Enterprise WLAN declined in Q3
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Big five tech giants break stock value records
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Technology paradoxes drive digitalisation challenges
Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum SA - Technology has never been more central or more relevant for global progress - but organisations need to learn how to leverage new technologies and make the most of their data assets. This is the word from Michael...
Worldwide IT spending to exceed $4trn in 2022
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 5,5% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "Enterprises will increasingly build new technologies and software, rather than buy and implement them, leading to overall...
Customer experience, enterprise intelligence, digital sovereignty key for resiliency
Results from the recent International Data Corporation (IDC) Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending (FERS) survey shed light on several key areas of digital transformation. In this global survey, respondents were asked to identify their digital resiliency...
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Child sexual exploitation and abuse online is increasing
The scale of child sexual exploitation and abuse online is increasing at such a rapid rate that a step change is urgently required in the global response to create safe online environments for children. This is among the findings from the 2021 Global Threat Assessment...
SA users plagued by password stealers
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Global mobile app revenues to hit $613bn by 2025
With roughly 5,3-billion mobile phone users worldwide, or 57% of the world's population, the mobile app industry continues surging with no signs of stopping any time soon. In 2021, the entire market is expected to hit over $400-billion value, growing by 25% YoY....
Vodacom launches Eco-SIM Cards made from recycled plastic
Vodacom is launching Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic as part of its goal to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. Vodacom will soon provide customers with new Eco-SIMs in the half-sized format made from recycled plastic, progressively replacing SIM...
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Hosted PBX cuts costs, operational strain
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Eaton offers new 9E UPS
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Veeam Cloud Connect now in Azure Marketplace
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Online businesses need to heed POPI
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Drive performance with B2B integration
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Alcatel-Lucent, China Huaxin close sale deal
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Smart developers use low-code alternatives
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