EdTech transforming into $350bn industry
The global education technology (edtech) market is expected to reach $348,41-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 13,4% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The process of learning is evolving gradually in line with advances in...
Beware of deepfakes in the age of AI
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DSA advances affordable connectivity in underserved countries
A partnership between the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP) and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is contributing towards digital inclusion in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. By encouraging “a new spectrum mindset”, the DSA and DAP...
NFTs could become standard in investment portfolios
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) could become a standard feature of investment portfolios within five years. The prediction from Nigel Green of deVere Group, comes as international brands become increasingly interested in the NFT market. Last week, Nike filed a lawsuit...
Net1 continues recovery journey
Net 1 UEPS Technologies is moving towards profitability, with more positive results reported for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. Continued momentum in Easy Pay Everywhere (EPE) saw that business ending the quarter with just under 1,1-million EPE accounts. Overall,...
LNG imports could make up Russian gas shortfalls in Europe
Supplies of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine have already fallen - and been replaced by LNG imports - to such a degree that shutting off the remaining gas that is still flowing through Ukraine would have relatively limited additional impact on European supply,...
Pinnacle, Syntech tops in Channelwise Distributor of the Year awards
Pinnacle has won the coveted Distributor of the Year 2021 Award at the Channelwise Awards, while Syntech Distribution once again scooped the Customer Care Distributor of the Year trophy. The Channelwise Awards poll resellers on their favourite vendors and distributors...
And the top vendors are …
South Africa’s resellers have once again made their voices heard, voting for their favourite vendors in the 2020 Channelwise Awards. Over the years, the Channelwise Awards have tracked the progress of the South African IT industry, reflecting each year how technology...
Space-based instruments herald a new way of forecasting weather
After being installed on the International Space Station, two small instruments designed and built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were powered up on 7 January, and began collecting data on Earth’s ocean winds and atmospheric water vapour –...
Global facial recognition market to surge by $4,7bn
Market data shows that demand for facial recognition is mushrooming, with Tradingplatforms.com reprting that the sector will grow by $4,7-billion by 2025. That will see the industry meet the $8,5-billion mark, a twofold increase from its 2020 figures of $3,8-billion....
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Secure school WiFi with a corporate approach
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Huawei to sponsor rugby teams
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CallCabinet Atmos boosts compliance
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The cloud keeps rolling in
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Schneider debuts MP4 services
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The app and the evolution of ERP
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Predicting DDoS attacks
Distributed denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are back in the news; it seems that barely a month goes by without media reports of a Web site or service being brought down by a DDoS attack. Sony’s PlayStation Network again became the victim of such an attack recently,...
VMware announces vCloud innovations
VMware has announced new enhanced disaster recovery and advanced networking services for VMware vCloud Air.
VMware has also announced the general availability of vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand, which provides customers a quick online sign-up to pay for only those resources that are used.
Ricoh wins 16 BLI awards
Ricoh products have won 16 awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) Winter Pick Awards. The awards include Outstanding Achievement in Innovation for the Ricoh Smart Operation Panel, A3 MFP Line of the Year for Energy Efficiency and A3 MFP Line of the Year. These awards...
Technology transforming healthcare in 2015
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