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Mettus outlines growth strategy
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Curiosity key to creating an inventor economy
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This is what a meteoroid striking Mars sounds like
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CIOs aim for cloud smart deployments
Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - VMware changed the way we know IT today; and continues to lead new developments that optimise business outcomes. That is the bold claim from Ian Jansen van Rensburg, chief technologist and SE director of VMware Sub-Saharan...
Global data centre survey reveals stong industry growth
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Nedbank banks on the metaverse
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Self-spreading stealer targets gamers on YouTube
Kaspersky researchers spotted an unusual malicious bundle (a collection of malicious programs distributed in the form of a single installation file, self-extracting archive or other file with installer-type functionality) targeting gamers on YouTube. Its main payload...
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Nokia Networks launches first 1Gbps small cell and new services
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EOH announces impressive results
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SAP announces the simplified front office
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SA contact centres poised for growth
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There’s no bail-out for this banking industry problem
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