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...
Resilience of SA SMEs testament to their adaptability
As South Africa continues to navigate the outcome of a watershed election which saw the formation of a government of national unity (GNU), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have demonstrated resilience and maintained confidence in their future despite persistent...
Share of blockchain voting sessions held by business institutions rises
While the interest in online voting remains at the level it was during the pandemic lockdowns, anonymised statistics from Polys, a blockchain-based voting platform supported by Kaspersky, show that remote decision-making is gaining popularity among new groups of...
Low-code development drives greater efficiencies
The increasing appetite for automation is driving the need for a better way of developing software – and low-code tools are stepping up to the plate. Gartner defines a low-code application platform as “an application platform that supports rapid application...
Businesses under attack as Dark Web supercharges threat landscape
Cybercrime is being supercharged through “plug and play” malware kits that make it easier than ever to launch attacks. Meanwhile, cyber syndicates are collaborating with amateur attackers to target businesses, putting the online world at risk. These are among the...
Global smartphone shipments set to drop in 2022
According to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast, shipments of smartphones will decline 6,5% to 1,27-billion units in 2022. The decline is due to record-breaking inflation, geopolitical tensions, and other...
Supply shortages, slow demand drive another African smartphone decline
Smartphone shipments across Africa declined quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q2 2022, continuing a trend that has been ongoing since Q2 2021. The latest Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that smartphone shipments to...
Altron appoints Walter Kapp as chief executive
Altron has announced the appointment of Werner Kapp as group chief executive with effect from 1 October 2022. Executive chairman Stewart van Graan, comments: “After a rigorous search and recruitment process by the board, we are very pleased to appoint a...
PMI ticks up in August
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ticked up to 52.1 points in August from 47.6 in the prior month. The business activity index rose back above the neutral 50-point mark for the first time since March. Since then, output was hampered by the...
Applications open for ISPA Inspires sponsorship
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is inviting applications for its “ISPA Inspires Educational Sponsorship” for the 2023 academic year. Applications open today (Thursday, 1 September) and will close on Friday, 30 September 2022. Applications...
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DEVELOP launches ineoNavigator
DEVELOP South Africa has launched ineoNavigator, a free online learning platform. “After clients have purchased one or more ineo devices, the customer can simply login to the ineoNavigator portal using our username and password. This will help the customer to get to...
Take economic advantage of 3D printing
A new technological revolution is upon us. 3D printing originated in the early 1990s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. Having been the province only of manufacturers that could afford the expensive machines in the years since, 3D...
Records management key for BCM
Sound records management is crucial to successful business continuity and vice versa; without one, the other is jeopardised, says Louisa Venter, chairperson of the South African mirror committee, SABS TC46D and Datacentrix senior enterprise information management...
Cloud backups prevent the death of data
Over the past two years the uptake of pure cloud backup by smaller businesses has burgeoned as the idea of saving company data to the cloud has become easier for companies to digest, and bandwidth has become faster and cheaper. Securicom’s Richard Broeke says looking...
Obsidian, Attix5 safeguards client data
A close-knit partnership between open source (OS) software supplier Obsidian Systems and global developer and provider of data protection software and cloud solutions Attix5 has resulted in unprecedented levels of data protection and backup for clients. Recognised as...
The dangers of identity theft
Scores of South Africans woke up to a disturbing reality this week when the British High Commission contacted them to say that their UK Visa Applications together with all supporting documentation were stolen, when the courier van that was transporting these documents...
KFC spearheads digital innovation
KFC has combined great tasting food and local talent, with a first-of-its-kind KFC SoundBite technology in the KFC Willows, Bloemfontein restaurant - a restaurant that is showcasing ground-breaking technology and celebrating upcoming local artists with its customers....
AfricaCom, Ericsson launches AHUB
Aiming to promote innovation by tech-start-ups on the African continent and their access to funding, AfricaCom’s latest community-driven event - AHUB, is presented by Ericsson. This unique innovation hub will bring together as many active funders and investors as...
Africa50 raises $830m for infrastructure
Africa50, the new and innovative infrastructure investment platform promoted by the African Development Bank, held its Constitutive General Assembly on 29 July 2015 in Casablanca, Morocco. Twenty (20) African countries and the African Development Bank have subscribed...
Bytes to strengthen RICA
Mobile operators and banks are increasingly looking to technology to help strengthen the RICA process in order to combat growing fraud. For example, the number of cases of fraudulent SIM swaps grew by some 900 percent between 2011 and 2014. “Upgrades, SIM swaps and...
Senior Project Manager
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An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting company in Umhlanga. Your technical depth across multiple languages will help in mentoring Junior Developers as well as design and develop products required for the company's needs.Responsibilities:Develop and...
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Senior Project Manager – Remote Remote
Role: Project ManagerLocation: Waverly, Johannesburg (hybrid role, 2 days office based)A leading ISP is looking for a Project Manager to join their dynamic team. You would be working on Voice, Connectivity (MPLS/SDWAN) and WIFI projects as well as other ICT projects....
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