Vuma rolls out affordable unlimited fibre to underserved areas
Following a successful pilot in Alexandra in 2023, Vuma has launched Vuma Key, an uncapped fibre service priced at just R99 per month. Vuma Key is a prepaid service with no penalties for missed recharges, designed specifically for low-income households earning less...
Play the long game for AI success
Kathy Gibson reports from Qlik AI Reality Tour - Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. We’ve moved beyond the hype and companies are now ready to use AI in real business scenarios. This is according to James Fisher, chief strategy officer at Qlik, who points...
60 years since the JF Kennedy Moonshot speech
It’s 60 years since US President John Kennedy made his famous “Moonshot” speech. On 12 September 1962, Kennedy addressed a crowd of 35 000 people at Rice University in Houston, recommitting the US to the Moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961. He...
Children in the driving seat of an EV future
Children are already driving the EV revolution - despite not yet being able to get behind the wheel themselves. A new global survey by ABB E-Mobility reveals that children not only educate their parents on environmental issues and admonish them for un-eco-friendly...
Banking-as-a-service to hit mainstream adoption by 2024
Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) will hit mainstream adoption within two years, according to the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Banking Transformation. Gartner predicts that 30% of banks with greater than $1-billion in assets will launch BaaS for new revenue by the...
Retail comes under ransomware fire
The retail industry had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks last year. A new Sophos sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Retail 2022”, found that 77% of retail organisations suffered an attack - a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% more...
Dating apps could get you more than you bargained for
Tinder’s 10-year anniversary today (12 September), marks a decade of singletons posting personal details online in the hope of finding a new partner. Since its launch, the app has accumulated over 75-million users, all swiping through a match per minute and freely...
Manufacturer confidence dips in tough operating environment
Confidence levels among manufacturers dipped 2 points to 26 in the third quarter, the Q3 Absa Manufacturing Survey shows. “Although cost and stock pressures appear to be easing slightly, manufacturers are still faced with a tough operating environment,” says Justin...
Contactless payments to pass $10trn by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of contactless payment transactions will reach $10-trillion globally by 2027; from $4,6-trillion in 2022. It anticipates that investment in the underlying contactless payments ecosystem, such as...
Ethernet switch and router growth continues
The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew 14,6% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22) with revenues of $8,5-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $4,2-billion in revenue in 2Q22, a 6,3% year-over-year...
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VMware adds end user computing solutions
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Optical media is set to be archival standard
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UCS Solutions appoints new CEO
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Asus offers World of Warships perks
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Digital Express moves upmarket with Xerox
Digital Express, one of Cape Town's largest commercial printers, has purchased two Xerox Versant 2100 digital colour presses from Cape Office Machines on the back of winning a number of national retail and hospitality printing accounts. Cape Office Machines was the...
Acquisition boosts Western Cape IT services
Cape Town-based IT services and support firm CyberLogic has taken a majority stake in Stellenbosch-based IT services firm Space Age Technologies with effect from 1 September. CyberLogic founder and chief executive Edge Bisset says the acquisition of a 70% stake in...
Surveillance requires purpose-built NVR drives
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Business Analyst (SNR) at Datonomy Solutions
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