Hot Chips: Intel demos AI architecture
Demonstrating the depth and breadth of its technologies at Hot Chips 2024, Intel showcased advancements across AI use cases - from the data centre, cloud and network to the edge and PC - while covering the industry's most advanced and first-ever fully integrated...
Don’t fall for fake fundraisers for Telegram founder
Cyber scammers are renowned for closely monitoring current events, social changes, and the latest news to exploit and lure victims - and the news surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, is proving to be no exception. Kaspersky experts have uncovered...
Climate change, AI will influence work in 2050
Climate change and artificial intelligence-enabled technology development will be key drivers of how work is organised and valued in 2050, but whether it will be a dystopian or progressive future will depend on how far South Africa democratises technology and...
Inflation, currency volatility to impact global IT spending growth
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 3% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. While IT spending is expected to grow in 2022, it will be at a much slower pace than 2021 due to spending cutbacks on PCs,...
European investments in public cloud services will hit $113bn this year
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)’s Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, Public Cloud Services (PCS) spending in Europe will reach $113 billion in 2022 and will double to $$239 billion by 2026, growing at a 22% 5-year 2021-2026 CAGR....
Most tech purchases end in regret
As technology continues to become more critical to the business, technology customers have access to more options and information than ever before leading to more instances of buyer remorse. A massive 56% of organisations said they had a high degree of purchase regret...
Virtual, augmented-mixed reality set for 11-fold growth
The virtual reality (VR) and augmented-mixed reality (AR-MR) market is at the heart of futuristic digital transformation, offering immersive and assisted experiences through a 3D virtual environment inlaid within or on top of observable reality. Frost & Sullivan’s...
SA was leading in online learning pre-Covid
Prior to Covid-19, South Africa had the highest percentage of learners receiving online or blended learning as their main mode of course delivery compared with the UK, Middle East and Europe. According to research covering higher education (HE) instructors’ priorities...
NFT marketplace to tokenise R18m ZAR coin collection
The South African Gold Coin Exchange & The Scoin Shop has partnered with Momint, a South African Web 3.0 tech firm, to tokenise an exclusive Complete Denomination Coin Proof set of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) coinage for the digital era. Collectively...
Amazon-related phishing sites approach 900 on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is one of the most profitable days for Amazon, together with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday season. At the same time, it’s one of the most opportune moments for criminals to dupe consumers into visiting fake sites, which...
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VMware reports first quarter 2015 results
VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced financial results for the first quarter of 2015: * Total revenues for the first quarter were $1,51-billion, an increase of 11% from the first quarter of 2014, or up 13% year-over-year...
Enhance your holidays with a tablet
Mobile devices like tablets have become an integral part of our lives – making us more productive and efficient in so many ways. But time flies when you’re working hard and it’s that time of year when we get to enjoy a few public holidays, when hopefully there’s a...
Vidi subsidises viewing data
Premier video-on-demand (VOD) service Vidi has subsidised over 60% of its customers' viewing data since its commercial launch in September 2014. The impressive percentage refers to the data that fixed line ADSL broadband viewers have used watching Vidi's unscheduled...
ERP re-imagined in cloud era
In this era of the customer where technology has transformed the ways that companies engage, connect and interact with clients, partners and suppliers, it has become crucial for businesses make use of the latest technological tools to gain insight into the needs of their customers to deliver experiences that build lasting relationships. Microsoft has launched one of these tools – Dynamics NAV 2015 – in South Africa.
Check Point uncovers Magento vulnerability
Check Point Software Technologies has announced that its Malware and Vulnerability Research Group recently discovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in eBay’s Magento Web e-commerce platform, affecting nearly 200 000 online shops around the world. If exploited, the vulnerability gives the attacker the ability to fully compromise any online store based on the Magento platform, including credit card information and other customer financial and personal data.
Africa to see growth in electronic payments
Visa has sponsored the Prepaid Summit Middle East event for the sixth consecutive year in 2015. The event was held in Dubai. Uniting over 150 leading participants, this conference is a regional standard for the electronic payments industry. On this occasion, various...
BT launches Assure Cyber
BT has announced the launch of BT Assure Cyber, an advanced security platform designed to offer complete and comprehensive monitoring, detection and protection against cyber threats targeted at private sector and government organisations. The new solution builds on...
Dac Systems, Axnosis partner on ERP
National ICT services and solutions provider Dac Systems has announced a partnership with established software solutions provider Axnosis, to offer clients access to a range of ERP solutions and relevant expertise. Axnosis focuses its products, based on Microsoft...
What’s your data doing in the cloud?
Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 – as the cloud becomes more pervasive, companies and individuals are growing concerned about how much of their personal data is held in the cloud; and whether it’s secure. Privacy has different connotations for different people...
Why cool is important in manufacturing
Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 in Johannesburg – The factory floor tends to be the last place that organisations implement cutting-edge IT systems – but there are many good reasons to do so. Steve Rodgers, EMEA sales director for Microsoft Business...
Senior PHP Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is on the lookout for a Senior PHP Developer who brings more than just skill to the table—think creative thinker, problem solver, and tech magician who can think outside the box. But because experience shapes expertise, they're ideally on the...
IT Desktop Support Technician – Western Cape Jamestown
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Item Coding Analyst at Circana
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SAP ABAP Developer
SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...
Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Item Coding Analyst at Circana – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...
Senior Functional Tester (CH1021) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...
SAP ABAP Developer – Gauteng Midrand
SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...
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