AI drives strategic healthcare investments for Nvidia
Nvidia has significantly ramped up its involvement in the healthcare sector in the past few quarters, riding on its success with the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) wave. Through a series of partnerships and investments, totaling at least a dozen, the...
Double-digital growth forecast for MEA IT security spend
Spending on security products and services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), excluding Israel, will grow 10,3% year on year in 2024 to reach $6,2-billion, according to the latest Worldwide Security Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). The...
Great supply chain disruption will continue in 2022
The highly synchronised global supply chain system developed over the past 30 years is under strain like never before and resolving the disruption will be less a "sprint" and more of a "marathon" that runs well into 2022, according to a new report by IHS Markit. The...
Intelligent edge to drive supply chain decisions
Driven by evolving data communications networks, including 5G, Gartner predicts that 25% of supply chain decisions will be made across intelligent edge ecosystems through 2025. "Historically, digital supply chain investments prioritised large-scale, centralised...
Semiconductor revenue passed $500bn for the first time
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 25,1% in 2021 to total $583,5-billion, crossing the $500-billion threshold for the first time, according to preliminary results by Gartner. "As the global economy bounced back in 2021, shortages appeared throughout the...
South Africans demonstrate climate change perception gap
More than half (58,9%) of South Africans are optimistic that the country will avert a climate crisis in their lifetime. This reveals a potentially damaging gap between perceptions of climate change and people's understanding of its catastrophic effects. Epson's global...
Hybrid work enables new gig economy
Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it's causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling. According to a survey by Citrix, 40% of 1 000 knowledge workers in the US have left at least one job in the past year or are considering...
State capture report exposes poor regulation of directors
Acting Chief Justice Zondo's State Capture Commission report highlights the need for formal regulation of the director profession. This is the word from Advocate Fay Mukaddam, chartered director (SA) and governance specialist at the Institute of Directors South Africa...
New tactics put industrial organisations under attack
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new, rapidly evolving, series of spyware campaigns, attacking more than 2 000 industrial enterprises across the globe. Unlike many mainstream spyware campaigns, these attacks stand out due to the limited number of targets in each...
Mobile calling declines for the first time
International call traffic declined by 7% in 2020, continuing a downhill trend from 2015 after just a slight increase in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. A new TeleGeography Report and Database analyzes how Covid-19, the over-the-top (OTT) effect and wholesale...
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PDF printing issues and their solutions
With Adobe Reader software being freely available for every computer, Portable Document Format (PDF) files have become the universal file format for electronically distributing, viewing and printing all types of data and information, says Prakash Naidoo, product...
Create a favourable self-service persona
In today’s business environment, companies do not have the luxury to employ people for the sole reason of answering phones and relaying information about flight schedules, an order status, appointments, bank balances, and other time critical events and activities....
Black Friday grows African e-commerce
JUMIA, Africa’s largest online shopping mall, kicked off Black Friday offering special deals and discounts of up to 75% across its large assortment of products, including best-selling electronic devices, home and living products, groceries, service deals, sport...
Connecting remote locations
Despite the high penetration of wireless communications globally, talking, texting or emailing outside the primarily urban coverage of most mobile networks is either not possible or comes with unreliable service coverage. “The primary barrier to expanding coverage has...
Thomson Reuters honours Ricoh
Ricoh has been named to the 2014 Top 100 Global Innovators list by Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s top sources of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. The Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators Award honours companies that lead global...
Can a business be too agile?
Agile development has been embraced by businesses around the world. It improves speed to market by cutting down on the development cycle. If done properly, it improves the quality of output and mitigates risks. But risk increases when agile methodologies are not...
Go Green in the City 2015 under way
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, launched on 15 November the fifth edition of Go Green in the City, a global business case challenge focusing on innovative energy solutions for smart cities. From 15 November 2014 to 1 February 2015,...
Smart buildings foster smart cities
As the global urbanisation trend picks up, smart cities are emerging. With efficiency as a key driver, these cities make use of IT to intelligently and dynamically harness the natural, infrastructure and technology resources needed to operate optimally and...
CommVault named as leader by Gartner
CommVault has announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Leaders” quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving” for the second consecutive year. According to Gartner, “the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving...
Improving workflows in government
The South African public sector, including national government departments and all 284 local municipalities, is under increasing pressure to reduce operational costs and streamline processes in order to become more efficient, says Avi Rose, South Africa country...
Full Stack Java Developer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A fast-growing FinTech company with a footprint on the African continent seeks the coding talents of a forward-thinking Full Stack Java Developer to join its team. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all phases of the development cycle- from...
Senior Java (Spring Boot)Developer (CH1002) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client, a HR Consulting and Technology company is looking for a Senior Java Developer with Spring Boot experience, to join their team.As a Java Spring Boot Developer, you'll design, code, or configure, test, debug, deploy, document, and maintain web service...
Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the Role:As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in steering the successful execution of software development projects through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be responsible for meticulous project planning, resource...
Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client is dedicated to transforming the payment landscape with a vision of providing a risk-free and empowering payment solution. Unlike other options, they prioritise responsible alternatives to credit, offering a clear and compelling value...
Applications Architect at Financial Intelligence Centre
JOB PURPOSE: To lead the design of an enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures, and policies. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Application Architecture domain establishment • interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 2182 TT
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Java Lead Developer at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:Our client, a successful FinTech company, collaborates with major banks, retailers, and MNOs to optimise transactions. They unite dedicated individuals to provide innovative enterprise solutions that foster economic growth. With a dynamic and innovative...
Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:Our client is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, catering to vendors of asset management solutions with their hosted software. They have carved a niche for themselves by offering affordable premium software across various industries. The...
Applications Architect at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
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