ISPA calls for SMME access to spectrum
The Department of Communications and Digital Communications should be commended for its “Next Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy for Economic Development” issued in May 2024. However, it remains unclear exactly how SMMEs will get access to high-demand...
Seacom explores SMME collaboration
Seacom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa’s ICT SMME Chamber to explore collaborative efforts aimed at empowering small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the telecommunications sector. Under the terms of the MoU, Seacom and the...
This is how much electricity it takes to mine bitcoin
According to an analysis by CryptoMonday it takes an estimated nine years of household-equivalent electricity consumption to mine one bitcoin. CryptoMonday CEO Jonathan Merry comments: "Conceptually, it doesn't seem like bitcoin mining should require enormous amounts...
Why women are still underrepresented in senior management
Research from Grant Thornton and PwC shows that women represent only 20% to 29% of senior management in South Africa, even though they are half the population. Lindiwe Sebesho, president of the South African Reward Association (SARA) and master reward specialist, says...
10 years on, Curiosity is going strong
Ten years ago, a jetpack lowered NASA’s Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet, beginning the SUV-size explorer’s pursuit of evidence that, billions of years ago, Mars had the conditions needed to support microscopic life. Since then, Curiosity has driven nearly 18 miles...
iPaaS, low code set to mature within two years
Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) and low-code application platform (LCAP) will climb the Plateau of Productivity in less than two years, according to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Platform Services, 2022. The Plateau of Productivity highlights technologies...
Tiny minority of MEA business leaders confident in face of cyber attack
The toll of almost three years of unrelenting workplace disruption, digital transformation and ransomware attacks means just 4% of regional business leaders are confident in their organisation's ability to manage cyber risks. This is according to a new report...
Female employees have more financial stress over household expenses
Recent research into the state of employee wellbeing revealed a number of factors that impact labour productivity. The research shows that financial wellness is a key factor influencing overall employee wellbeing and ultimately productivity. Recent research into the...
African exploit detections cause for concern
The number of exploits detected in Q2 2022 in Africa decreased compared to Q1, according to Kaspersky Security Network data, with the company's security solutions detecting 149 211 cases in April-June 2022. However, the number of exploit detections is still at a high...
Massive growth in buy now pay later users
A new study from Juniper Research has predicted that the number of BNPL (buy now pay later) users will surpass 900-million globally by 2027; increasing from 360-million in 2022. This 157% growth will be driven by the anticipated economic downturn, which will increase...
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Altech Node signs deal with Warner Bros
Altech Node announced they are now offering content from premier Hollywood studios Warner Bros., substantially extending its content library of movies and television entertainment from the world’s major film studios including Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Sony,...
Mustek wins NEC partner award
At the NEC EMEA Partner Conference 2015 held in Athens, Greece, from 3 to 5 June, NEC, leading network and IT solutions provider, awarded its top performing business partners addressing the enterprise market with IT & Communication solutions for their excellent...
Governance for Hadoop analytics
Master Data Management is the South African partner for Datameer has just announced new data governance capabilities for its native Hadoop environment. As a pioneer in big data analytics, Datameer is helping solidify Hadoop as a mature and transparent platform for...
HR is the backbone of business today
The days of HR being treated as merely ‘just another function’ in business are well and truly over. Human capital management (HCM) specialists believe HR has reached a turning point – and businesses will either be ready to capitalise or fall behind. James McKerrell,...
Cloud solutions boost business
While the cloud remains a hot topic for business, the majority of discussion has now moved beyond the debate over whether or not it will serve the business and deliver benefits such as cost efficiency and agility, says Pippa Wilson, manager: Cloud Solutions for Jasco...
Bytes MS, NCR partner on bank branches
As technology evolves, so it is necessary for services to evolve too, and banking is no exception. With so many banking options available, such as kiosk, online and telephonic banking, physical bank branches are struggling to remain relevant. This is where Bytes...
Increasing cyber-attacks demand solutions
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Zapper calls for charities to sign up
Zapper has introduced a platform to provide charitable organisations with a secure channel to garner funds and source donations through mobile platforms. According to Zapper, marketing manager, Maliza Booysen, the initiative was launched last year and 23 charities...
Internet revolutionises property market
Consumer buying patterns are constantly evolving, none more clearly evident than the manner in which people are looking to buy homes. Undoubtedly the huge advances in modern technology and Internet connectivity have played a major role in this evolution. In 1995 less...
Vox Telecom launches Verto Supreme
Vox Telecom has announced the availability of Verto Supreme, a corporate hosted IP telephony (IPT) solution aimed at delivering increased uptime and IP telephony at an affordable monthly fee. Ideally suited for medium to large sized businesses, looking for a fully...
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Full Stack Developer (Java)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Technical: Java 11, 2EE, Junit, SQL Queries and optimisation, JAX-RS, JPA, JTA, ORM, Flyway, Angular 10+, Typescript, Karma/Jasmine, HTML/CSS, Web components, PostgreSQL, Maven, Jira/Confluence, X-Ray, GitHubAny...
Functional Analyst at Accenture
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