Global solutions needed for global issues
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Governments around the world, civil society, and private companies need to work together to enable ubiquitous and secure global connectivity. This is the word from Jessica Rosenworcel, chairperson of the US Federal...
MTN SA, Huawei in SA’s first 5.5G mobile network trial
MTN South Africa, in strategic partnership with Huawei, has completed the first 5.5G network trial in South Africa at MTN’s head office in Johannesburg. 5.5G technology includes five key features: 10-gigabit experience; all-scenario Internet of Things; integrated...
ICT skills development critical for SA
ICT skills development is critical for South Africa to participate in the fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and reap the benefits of a digital economy. This was the consensus of various speakers at Huawei South Africa's ICT Talent Development annual awards ceremony...
Bumper spend for online sales this Black Friday
This year marked the return of the Black Friday bumper spend as midnight and intra-day deals exceeded the 2021 figures. Online sales emerged as the clear winner, tracking significantly higher growth. Recording transactions processed on behalf of South Africa's banks,...
Big growth in Black Friday and Cyber Monday spend
South Africans showed they still have an appetite for retail spend, with data from omnichannel payment solutions provider Ecentric Payment System's 2022 Black Friday Payment Gateway Dashboard showing big increases in both transactions volume and value, when compared...
Meet top young scientists at the Eskom Expo Finals
South Africa's top young researchers and innovators will have the opportunity to showcase their scientific brilliance at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists' premier event - the annual International Science Fair (ISF) - which will be held physically for the first time...
Gartner predicts most relevant finance tech for the next decade
The finance function is changing quickly – with the support of new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) – into an environment where people and machines collaborate to transform finance and business capabilities, drive...
Despite macroeconomic challenges, 5G enjoys global growth
Global 5G subscriptions remain on track to top 1-billion by the end of this year, and 5-billion by the end of 2028, despite current and developing economic challenges in many parts of the world. The November 2022 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report also forecasts...
Top fraud trends to watch in 2023
Even though financial concerns remain a significant obstacle for companies in implementing new anti-fraud technologies, 60% of businesses expect an increase in their anti-fraud technology budgets in the next two years. This is according to the latest anti-fraud...
The world is split on trust in AI
More than a quarter (28%) of the world's population feel artificial intelligence (AI) will mostly harm people in their country over the next 20 years. Despite the transformative potential of AI, only 39% of the world's population (fewer than two in five) believe it...
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A simple firewall appliance for the small office and home office
Tarsus Distribution has introduced the Dell SonicWALL SOHO Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls to South Africa, providing resellers with a simple to deploy and easy to manage firewall appliance for the small office and home (SoHo) market. The new product offers...
Obsidian announces 2016’s first Free Beer Session
Open source software and services provider Obsidian Systems will hold the first pf its popular Free Beer session series for 2016 on Thursday, 18 February in Sandton, Johannesburg. The 19th Session, to be hosted at Investec, 100 Grayston Drive, will feature...
eGovernment – is South Africa on track?
eGovernment today is changing the quality of service delivery to people around the world But is South Africa on track? Johannesburg, Tuesday 9th February, 2016: In its forthcoming CA IT Management Symposium* scheduled to take place on the 25th February at Vodaworld...
Nebula achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status
Microsoft has renewed and extended the Gold Certified Partner status awarded to Nebula for the company's next generation telecommunications management platform, OneView. Nebula and Microsoft have also firmed up their development partnership for future cloud-based...
Brown takes the reins at MediSwitch
MediSwitch, which transmits electronic healthcare transactions, has announced the appointment of Andrew Brown as managing executive following the retirement of long-time incumbent Peter Kennedy, who will step down at the end of February 2016 after 16 years as MD....
New fashion-forward accessory from Fitbit
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CDR Repro doubles digital output with Xerox
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A pipeline to achieve your sales goals this year
All organisations start a new year with high hopes and lofty aspirations for their sales and marketing goals. In tough economic times, whether or not the past year has been a good or a bad one, starting the year with the aim of achieving sales goals is a positive...
Build an empire, save Jozyville
To drive education about the benefits and opportunities that can be found in waste, the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) has launched a mobile game. This progressive, roleplaying game lets players choose a character and enter the...
Overcome contact centre cloud security fears
Although an increasing number of southern African contact centres are moving into the cloud, many more are still grappling with the decision "to cloud or not to cloud?". Ebrahim Dinat, chief operating officer at South African contact centre solutions provider, Ocular...
Developer (Full Remote Work Available!)
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Software Engineer at Xelvin
Software Engineer (Junior to Senior)NetherlandsHey experienced software engineer - will you be joining us?Are you the software engineer with several years of experience and a completed Bachelor's education - let's hear from you! We would like to meet you!As a software...
Cloud and DevOps Engineer
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Senior Support Engineer (Exchange, Active Directory, Hyper-V) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR strong technical expertise as a Senior Support Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist where your core function will be to provide a high level of support to Enterprise clients. You will be responsible for Software...
Developer (Full Remote Work Available!) – Remote Remote
A leading Technology company specializing in high-end Enterprise Application Integration Solutions and Services, tailored to meet the processing needs of Financial Institutions and their Corporate clients.They are looking for dynamic motivated Developer with...
Software Engineer at Xelvin – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Software Engineer (Junior to Senior)NetherlandsHey experienced software engineer - will you be joining us?Are you the software engineer with several years of experience and a completed Bachelor's education - let's hear from you! We would like to meet you!As a software...
Cloud and DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Support Engineer (Exchange, Active Directory, Hyper-V) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior Web Developer
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PLC Technician at Xelvin
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