Emerging markets drive smart home growth
Global shipments of smart home devices are set to stall once again in 2024 as volume remains flat with 0,6% growth to 892,3-million devices, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. High penetration and long...
Google on the hunt for 15 black-owned SA startups
Applications for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Black Founders programme are now open to black-owned startups in South Africa. The company says the fund is indicative of its commitment to supporting startups in South Africa and recognising the important...
Global PC shipments continue to decline
Declines continued for the traditional PC market as global shipments totaled 74,3-million units during the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...
Global collaboration in R&D key to economic success
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Research and development investments play a critical role in future-proofing a nation's economy - and nations need to work together to solve the big global problems. That's the word from Dr Ray Johnson, CEO of Technology Innovation...
Africa’s entertainment and media industry becomes more digital, more mobile
PwC Africa has released its latest industry insights from the Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2022-2026 which indicates the E & M industry is a considerable economic driver in many African countries and, just like the rest of the world, large sectors within...
Seven technology disruptions that will impact sales
Sales leaders need to recognise, prioritise and respond to seven technology disruptions that will transform sales over the next five years, according to Gartner. They include: generative artificial intelligence (AI), digital twin of the customer, augmented...
Industrial computers targeted in Africa
According to the ICS threat landscape report by Kaspersky, in the first half of 2022 in the African regions, computers in the industrial control systems (ICS) environment were attacked using multiple means - malicious objects, phishing pages, and spyware. ICS...
Most banks still in early stage of hybrid cloud adoption
In the years since the 2008 financial crisis, banks have struggled with performance and profitability. Average return on equity (ROE) remains well below banking industry metrics, and cost to income ratio (CIR) has improved on average, but remains high. By Shanker...
Bumper growth forecast for metaverse
The metaverse market will record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39,8% to reach $996-billion in 2030, as companies across the globe, including those in non-tech sectors, increasingly invest in the technology for better engagement with customers, brand...
Cybersecurity a major challenge for SMBs
A recent Kaspersky global survey conducted among 1 307 decision-makers in companies with 1 to 999 workers shows that cybersecurity incidents pose almost the same difficulties as a dramatic fall in sales. Thirteen percent of respondents from small and medium...
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MTN offers dual-SIM high end smartphone
MTN for the first time will be offering a high-end dual-SIM smartphone to cater for an increasing number of customers who have multiple SIM cards. MTN launched the Huawei Mate S to its customers effective 30 October 2015. The LTE-compatible Huawei Mate S has a 5.5...
Banks and telcos are pioneering inclusion
One of the most life-altering and important drives in the developed world is the drive towards financial inclusion. While this drive may be derived from the incentive for banks to increase their customer base, it is to the advantage of the newly banked population, who...
Retail banks need to serve users more efficiently
Retail banking is at a crossroads. Increasing consumer use of new technology and the internet has raised customer expectations, reduced customer loyalty and brought new entrants to the market. This shift combined with the impact of the financial crises presents a...
Customer experience drives the future of payments
Innovative technologies impact almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we communicate and manage our health to the way we pay for things. The rise of digital payments and the convergence of these technologies is the most significant development since the...
HTC Desire 626 available in-store soon
HTC has announced that the HTC Desire 626 will be available from the middle of November at MTN stores nationwide and shop.mtn.co.za for R269 per month over 24 months and will include 30GB data once off. The new HTC Desire 626 is the successor to the HTC Desire 620 and...
FreeConferenceCall.com expands globally
FreeConferenceCall.com, the most recognised conferencing and collaboration service in the world, has expanded its free conference calling service with dedicated dial-in numbers in 57 countries around the world. Users in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the...
Security: the platform for IoT success
Widely regarded as the hottest topic in high-tech, the IoT (Internet of Things) is attracting the attention of countless enterprises across a wide array of industries, writes Sherry Zameer, senior vice-president: telecommunication solutions for the Middle East &...
How the cloud can improve security
As we trust more and more of our critical applications, services and systems to the cloud, there is no reason why security should not be on that list, says Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. The advantage of being in this industry for a while is that you...
Bluekey Network Solutions offer cloud-based ERP and SaaS
When local turnkey IT solutions provider Bluekey Network Solutions, a full service solutions provider that specialises in providing value-added IT solutions to SME's in South Africa, began looking for a company to partner with in rolling out cloud services to its...
Special offer with Network Platforms protected fibre link
Service-driven ICT solutions provider Network Platforms recently developed a robust and scalable fibre infrastructure between Hetzner's Centurion Data Centre Park and Teraco Isando. The solution sees Network Platforms provide an impressively rich array of services and...
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Business Intelligence Engineer – Centurion – Gauteng Pretoria
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