Huawei has its sights on Africa
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa is alive with possibility, and Huawei is keen to work with governments and businesses to realise the opportunities. "Globally, the digital economy is growing rapidly," says David Wang, executive director of the board and chairman of the...
New storage solutions needed for AI era
Kathy Gibson reports - In the artificial intelligence (AI) era, data storage is gaining new prominence. Dr Peter Zhou, president of Data Storage Product Line, Huawei, explains that storage has evolved over the years as we use data differently - and in the era of AI,...
IBM looks to address AI adoption challenges
In today's hybrid cloud reality, distributed data holds the key to unlocking value through new business and operational insights. However, according to the "Global AI Adoption Index 2021," conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by IBM, data complexity and data...
Steady growth for aftermarket car telematics devices
The number of active aftermarket car telematics units will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11,6% from 87,4-million at the end of 2021 to 151,6-million at the end of 2026, according to new research from Berg Insight. Berg Insight's definition of an...
CPI close to 6% for third month
The annual change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 5,9% in April, unchanged from 5,9% in March. The monthly rate decreased to 0,6% from 1,0%. This is the third time in five months that the annual rate was 5,9%, testing the 6% upper limit of the South African...
Financial stress for workers impacts business profitability
Financial stress is a key detractor from employee wellness and research suggests it's an impairment to cognitive functioning, which can lead to a reduction in productivity. A recent study which measured and analysed the experiences of a sample of South Africa's...
Financial services slowest in multicloud adoption
Fewer financial services organisations have adopted multicloud than any other industry, trailing the global average by 10%. However, adoption is expected to nearly double from 26% to 56% in the next three years, in line with the global trend of evolving to a...
CEOs are looking at sustainability, workforce issues and inflation very differently
A recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner has revealed significant shifts in their thinking regarding people, purpose, prices and productivity in 2022, specifically on matters of sustainability, workforce issues and inflation. "2022 is the year that CEO...
As power declines, InSight is still hunting marsquakes
NASA’s InSight Mars lander is gradually losing power and is anticipated to end science operations later this year. By December, InSight’s team expects the lander to have become inoperative, concluding a mission that has thus far detected more than 1 300 marsquakes –...
How scammers leverage crypto hype in liquidity mining
Sophos has released threat research about nascent cybercrime, lifting the lid off scammers who are taking advantage of the hype about cryptocurrency trading and the vast sums of digital wealth users have made (and lost) in crypto markets to lure in and swindle...
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VMware upgrades Horizon 6
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SMEs are at debit order risk
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Bullying moves from playground to PC
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DXS South Africa rolls out Marval solution
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DCC extends Samsung offering
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Huawei unveils LTE Cat4-enabled CarFi
Huawei unveiled its in-car 4G LTE mobile WiFi device, Huawei CarFi. Inspired by the elegant lines of a golf club and boasting premium materials for added durability, Huawei CarFi converts vehicles into WiFi hotspots on wheels for added convenience in daily life....
DiData, Dirco empower township school
Dimension Data, in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), marked International Women’s Day, celebrated around the world on 8 March each year, by handing over five E-Learning Learner Management System trolleys, to the value...
New mobile platform boosts maths marks
A South African start-up, Brighter Futures Tuition, has developed an innovative mobile platform that helps learners improve their maths marks by up to 14% within a matter of months. This is against a backdrop of severe criticism of the performance of South Africa’s...
Bribery, corruption a problem for governments
"The way that things have always been done” is changing in many African countries: 57,6% of companies see the development of policies and procedures that can be practically applied in all countries as the most challenging internal anti-corruption and compliance issue....
Evolving to true omni-channel experiences
The term omni-channel is on everyone's lips today - across all sectors - yet no brand in South Africa has managed to execute on a true omni-channel strategy, says Lynette Hundermark, MD of Useful & Beautiful. Look to the international market, however, and you'll...
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