Solid growth predicted for customer data platforms
The global customer data platform (CDP) market is expected to reach $51,95-billion by 2030 -with a CAGR of 39,5% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The growing demand for assimilating and storing unstructured and structured consumer...
Counting the global cost of digital exclusion
A staggering 627-million individuals globally – more than the populations of the US and Brazil combined - are excluded from essential digital services, including financial services, education, healthcare, and employment platforms. The is according to global full-cycle...
Closing the cybersecurity gender gap can improve cyber resilience
Women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in cybersecurity, a striking gap compared to a 39% participation rate in the general workforce. At the same time, the global cybersecurity workforce would need to grow by 80% to meet current demand, according to a...
SA women are ditching inflexible workplaces
First came the Great Resignation, and now we have the Great Breakup, where female professionals, executives and senior leaders unsatisfied with a complete 9-to-5, five-days-a-week return to the office are seeking greener pastures at more flexible companies, or opting...
Chad Baker is new MD of First Distribution
First Distribution has brought back Chad Baker as its MD, 22 years after he left the company. Baker started his ICT career with First Distribution in 1995, serving as the national sales manager for four years. He has been in the industry in a number of executive...
Ransomware still a top cyber risk, but new threats emerging
Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organizations globally while business email compromise incidents are on the rise and will increase further in the 'deep fake' era. At the same time, the war in Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions are a major concern as...
Fraudsters threaten to turn Festive Season cheer to frustration
With the festive season fast approaching, South Africa has been slowly aligning itself with the rest of the world in heralding the start of the festive season shopping spree with its Black Friday shopping event. While the origins of Black Friday in South Africa can be...
AdvancedIPSpyware targets organisations worldwide
In a recent crimeware report, Kaspersky experts described AdvancedIPSpyware, a backdoored version of legitimate Advanced IP Scanner tool used by network admins to control local area networks (LANs). The malicious tool affected a broad audience with victims in Latin...
Fears over inflation, business slump haunt outlook
Nearly three quarters of business are wrestling with increased costs, the highest proportion of respondents reporting increased cost pressures for the last decade and over one in three are worried about decreased income. This is according to the latest edition of the...
Scammers are most likely to impersonate DHL
A new Check Point Research (CPR), Brand Phishing Report, for Q3 2022 highlights the brands which were most frequently imitated by criminals in their attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials during July, August and September. While...
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Sun International rolls out IFS Applications
Sun International, one of Africa's leading gaming and leisure brands, has successfully completed its implementation of the IFS Applications enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite. The new system enables the casino and hotel group to standardise processes and...
Nology debuts Yealink’s flagship IP video phone
Yealink, the global unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, has introduced the company's flagship phone, the T49G HD touch screen IP video phone designed for executives and teleworkers. "We are very proud of the launch of our flagship phone ," says...
Enterprise mobility can maximise business performance
Mobility has become a common trend in the workplace with more employees working out of the office in remote locations. In order to perform business tasks, employees need to be able to access central resources anytime, anywhere from many devices. While mobility is the...
The rise of the algorithm economy
Data has become the currency of the Always-On world. But on its own, it is not enough. Companies need to make sense of the wealth of data they have. This is where the algorithm economy comes in, says Warren Olivier, regional manager for Southern Africa at Veeam....
BYOD: is the big bad wolf dead?
BYOD as a strategy may well prove to be an answer to many questions being posed to businesses the world over, but do we now consider it a safe option? By Ed Macnair, CEO of CensorNet Mobile phones at work are not a new phenomenon. Nor are smart phones. In May 2013,...
Phoenix Distribution wins Kaspersky East Africa distribution rights
Phoenix Distribution, Africa’s leading broad based distributor of software, has won the distribution rights to security giant Kaspersky Lab’s full range of security solutions in the East Africa region. Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Phoenix Distribution says the...
Trend Micro integrates with Microsoft Azure Security Centre
Trend Micro has announced the integration of Trend Micro Deep Security into the Microsoft Azure Security Centre. Customers will now have access to a single view of all Azure subscriptions, live workload monitoring capabilities, and suggested remediation steps to...
Time to retire legacy software
Legacy software vendors are forced to increase their annual license fees in order to meet financial targets. This together with inflation, escalating support costs, lengthy rollouts and vendor lock-in are reasons why legacy software’s days are numbered. This is...
Huawei launches BES in South Africa
Huawei recently announced that its latest charging system, part of BES (Business Enablement System) has been launched in South Africa. The company has successfully upgraded Vodacom, South Africa’s CCS phase2 data service from OCS3.3 to OCS5.5, which is a basic...
Digital transformation is key contact centre focus
Customer experience is the last source of sustainable differentiation in a battle for the next generation digital consumer, and the only way for contact centres to rise to this challenge is through digital transformation, says Interactive Intelligence. Deon Scheepers,...
Senior Project Manager (Engineering) at GIBB – Remote Remote
GIBB Mining is a multi-disciplinary engineering design and project management enterprise, specialising in innovative and sustainable techno-economic holistic solutions for mining projects, from concept stage to commissioning and handover. Here you will find an...
Postillion Systems Engineer
Job Purpose:Support and maintenance of Switching applications and Terminal applicationsKey Responsibilities: Terminal Products, Switching Products and Key ManagementMentor junior team members.Maintain existing switching productsAssist customers with integration into...
Intermediate Front-end Developer
Our clients in the financial space are on the hunt for an Intermediate Front-end developer! Work in dynamic teams with the latest in technology on a fantastic Hybrid Permanent model based in the Menlyn area! Requirements: Tertiary Education: Degree in Computer Science...
IT Desktop Support Technician – Onsite
Role: IT Desktop Support Technician - OnsiteLocation: Claremont, Cape TownJoin a well-established IT Managed Services company with a stellar 30-year track record of success, now on an exciting growth trajectory! Seeking an energetic Desk Top Support Technician to...
Postillion Systems Engineer – Gauteng Turffontein
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Intermediate Front-end Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Our clients in the financial space are on the hunt for an Intermediate Front-end developer! Work in dynamic teams with the latest in technology on a fantastic Hybrid Permanent model based in the Menlyn area! Requirements: Tertiary Education: Degree in Computer Science...
IT Desktop Support Technician – Onsite – Western Cape Cape Town
Role: IT Desktop Support Technician - OnsiteLocation: Claremont, Cape TownJoin a well-established IT Managed Services company with a stellar 30-year track record of success, now on an exciting growth trajectory! Seeking an energetic Desk Top Support Technician to...
HRIS System Support at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for a HRIS System Support to join our team on a hybrid basis in Spring- Gauteng.The incumbent will be required to ensure that all HR systems are supported and maintained through the alignment of business requirements, ICT processes and...
Project Manager at Innovative Staffing Solutions
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Senior Software Engineer
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