First snapshot of polar heat emissions
NASA’s newest climate mission has started collecting data on the amount of heat in the form of far-infrared radiation that the Arctic and Antarctic environments emit to space. The measurements by the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (Prefire) are...
Competition Commission approves sale of Telkom masts and towers
An important milestone has been reached in the proposed disposal of Telkom’s masts and towers business. The South African Competition Commission, the Competition Tribunal of South Africa, has approved the disposal of the assets housed in the Swiftnet business, subject...
Wireless LAN backlogs pile up
The overall telecommunications, networking and data centre market is expected to exceed $10-billion by 2026, and see a healthy CAGR over the next five years - but enterprise wireless LAN backlogs will balloon to over 100% of revenues in 2022, leaving companies to get...
Operator network strategies set to disrupt IoT market
A new Juniper Research study has found that the global amount of data generated by roaming IoT connections will increase from 86 petabytes in 2022 to 1 100 petabytes by 2027; representing enough data to stream 165-million hours of 4K video from platforms such as...
Data leads MTN growth
MTN has reported group service revenue up by 12,8% for the six months ended 30 June 2022, with group data revenue up by 33,1% and group fintech revenue up by 9,9%. Earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) (before once-off items) grew by 13,7%, with...
Soft POS user base set to surge
A new study from Juniper Research has found the total number of merchants deploying soft POS solutions will surpass 34,5-million globally by 2027; rising from 6-million in 2022. This growth will be driven by Apple's entrance into the soft POS space; enabling iOS users...
Challenges lie ahead for circular economy adoption
Manufacturers and distributors face significant hurdles in shifting to a sustainable circular economy business strategy, despite widespread acknowledgement of the many benefits it will deliver. "The State of the Circular Economy" report from Sage shows the industry is...
Neobanking set for growth in SA
Neobanking is set to boom in South Africa, with nearly a quarter (24%) of South African internet users expected to have a digital-only bank account by 2023. According to Finder's Neobanking Adoption Report, which polled 2 179 South African internet users, around 15%...
Networks come under multiple consecutive attacks
A Sophos X-Ops Active Adversary whitepaper, "Multiple Attackers: A Clear and Present Danger" reveals that the prominent ransomware gangs Hive, LockBit and BlackCat consecutively attacked the same network. The first two attacks took place within two hours, and the...
APT group takes over IT infrastructure for industrial espionage
Kaspersky ICS CERT has detected a wave of targeted attacks on military-industrial complex enterprises and public institutions in several Eastern European countries and in Afghanistan. The cybercriminals were able to take control over victims' entire IT infrastructure...
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Johnson & Johnson automates office
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Ericsson wins Total Telecom award
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BlackBerry, Cisco sign patent agreement
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ZipZap mPOS offers USB solution
In an innovative move by Paycorp, South Africa’s leading independent payments company, ZipZap mobile POS (mPOS) now provides an additional card reader that enables businesses and retailers to connect to a Windows computer via a USB port as well as the standard...
Ricoh offers ultra short-throw projector
Ricoh has released the PJ WX4141NI ultra-short throw projector. It is interactive and portable, and comes with a soft carrying case for easy transportation. It can interact with Ricoh whiteboards and other interactive projectors on the same network. The interactive ultra short throw offers mobile collaboration, giving employees the ability to interact on documents and other types of files wherever they need it, since it is not fixed.
Jasco activates redundant fibre link
Jasco has announced the activation of a dedicated fibre link between its NewTelco data centre located in Midrand and the Teraco data centre in Isando, Johannesburg. This link ensures that Jasco can offer fully redundant carrier- and service provider-neutral data...
Juniper Networks, Ruckus Wireless partner up
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MDM announces Collibra Connect
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Gartner names Commvault as a Leader
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Boost productivity with i-SENSYS printers
Improve productivity with the powerful and compact Canon i-SENSYS printer range from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The fast and efficient range of printers is ideal for any small office or home office, and features quick prints, fast pages per minute...
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