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...
Companies pour massive investments into security upskilling
Most then 70% of businesses pay more than $100 000 for additional training annually to keep skills of their cybersecurity employees up to date, a recent global Kaspersky study has revealed. However, the surveyed companies also highlighted that there was a lack of...
2021 ties for sixth-warmest year on record
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global...
More than a third of telehealth clinicians had patient data compromised
Global research unveils that 37% of healthcare providers across the META region have experienced cases where their employees compromised customers’ personal information during remote consultations. In addition to this, nearly half (45%) of providers believe that their...
Double-digit investments in edge computing expected
Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $176-billion in 2022, an increase of 14,8% over 2021. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, and services for edge solutions is forecast to sustain this pace of growth through 2025 when...
Retail trends set to prevail in 2022
2021 was a year of readjustment marked by a slow economic recovery, still engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to spread across the nation. In this climate, the retail sector has adopted a flexible strategy that makes it easier to adjust to new consumer...
Tourism critical for economic recovery in 2022
The important role that tourism will play in the recovery of national economies and global trade has been highlighted in the 2022 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report by the United Nations. Drawing on data from the World Tourism...
New grant opportunity for African entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under five years, are encouraged to apply now for $5 000 seed capital, mentorship, business...
Watch the Falcon 9 launch
On Thursday (January 13) at 10:25 a.m. EST, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-3, SpaceX’s third dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the tenth launch and landing of this...
SA workers communicate better when they work remotely
Most South African employees (73%) don't feel isolated while working remotely - in fact, a massive 44% of remote workers manage to communicate even better with their colleagues this way. However, while the extensive use of non-corporate communication services enables...
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Cartrack to list on the JSE
Cartrack Holdings has announced that it is currently evaluating the intention to list on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) in the Support Services sector. Cartrack, which was founded in 2001, is an established, trusted and recognised household...
Longline phishing rears its ugly head
The past few years have seen a tremendous rise in the use of email as an attack vector for enterprises and larger entities. These attacks have also evolved in sophistication, from the first examples of malicious links or attachments being included in emails, to the...
Veeam achieves record Q3 2014 results
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, released highlights of its Q3 2014 results, reporting total revenue bookings growth of 65% compared to the same period last year. The third quarter of 2014 marks...
Net1 MS introduces Mobile Virtual Card tech
Net1 Mobile Solutions (N1MS), a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, has announced the launch of Shmart!Pay Mobile Card in India together with its partner TranServ Private Limited ("TranServ"). This mobile-based payment solution is the first of its kind in...
CampusKey rolls out MiRO’s UniFi
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Stratus debuts disaster recovery release
Stratus Technologies has announced the general availability of the anticipated disaster recovery addition to everRun Enterprise, the company’s next generation software defined availability solution. With this latest software release, Stratus debuts fully-integrated...
Metacom boosts core network
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has invested significantly in upgrading its core network to meet increasing customer needs, says MD Réan van Niekerk. “We specialise in providing integrated, highly available communications to support critical...
CommVault automates data protection
CommVault has announced it has added data management and protection support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that includes robust cloud reporting as well as self-service virtual machine provisioning, recovery and resource management with snapshot-based data protection....
Mobile networks leverage device insights
Mobile marketing has long promised to be an extraordinarily effective way for networks to reach their customers with relevant, timely messages - but getting the reality to match the promise is often costly, and rarely easy. There’s one key insight, however, that can...
Cashless payment solutions lower risks
Getting to grips with cashless payment solutions can give small business owners peace of mind during the busy festive season, when crime and business robberies are expected to be at their peak. The festive season often leads to increased sales, but this is against the...
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Our client, a leading International Logistics company based in Johannesburg, is looking to fill the position of Application Developer. Purpose of the Role: A developer is required to develop, test, document and implement application/systems using the latest version of...
Software System Designer II – Gauteng Sandown
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Business Analyst IT – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The Business Analyst facilitates business and cross-competencyteams to understand, analyze and document relevant businessfunctions and business requirements in completing tasks relatedto business solution planning, documenting and managingcustomer requirements. The...
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