SA startup among NBA Africa finalists
NBA Africa has that 10 startup companies from seven African countries that have been selected to pitch their products to a panel of international industry leaders at a Demo Day at the NBA headquarters in New York City on 25 September. The day is part of Triple-Double:...
Mixed bag for Ethernet switch and router markets
Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues declined 14,1% year over year in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24) to $10,2-billion but rose 15.4% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router revenues declined 30,6% year over...
Hackers have online gamers in their sights
World Video Game Day celebrates a market that continues to grow in both revenue and participants. Although gaming started as a single-player activity, most now involve multiple players with an online community that is able to talk and interact with each other through...
Swift action needed to curb childhood TB
The African Union and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end the significant toll of tuberculosis among children in Africa. The appeal was made jointly with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)...
Cancer incidence forecast for SA set to rise
The incidence of breast, cervical, prostate, lung, haematological and paediatric cancers is on the rise in South Africa and is expected to continue to grow over the next decade. By 2030, a new study by actuaries and public health experts from the University of Cape...
Prioritise sustainability to remain competitive
Businesses in South Africa are fairly familiar with carbon tax by now, and as these taxes increase, it’s becoming more important for industrial operations to find methods of cutting carbon emissions. However, the emerging trend that companies should be taking more...
Global hardcopy peripheral shipments decline
Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 3,9% year over year to 22-million units in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22). Shipment value decreased 5,3% year over year during the quarter to $9,6-billion, according to new data from the International Data...
What are the risks with facial recognition technology?
Facial recognition systems are capable of up to 99,97% accuracy, but the technology does have some drawbacks. Cybersecurity experts at Ping Identity explore the importance of biometric authentication capabilities while protecting user privacy. How does facial...
Updated: Artemis 1 mission to the Moon scrubbed
Today's Artemis launch attempt has been cancelled. A potential problem with one of the engines and a potential crack in the thermal protection system on one of the flanges halted the Artemis countdown clock at T-40 minutes while engineers assessed an issue...
Siya Kolisi teams up with Luno
Crypto investment app Luno has teamed up with Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi to launch an educational campaign that encourages South Africans to think long-term when it comes to crypto investing. The two-year educational campaign kicked off with Kolisi's...
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Oracle Retail helps improve insights
Most retailers agree their customer and operational data contains unique and valuable insights, but they are often unable to extract those insights due to the capital investment, infrastructure and staff required to sustain “big data” analytics environments. Today...
Security anytime, from anywhere
Security breaches are costing the global economy hundreds of millions of rands a year, and it’s not just the giants like Google and Sony who are falling victim. Smaller businesses are vulnerable too, and unlike their enterprise counterparts, don’t have millions to...
DCC offers Lexmark mono laser MFPs
The new range of Lexmark monochrome multi-function enterprise printers from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) are ideal for high print volume environments where security and performance are essential. Capable of printing up to A3 in size, and available in a...
Cloud as an enabler of enterprise growth
We live in a world where we have unprecedented access to computing power: a developer sitting in a café anywhere in our region can now access the same computing power as a Fortune 500 company. This is enabled by the cloud: an almost infinite amount of computing...
Lessons from aviation for women in business
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Tips for kick-starting an e-commerce site
Joining the world of electronic commerce may seem daunting if you’re running a small business, but it is easier than ever to get up-and-running with a digital storefront, Charles Pittaway, MD at Sage Pay. And with consumers looking for online convenience, allowing...
Catalysing Africa’s app economy
South African developers have the big ideas and funding necessary to catalyse the app economy revolution across Africa, but a cohesive approach is needed if SA is to deliver on its potential as the continent’s app hub, says Indran Naick, IBM Master inventor, IBM South...
The power of data
Thanks to the increasing number of connected devices, the volume of data has exploded. In fact, expectations are that the digital world will contain 44-trillion gigabytes of data by 2020. Armandè Kruger, regional sales director at PBT Group, examines this changing...
Connection Telecom, Teraco partnership grows
Connection Telecom, South Africa’s leading cloud-based PBX provider, owes much of its success and customer value to a hosting arrangement with Teraco, Africa’s largest and only vendor neutral data centre provider. World-class MD Dave Meintjes says when the company had...
VMware positioned as leader by Gartner
VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced that VMware is placed in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s 2015 Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualisation Infrastructure for the sixth year in a row. According to Gartner,...
Specialist: Systems Engineer-Storage
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Developer – Gauteng Midrand
Join Our Team as a ServiceNow Wizard! Are you a tech-savvy, problem-solving maestro ready to dive into the world of ServiceNow? Do you have a knack for creating seamless user experiences and a passion for cutting-edge technology? If so, we want YOU to join our dynamic...
Intermediate Java Developer (CPT/JHB/PTA) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge provider of End-to-End Technology & Services seeks the coding expertise of a Senior Java Developer to join its team. As an Intermediate Java Developer, you will be involved in designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable...
Senior Business Analyst (CPT/JHB/PTA) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Specialist: Systems Engineer-Storage – Gauteng Centurion
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Information Security Officer
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Intermediate JavaScript Developer (CPT/JHB/PTA)
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IT Infrastructure Manager
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Intermediate JavaScript Developer (CPT/JHB/PTA) – Western Cape Cape Town
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