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EOH issues trading statement
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Global collaboration in R&D key to economic success
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Africa’s entertainment and media industry becomes more digital, more mobile
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Seven technology disruptions that will impact sales
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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
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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...
Decrease in technology use by marketers
Marketers report utilising just 42% of the breadth of capabilities available in their martech stack overall, down from 58% in 2020, according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 324 marketers in May and June 2022 to determine the state of marketing technology...
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West African business look to digitalisation
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Big data follows the BI evolution curve
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