SA gets first bite of new iPhone 16
South Africans will be among the first customers in the world to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 16 range of smartphones. iStore South Africa has confirmed that it will be launching the iPhone 16 range on the same day as the US and other major markets. The...
Diversity matters, and improves telco performance
Continued adoption of diversity targets and improved reporting of race, disability, and gender identification is found to be helpful in improving the performance of telecom companies, according to an analysis of UK leading service providers to enterprise customers...
Nation-state cyberattackers exploit machine identities
New research that evaluates the security impact of the increasing number of nation-state attacks and recent shifts in geopolitics shows the use of machine identities is growing in state-sponsored cyberattacks. The research was conducted by Venafi, the inventor and a...
Three priorities for CSOs in response to economic headwinds
There are three key priorities for chief sales officers (CSOs) in response to high inflation and recession risk, according to Gartner: adopt flexible planning techniques; retain/retrain high-performing sellers; and embrace strategic cost management. "Economic...
Spyware dynamics in Africa multidirectional
According to Kaspersky Security Network data for corporate users in South Africa, in Q2 2022 the number of users affected by Trojan Spies - spyware able to secretly harvest victim's credentials - decreased compared to the previous quarter. Kenya and Nigeria, however,...
SAFPS warns against advance-fee scam
The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has warned consumers to be aware of an advance-fee scam where the perpetrator is falsely presenting themselves as a representative of the SAFPS. "The SAFPs is concerned about this and is urging the public to...
Young SA economists attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings has selected 12 young economists from South Africa to participate at the 7th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting currently underway in Lindau, Germany. In Lindau's quest to continuously strive to increase the quality and...
Business looks to add value with hyperautomation
Robotic process automation (RPA) was 2021’s disruptive technology, with organisations realising the benefits of deploying bots to perform repetitive and tedious tasks. But, as is so often the case, companies want more. “We know the RPA market is booming,” says Brian...
Google Wallet launches in SA
Google has launched Google Wallet in South Africa, initially offering users the ability to save and access payment cards, loyalty cards and boarding passes. Additional services will be added over time. “Access to technology is vital for economic prosperity as millions...
Home Affairs dismisses chief director over IT issues
The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed Simphiwe Hlophe, chief director: infrastructure management for information systems (IS), who was found guilty on counts relating to gross negligence and gross dereliction of duty. Hlophe was responsible for IT issues that...
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Electronic medical records for Medscheme
Although the benefits offered by electronic medical records (EMRs) to both healthcare professionals as well as healthcare administrators have long been recognised, uptake has been slow both locally and internationally. This now looks set to change as Medscheme, a...
Orange acquires a further 9% in Méditel
Fipar-Holding (the Moroccan Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion group), FinanceCom and Orange signed the final documentation increasing Orange's interest in Méditel, the Moroccan telecommunications operator, in application of the agreements they signed in December 2010....
Barclays opens supply chain challenge
Barclays Africa Group (Barclays Africa) has launched the Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge, the first of several initiatives being driven into Africa with the aims of sparking ideas to drive the digital evolution on the continent. The announcement follows hot on...
OSVR, partners launch research portal
Organisers of Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), a platform designed to set an open standard for virtual reality devices, has announced the launch of a research portal on the OSVR Web site. Led by OSVR’s academic partners, the research can be accessed by developers,...
Sage partner programme drives growth
Sage Pastel Payroll & HR has grown its business partner network in South Africa to more than 1 000 companies, of which more than 200 have been formally accredited in its business partner programme. Most of these companies are fast-growing small businesses that...
Infor announces strong 2015 results
Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced strong results for its fiscal 2015. Software license fees and subscriptions revenue increased 12%, with SaaS revenue up more than 60% in fiscal 2015, compared to the same period last year. SaaS bookings increased more...
Trend Micro solution on Azure Marketplace
As cloud infrastructure adoption continues to accelerate, Trend Micro has announced the availability of its cloud and data centre platform, Trend Micro Deep Security, on the Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Microsoft...
TelecomX selects Arista product suite
Arista has announced that South Africa-based TelecomX has chosen its suite of products for its range of cloud products. TelecomX provides services which they either develop in-house or source from best of breed providers to telecommunications providers and their...
E-mail archiving and data management
With the exponential growth in data currently being experienced, and every indication that this information explosion will only accelerate into the future, organisations are faced with a number of data management challenges, says Bryan Balfe, Enterprise account...
Lessons from the Ashley Madison hack
The traditional approach to security is no longer acceptable and many companies are not shifting their policies and protection quickly enough to deal with the fast-evolving security threats, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. The Ashley Madison hack this week has proven to be yet another example of businesses being unprepared for cyber security attacks.
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