AI at the edge makes work smarter
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - AI is changing the way we work, learn and create - indeed, it is changing the way we live our lives. That's the word from Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP SA, who believes the industry is on the cusp of massive...
Windows 11 adds AI as Windows 10 support ends
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - Artificial intelligence (AI) can be overwhelming, so organisations should sometimes take a step back and look at specific areas. John Press, sales and marketing manager at Microsoft, believes we are at an...
2021 was a breakout year for the cellular IoT module industry
Annual shipments of cellular IoT modules increased by 39% in 2021 to reach 428-million units, according to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Annual revenues grew faster at 54% to reach $5,3-billion, reflecting strong customer demand in a...
What chief supply chain officers should include in their offset strategies
To ensure future success and achieve competitive advantage, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must prepare offset strategies for five key challenges brought about by accelerating change, according to Gartner. Ken Chadwick, vice-president analyst with the Gartner...
Youth urged to be mindful about money
It's no secret that South Africans don't have a great track record when it comes to debt. FNB recently revealed that credit-active middle-income consumers spend, on average, 30% of their income on unsecured credit and 35% on secured credit. To create a future...
UNCDF and IBM partner to address digital skills gap
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is working with IBM to address the digital skills gap by delivering digital learning to youth and women, as part of UNCDF's Digital Futures initiative. IBM will support the implementation of Digital Futures through the IBM...
Business confidence slips in the second quarter
The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) dropped from 46 to 42 in the second quarter – a similar level to that recorded in the second half of 2021. Various shocks over the past year have contributed to keeping confidence this low and many uncertainties remain. A...
Using AI, Mayflower Autonomous Ship concludes trans-Atlantic journey
In a voyage lasting 40 days and conquering approximately 3 500 unmanned miles at sea, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship arrived in North America in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 5, 2022. Following two years of design, construction and AI model training, the Mayflower...
Half of finance AI projects destined to be delayed or cancelled
Half of current finance artificial intelligence (AI) deployments will be either delayed or cancelled by 2024, while the use of business process outsourcing (BPO) for AI will rise from 6% to 40% within two years, according to Gartner. Chief financial officers (CFOs)...
Semiconductor revenue to grow but supply chains still constrained
According to the Worldwide Semiconductor Technology and Supply Chain Intelligence service from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $661-billion in 2022, a 13,7% year-over-year growth rate following strong 2021...
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Electronic signatures legally binding
Electronic signatures have been given the legal thumbs up, following a recent appeal court judgement. “The decision provides long awaited certainty as to the effect of electronic communications in business, given technological developments in recent decades, and will...
Banking the unbanked is not the only way
By accepting "unbanked" as a defining measure for financial inclusion, financial services institutions could find offering products to lower income groups due to the lack of physical banking infrastructure challenging. Hollard, which has a footprint in highly unbanked...
Kerio Control 8.5 boosts network security
Today Kerio Technologies released Kerio Control 8.5, increasing security with two-step verification, while adding numerous usability improvements. "Kerio continue to enhance security, without compromising simplicity," said Kenk Olivier of Ozone IT, the Kerio African...
Machines as contact centre agents
Artificial Intelligence is not yet a reality. But very smart computers are. They’re poised to take over all sorts of routine, repetitive tasks. After all, a robot doesn’t make mistakes, it can’t get tired and slack off, it won’t lack motivation, and it doesn’t hurt...
Kaspersky wins PC Security Labs award
Kaspersky Internet Security for Android has received the Product of the Year award from the independent Chinese company PC Security Labs following the results it produced during a series of Android Malware Detection Tests. In 2014, PC Security Labs carried out three...
DCC offers Dell Inspiron 3000 Series
The new Dell Inspiron 3000 Series, available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC), is the ultimate range of notebooks available in 14-inch and 15,6-inch models for mobile workers. With powerful processor capability up to Intel Core i7, optional touchscreen...
MDM announces Trillium Cloud
Master Data Management (MDM) has announced Trillium Cloud, a new service platform that provides organisations with a richly-featured enterprise data quality solution, consumable via a managed public cloud environment. The service eliminates the traditional...
ipNX wins Frost & Sullivan award
Based on its recent analysis of the fibre-optic convergence service market, Frost & Sullivan recognises ipNX with the 2014 Nigerian Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership. The company has consistently remained ahead of the...
Altron wins innovation award
In demonstrating how innovation and collaboration can be achieved sustainably in an organisation, Altron’s group executive of strategy and technology, Dr Willie Oosthuysen, was awarded the title of Innocentrix Innolive 2015 Corporate Entrepreneur at a recent ceremony...
Westcon appointment grows Cloud Solutions
Due to growing demand amongst resellers for assistance in establishing themselves as cloud businesses, WestconGroup Southern Africa has further bolstered its Microsoft technical support skills with a key appointment in this area. The distributor, which is aggressively...
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INTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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