AI in the spotlight as 2024 ushers in economic uncertainty
Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook released today, as the global economy continues to grapple with headwinds from tight financial conditions, geopolitical rifts and rapid advances in...
Brands should beware the ‘Application Generation’
Across the world, attitudes and behaviours toward applications and digital services are evolving at speed, writes Ronak Desai, senior vice-president and GM of Cisco AppDynamics and Full-Stack Observability, adding that people are becoming more sophisticated,...
Young SA scientist bags a medal in Tunisia
Mia Delport, a grade 8 learner at Oranje Girls High School in the Free State has won a gold medal for her "good hygiene" project at the International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology (I-FEST2) in Tunisia. Delport participated in the fair virtually, where...
No end in sight to the NFT craze
Despite some ups and downs, the market for non-fungible tokens has exploded this year, drawing more and more attention from investors on a global scale. According to data presented by BlockArabia.com, NFT's 30-day sales volume hit an all-time high of $3,75-billion in...
Bitcoin price rise set to continue into 2022
The Bitcoin price is likely to continue its upwards trajectory until at least the second quarter of 2022 amid continuing global inflation fears. This is the prediction from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere, as the world's dominant cryptocurrency hit an all-time...
Massive disconnect between workers and employers on the future of work
Business leaders are significantly more satisfied with how they have adjusted to new working norms than their employees are. Research points to the need for clearer organisational insight into how employees have re-evaluated what they need from their workplace. These...
Employee surveillance could threaten trust, increase staff turnover
The rise in employee performance and trust established in new hybrid working models could be under threat from an increase in the implementation of remote monitoring measures. This is according to a VMware study, "The Virtual Floorplan: New Rules for a New Era of...
Digital transformation takes off in higher education
A survey of more than 450 higher education professionals in South Africa has revealed an increase in digital transformation across the sector. The survey found that 55% of respondents are motivated by the need to enhance the student experience, 51% are driven by the...
Cyberthreats go mainstream in Africa
The increase in cyberthreats recorded by Kaspersky in the first half of this year across South Africa amounted to 31,5-million. Comparatively, Kenya experienced a similar situation with 32,8-million cyberthreats recorded, while these numbers are almost double the...
Is there a safe way to save banking details on your phone?
The latest survey by NordVPN has shown that 33% of users save banking details on their devices to use them on shopping apps and websites later. While many customers go for this option out of convenience, cybersecurity experts warn to be careful, especially during the...
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Blue Coat uses Kaspersky technologies
Kaspersky Lab announced that Blue Coat’s Content Analysis System S500 includes Kaspersky Lab’s industry-leading whitelisting technology and award-winning anti-malware engine. Together, Kaspersky Lab’s whitelisting technology and anti-malware engine are designed to...
Service integration drives business success
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One Channel boosts ERP service delivery
Introducing a new business software and ERP service delivery model to the African market, One Channel has now established itself as one of the continents' foremost cross-border ERP service providers. The company assembles resources on a project requirement basis and...
Foster agility and reap the benefits
The Agile methodology of software development has had a lot of press in recent years, and your staff may even have had Agility training, but truly becoming an Agile company requires a shift in mind-set across the board and may require the objectivity of an outside...
Keep pace with change
There is a growing debate as to whether Rapid Application Delivery (RAD) solutions can deliver custom mobile and web apps more efficiently than traditional methods. Analyst firm Ovum recently published an 'On the Radar' report as to how much the success of a RAD...
Certification places SA in global top three
ACORD (Association for Co-operative Operations Research and Development), the global non-profit organisation serving the insurance and related industries through the development of open consensus data standards and standard forms, offers a number of certifications in...
DCC offers new Lexmark printers
Take advantage of superior performance, security, usability and value for small business printing and small enterprise workgroups with the new Lexmark MS312 and MS415 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Including enterprise-class features on a small...
Contact centres in the cloud
As a developing market, the African continent is currently seeing much international interest and investment, says Pippa Wilson, portfolio manager: Cloud Solutions, Jasco Enterprise, The Jasco Group. This is resulting in large multi-national organisations, including...
Security predictions for 2015
2014 has been particularly busy for IT security professionals. Many of the threats that we predicted at the start of the year duly emerged, while other significant issues caught the entire sector by surprise. We anticipated, and saw, increases in social engineering...
BMS addresses SA’s energy crisis
South Africa remains locked into an energy crisis – there is not enough power to run the country and there are delays in building new power stations. This is going to impact business and manufacturing, and is likely to lead to investment losses. Businesses response –...
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