Impact of Red Sea cable cuts severely underestimated
The impact of the February 2024 cable cuts in the Red Sea, which were reported to have affected 25% of Europe-Asia data traffic flow, was severely underestimated, according to network services provider RETN. Through its own network diagnostics and feedback from major...
Planetary defence mission heads for deflected asteroid
Hera, the first planetary defence spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA), has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than 1,3-million known asteroids in our Solar System – the only body to have had its orbit shifted...
Digital banking is safer than ever, but more is at stake
Digital banking fraud has decreased over the last year – but the magnitude of financial losses has soared. This is according to the annual crime stats for 2021 released by SABRIC, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, on behalf of the banking industry....
IT distributors continue to offer resellers top service
Resellers continue to rate the vast majority of services provided by their distributors extremely highly, following several years of strong performance. This is according to Context’s latest annual ChannelWatch report, based on a poll of 5 308 B2B and B2C resellers of...
Can SA prepare its children for jobs that don’t yet exist?
South Africa needs to prepare for the future world of work by developing future skills that will facilitate economic growth to enable businesses to compete in local and international markets. An advanced workforce will also make South Africa an attractive investment...
Eswatini eyes digital currency
The Central Bank of Eswatini will partner with international technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the development of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The two parties signed an agreement to this effect at last week’s annual meeting of...
Gene therapy access could reduce global disease burden
A new World Economic Forum white paper indicates how gene therapy can transform the lives of patients globally. The study shows how low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can and should play a leading role in developing and delivering some of the world’s most...
These are the top use cases for AI in corporate finance
Gartner has identified five of the top artificial intelligence (AI) use cases for financial planning and analysis (FP&A) leaders to consider implementing in their functions. “Organisations ignoring these use cases should have a good reason for doing so because...
Technology suppliers are key to building value for businesses
Enterprises are moving beyond their initial digital transformation initiatives – which were accelerated during the pandemic – and are now transitioning to the next step of running viable digital businesses that rely on software applications to help generate new...
Workonline expands IP transit to East London
Workonline Communications Group has deployed its seventh South African point of presence (PoP) at the East London Industrial Development Zone Datacentre (ELIDZ DC). This is Workonline’s first edge data centre, bringing about a 25% improvement in latency for clients...
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Turrito Networks delivers SME Business in a Box
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Businesses need to re-humanise their workforce
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Airtime exchange app wins regional Ericsson Innovation Awards 2015
Team Chura from Kenya, has been selected as the winner of the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) for sub-Saharan Africa for its app that allows subscribers to switch, buy and cash your airtime across networks in a multi-sim environment. The winner was announced on 18...
SMEs vulnerable to VoIP fraud
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Build your career with National Certificate in Business Analysis
IndigoCube is offering a flexible but structured programme for achieving the National Certificate in Business Analysis (NQF Level 6). IndigoCube's programme includes international training material and an exam supplied by B2T Training, a specialist provider of...
Managing identity is at the heart of protecting data
Centrify's recent State of the Corporate Perimeter survey of more than 400 US and UK IT decision makers (ITDMs) shows that, corporations are vulnerable to attack but protecting identity is at the heart of protecting data. While major breaches at iconic brands like...
New Ricoh software suite maximises print productivity
Ricoh announced the launch of a portfolio of software products, including Ricoh TotalFlow Prep 4.0, TotalFlow Print Manager 4.0, TotalFlow Production Manager 4.0 and TotalFlow Path 4.0. The new software is part of the TotalFlow suite and is designed to streamline job...
DIGIPrint Zambia wins Xerox MPS accreditation
Leading Zambian print solutions provider DIGIprint has further enhanced its value proposition by investing in the necessary skills and processes to achieve Xerox Managed Print Services (MPS) accreditation. The certification is provided by Xerox Middle East and Africa...
Lessons learnt from a telehealth deployment
A new IDC Health Insights study, "Empowering Patients and Improving Quality of Care: Telehealth and Telecare in Cornwall", looks at how the Cornwall local council and National Health Services (NHS), together with their partner BT, sought to address the challenges...
MTN, Huawei launch SA’s first commercial LampSite Solution
MTN and Huawei have jointly launched the LampSite indoor coverage solution at Lakeside Mall east of Johannesburg.
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