Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI and accelerated computing drive energy efficiency

AI and accelerated computing are delivering energy efficiency for many industries. It's progress the wider community is starting to acknowledge, writes Dion Harris, head of data centre product marketing at Nvidia. "Even if the predictions that data centers will soon...

AI tackles real-world issues, sparks inspiration

Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) looms large in Google's product strategy. And it's no longer a future technology, but something that is being delivered right now. That's the word from Yvette Baez, director of business strategies at Google, who...

Intel edges closer to global net positive water goal

Intel’s operations in the US, Costa Rica and India are officially net positive on water use. In those countries, Intel restores and returns more freshwater than it takes in. Todd Brady, Intel chief sustainability officer and vice president of global public affairs,...

Pinnacle Cloud is open for business

Kathy Gibson reports – Pinnacle has launched its Pinnacle Cloud, offering a range of services that partners can offer their end user customers. Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, explains that the distributor may appear to be late to market with a cloud offering,...

SARB aims to regulate cryptocurrencies

In just a few years, the adoption of cryptocurrencies as well as the entry of new players into the market has skyrocketed. However, in evaluating cryptocurrencies, it is important to distinguish between technological advances and potential improvements to the payments...

Sharp decline for global PC shipments

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 72-million units in the second quarter of 2022, a 12,6% decline from the second quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the sharpest decline in nine years for the global PC market, brought on by...

Global companies come to SA for its people

Cape Town is one of the world’s fastest-growing regions in terms of foreign investment. In particular, the city has been established as a top destination for international tech companies, with over 40 000 people employed in the sector. This is according to a report...

Youth urged to take charge of their own skills development

Global megatrends such as digital disruption, demographic and economic shifts, climate crisis and labour shortages are likely to influence skills required to manage or leverage future risk and opportunity landscapes in ways that we can’t yet predict. As such, the...

Putting the local into IoT

There have been several obstacles impacting the growth of South Africa’s burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, but in 2022 it is now reaching a tipping point as more projects shift from pilot phases to full-scale deployments. It has been said so often that...

TikTok prank mimics real fraud scheme

On TikTok, a prank where people call their friends using an automated answering machine voice to tell them that a large amount of money is about to be debited from their account is gaining popularity. But Kaspersky experts warn that this trend is a real fraud scheme,...

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Virgin Australia, Sabre expand agreement

Sabre Corporation has announced Virgin Australia has renewed its technology agreement and widened the scope of its relationship with Sabre. The renewal agreement expands the airlines' SabreSonic agreement. SabreSonic is an integrated suite of applications that...

Time is running out to get agile in Africa

The Jo'burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University is gearing up for its third annual Agile Africa conference on 24 to 26 August 2015. With headline speakers including renowned Agile expert, Kent Beck, ThoughtWorks CTO, Dr Rebecca Parsons, and...

BlackBerry launches BES12 Version 12.2

When BlackBerry launched BES12, we introduced our most complete, simplified and secure mobility management platform yet. Since then, our teams have been hard at work developing enhancements such as government and security advancements for BlackBerry 10 devices and an...

Electronic banking channels optimise savings

So you are rigorous with your budgeting and you already have a sensible savings plan? With July being National Savings Month in South Africa, it might be the right time to consider taking the next step in your savings journey. It’s time to ensure that you are moving...

Five considerations for virgin ERP customers

There comes a time for many growing companies when the accounting system is no longer up to the task. When looking at implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, the owners of these organisations are faced with a confusing marketplace, in an...

Mimecast extends spear phishing protection

Mimecast has announced two new measures designed to protect against spear-phishing. Attachment Protect and user awareness enhancements reduce the threat from malware-laden attachments, and help IT teams improve employee security awareness. They join Mimecast Targeted...

Transforming data from expense to asset

CIOs today are increasingly being asked to extract greater value from the data residing within the organisation – transforming information into a valuable asset that the organisation can use as the springboard to future success. This issue was explored in depth by...

MDM invites participation in survey

Data management is a vast discipline, covering everything from established roles such as database administration, to emerging platforms such as data governance and big data analytics. For large organisations, data management bills can run in to the hundreds of...

Smart retail spaces make business sense

Intelligent technologies have become increasingly common, both within the business and consumer space, says Paul Divall, MD – Intelligent Technologies at Jasco. Utilising such ‘smart’ technologies results in reduced costs, improved efficiencies and enhanced...

NTT Com Security, Fortinet partner

NTT Com Security, the global information security and risk management company and Fortinet, a leader in high performance cyber security solutions, have entered into a formal partnership to provide expert security advice and world-class security solutions to...

Enterprise Architect II

To facilitate the development of future-state architecture and ensures its effective adoption. Provide and identify operational opportunities, overall direction, guidance and definition of the enterprise architecture that effectively support business strategies....

Android Developer

One of our clients is looking for an experienced Android Developer to join dynamic team of innovators. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge Android applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. The ideal candidate will have a...

Universal System | Network Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a provider of cutting-edge Engineering Solutions, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced System/Network Administrator to support their US-based team from Cape Town. The successful candidate will install, configure, and maintain the IT...

Data Scientist – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Are you a data wizard with a knack for uncovering hidden trends and delivering actionable insights? We're looking for a Data Scientist to join our team and drive our business forward! Job Requirements- Education: Degree in applied statistics, mathematics, operational...

CI/CD D365 CE Developer (x3) (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:MANAGE & execute D365 CE deployments using Azure DevOps, developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines as the next CI/CD D365 CE Developer sought by a global provider of cutting-edge Data-centric Solutions. You will also administer Git repositories while...

Enterprise Architect II – Remote Remote

To facilitate the development of future-state architecture and ensures its effective adoption. Provide and identify operational opportunities, overall direction, guidance and definition of the enterprise architecture that effectively support business strategies....

Android Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

One of our clients is looking for an experienced Android Developer to join dynamic team of innovators. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge Android applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. The ideal candidate will have a...

SAP Functional Consultant at Neem Digital

Job role -SAP Functional Consultant Flexibility to travel to client offices in Johannesburg and Côte D'Ivoire will be required during key project stages. Immediate joiners only with a maximum of 15 days' notice.Experience required- 5 to 8 years+ Introduction We are a...

SAP Functional Consultant at Neem Digital – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job role -SAP Functional Consultant Flexibility to travel to client offices in Johannesburg and Côte D'Ivoire will be required during key project stages. Immediate joiners only with a maximum of 15 days' notice.Experience required- 5 to 8 years+ Introduction We are a...

SAP Project Manager at Neem Digital

Job role- SAP Carve-out Project Manager Immediate joiners only with a maximum of 30 days' notice.Experience required-9+ YearsRole Overview: This role is for the immediate requirement of a SAP Project Manager to lead activities regarding the carve-out of IT solutions...

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