AI comes of age as hype clears
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - As the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) starts to dissipate, organisations are starting to use the technology to drive real business transformation. Doug Woolley, vice-president of Dell Technologies, says...
Hardware supply chains under siege from hackers
HP Inc has released the findings of a global survey highlighting the growing concern over nation-state threat actors targeting physical supply chains and tampering with device hardware and firmware integrity. The study of 800 IT and security decision-makers (ITSDMs)...
ESET launches search for Heroes of Progress
ESET has announced the launch of a new initiative, "Heroes of Progress", where it will be searching for visionary thinkers who have contributed to progresss across a variety of industries, with technology at the core of the progress made. Behind all forms of progress,...
In an unhappy world, humour would sell
Many people haven’t felt true happiness for more than two years and want brands to make them smile and laugh - but business leaders fear using humour in customer interactions. The Happiness Report from Oracle Fusion Cloud Customer Experience (CX) and Gretchen Rubin,...
African consumers face an uncertain future
Sub-Saharan Africa experienced its first recession in 25 years when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, according to World Bank data. This has resulted in a difficult recovery for the region and has also brought to the fore new economic growth challenges, compounded by the...
Hybrid IT increases network complexity, adds challenges
The acceleration of hybrid IT has increased network complexity for most organisations, and caused several worrisome challenges for IT professionals. This is among the findings from The SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2022—Getting IT Right: Managing Hybrid IT Complexity,...
Phishing for cryptocurrency continues to rise
With the boom in digital currencies over the past five years, there has been a surge in the number of cybercriminal tactics used to steal cryptocurrency – from luring victims with gifts sent by crypto exchanges to distributing Trojanised DeFi wallets. Crypto wallets...
A password manager could save businesses from phishing attacks
According to IBM, in 2021, phishing attacks caused 17% of all data breaches, moving up from fourth to the second most common cause of data compromise in only a year. It is also the second costliest type of breach, with the average global cost reaching $4,65-million....
Industrial printer shipments decline
Industrial printer shipments declined 2.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. "Shipments at the beginning of the year started off...
African Data Centres to build new Cape Town facility
Africa Data Centres is building a second, 20MW-capacity, data centre covering 15 000 square meters in eight data halls in Cape Town. According to Tesh Durvasula, Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres, there is a clear pipeline of demand for colocation space...
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DCC extends Samsung offering
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has recently secured rights to distribute Samsung’s range of business laser printers as well as large format desktop monitors. This move augments their existing offering of the full range of Samsung’s Business-to-Business...
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...
Lobola Calculator app improved
The popular Lobola Calculator app has launched an enhanced user experience. Digital Peppa, the incubators of the app, took user, fan and media feedback to heart and introduced an improved version on Friday, 13 March 2015. The first version of the Lobola Calculator app was launched in October 2014 and attracted over 74 000 downloads within the first four months, generating interest from across the globe.
UCT, FutureLearn share African perspectives
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and FutureLearn will help share African perspectives in two different fields of learning through the launch of the first two courses on their online social learning platform. “Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare” and “What is...
Allocating budget for DDoS protection
In an environment rife with rapidly evolving malware, targeted attacks on enterprise and the escalating mobile security problem, defending against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks might not take top priority on the information security manager’s checklist,...
Dell announces new endpoint security suite
Dell has announced a new endpoint security suite that enables businesses of all sizes to secure their workforce, protect data and meet compliance requirements. The Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Security Suite (DDP | ESS) delivers threat protection, authentication...
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