campus for the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region. Oracle customers are now enabled, the company says, to harness the power of Oracle Cloud locally,...

Every third banking malware attack in 2021 was directed at corporates

In 2021, the financial threats landscape witnessed positive changes where the overall number of users affected by malware reduced significantly, including a 35% drop in PC malware. Still, financial organisations, as cybercriminals' most lucrative targets, continue to...

Mobile drives Africa’s booming digital economy

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Africa's digital economy, driven by mobile commerce, could be worth as much as $180-billion by 2025. This is one of the conclusions from a new white paper, "Towards a Flourishing Digital Economy for all - a Spotlight on...

CPR flags new malware targeting gaming

Check Point Research (CPR) has spotted new malware that is actively being distributed through Microsoft's official store. With over 5 000 machines already affected, the malware continually executes attacker commands, such as controlling social media accounts on...

Vuma takes significant stake in Herotel

Vumatel, one of the country's leading providers of fibre connectivity, has acquired a 45% stake in ISP Herotel. The acquisition will accelerate Herotel's vision of bridging South Africa's digital divide, fostering economic growth and connecting more of the country's...

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Mitsumi Distribution wins Distree award

Mitsumi Distribution, one of the largest IT, CE and telco distributors in Africa, won the Distree Diamond Award for distributors. The Distree Diamond Awards series continued in Nairobi on Thursday June 11, forming part of the second annual Distree Africa retail...

Outsmarting data gravity

Data is increasingly important for any business. As a result, CIOs need to continuously optimise their data management strategies to adapt. A key component here is the cloud, says Konstantin Ebert, senior director Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, Russia & CIS....

Avnet, Tricon, Tri-Continental partner

Avnet Technology Solutions has announced that its services business unit has formed a strategic agreement with leading training provider Tricon Academy, Tri-Continental Limited, to deliver a complete range of IBM-certified courses across Africa. As an IBM Global...

AIS celebrates 10 years

South African specialist software and IT service provider Assimilated Information Systems (AIS) has this year marked 10 years of successful operation. The company has established itself as a leading supplier of product, services and support focused on document...

How to help cyberbullying victims

Cyberbullying, bullying that takes place using digital technology, has become a serious issue. The consequences can be serious: children become withdrawn and secretive, their schoolwork suffers and they may become aggressive, depressed or even prone to self-harm. But...

Contact centres still need people

The 2015 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report shows that contact centre operators and owners understand that their existing technology capabilities are inadequate for meeting the expectations of, particularly, a progressively younger market raised...

BT improves performance for Williams

The first results of BT’s partnership with Williams Martini Racing are showing how BT technology is helping improve car performance with the team through realtime pitstop practice data analysis, accelerated race video analysis, improved applications performance and...

Five ways cloud telephony aids SMEs

If the business world was a steep cliff and entrepreneurs were rock climbers trying to get to the top, think of modern technologies as the footholds they’d use to boost themselves higher and higher, says Ambarish Gupta, founder and CEO of Knowlarity. This analogy is...

BYOD can save money for companies

Bring your own device (BYOD) is fast becoming a pivotal part of the modern workspace. But an increase in connectivity and a diversity of devices – and a concomitant increase in productivity – brings with it a whole new set of challenges, says Derick Roberts, CEO of...

Predictive data set from TransUnion

In tough times, credit lenders face increased risk, negatively impacting profitability. To meet the market’s need for improved risk management, TransUnion has bolstered its Bureau Credit Characteristics (BCC) suite with the introduction of BCC Format 700 variables. BCC Format 700 variables is the next-generation of consumer credit profiling data tools that is highly granular, offering more than 3 400 variables across 19 refined industries to increase risk predictability.

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