Positive sentiment creeping into new vehicle market
While the country welcomed the cut in interest rates during September, it wasn’t enough to stimulate new vehicle sales during the month. According to data released by naamsa | the Automotive Business Council, the South African new vehicle market declined 4,1%...
Industrial printer market remains flat
Worldwide shipments of industrial printers grew a modest 0,1% YoY in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24), according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. However, the market saw shipment growth of 1% compared to the first quarter of 2024. "While the...
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...
Americans lost $3,56bn to online fraud in H1 2022
A recent analysis by Atlas VPN reveals that US citizens lost a record $3,56-billion to various types of online fraud in the first half of 2022, an increase of almost 53% over the same period last year. Americans submitted more than 793 000 fraud complaints in the...
SA needs to improve productivity, efficiency of public spending, says OECD
South Africa needs to step up its reform efforts to avoid its economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic losing steam, according to a new OECD report. Persistent weaknesses in productivity growth and the negative impact of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine...
Global RPA market tipped to hit $20bn by 2020
Following disruptions caused to businesses by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been increased interest in robotic process automation (RPA) as enterprises seek to reduce dependency on a human workforce. As a result of this, the global RPA software and services market...
New campaign aims to inoculate viewers against fake news
Short animations giving viewers a taste of the tactics behind misinformation can help to "inoculate" people against harmful content on social media when deployed on YouTube. This is among the findings from a major online experiment led by the University of Cambridge,...
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Bytes MS reduces costs with NCR
Banks can each save up to R5-million per year by employing a tailored cash management solution. This is according to Alan Anderson, Bytes Managed Solutions’ Business Development director, who says that Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS) can ensure significant cost savings through its latest cash management technology from NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies.
Kaspersky patents Light Agent technology
Kaspersky Lab has received patent 9009836 for its Security Architecture for Virtual Machines. The patent was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office and describes technology designed to provide virtual machines with fully-fledged protection against cyberthreats, without compromising their performance. In virtual environments, each virtual machine is allocated exactly the amount of RAM and CPU power that it needs.
Metallic colours for Xerox Colour 1000
New toners from Xerox will make the 1000i the first xerographic production printer to offer either metallic gold or silver colours. “The Xerox Colour 1000i presses can help customers be more profitable than ever,” says Paul Haglich, marketing manager for production...
Linksys offers MU-MIMO-enabled router
Linksys, the first to sell 100-million routers globally and a leader in networking solutions for the home and business, has announced the availability of the first MU-MIMO enabled Wireless AC router – the Linksys Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router (EA8500). The...
TransUnion boosts collections process
The collections process is an essential one for any business extending lines of credit to customers, including telecommunications contracts. However, many organisations are faced with the challenge of collecting outstanding debt with limited resources to action the...
Altech Card Solutions renews PCI DSS V3
Alarming statistics released recently by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) indicate that banking and card fraud is on the rise, resulting in losses to the industry of R454-million in 2014 alone. Against this backdrop, Altech Card Solutions’...
Kaspersky Security wins VBSpam+ certificate
Kaspersky Security for Linux Mail Server has once again proved its effectiveness in combating spam by winning the VBSpam+ certificate, following tests conducted by independent researchers at Virus Bulletin. According to the published report, Kaspersky Lab’s solution...
The as-a-service revolution
With the opportunity to save costs, space, time, and even protect against cyber-criminals, now is definitely the time to join the as-a-service revolution, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. It’s easy to get lost in the IT acronyms being thrown...
FortiGuard now a subscription service
Fortinet, the global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, has announced a new FortiGuard Mobile Security subscription service to help enterprises protect mobile devices from cyber threats, particularly in business environments where a “bring your own...
Ruckus unveils new LBS solution
Ruckus Wireless has unveiled a major expansion of its award-winning SPoT location-based service (LBS). The expanded Ruckus LBS solution lets service providers and enterprises improve the ROI and monetisation of their wireless infrastructure. Organisations can now...
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