Phenomenal growth forecast for Gen AI smartphones
The future of the smartphone industry is set to be transformed as worldwide generative AI (GenAI) smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 363,6% YoY in 2024 to 234,2-million units, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast. This represents 19%...
Nominations open for 2024 IITPSA President’s Awards
Nominations are now open for the Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) President's Awards - which this year includes a new award category for IITPSA members - and which will encompass the theme of "Celebrating leaders in ethical digital...
Inner cities are growth engines attracting young homebuyers
Inner cities play a crucial role in stimulating, supporting and enhancing a country’s economic growth. They are hubs for productivity, and due to the scale, diversity and density of activity, ideas and information flow freely, offering a wealth of creative and...
Artificial smart skin could lead to new generation of touch-sensitive robots
An electronic skin which can learn from feeling “pain” could help create a new generation of smart robots with human-like sensitivity. A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow developed the artificial skin with a new type of processing system based on...
New CEO for Dimension Data MEA
Dimension Data has announced the appointment of Alan Turnley-Jones as CEO of Dimension Data Middle East and Africa (MEA), effective from 1 June 2022. Turnley-Jones joined Dimension Data MEA in 1999 and has served as the lead for the company’s Managed Cloud and...
SA employees, employers agree on hybrid working
South African employees prefer the hybrid working model - and most companies in the country are prepared to shift to this new practice. This is according to the latest Cisco Global Hybrid Work Study, which polled 28 000 globally full-time across 27 countries and...
In MEA, PC shipments grow as tablets slip
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced a slight year-on-year decline of 1,5% in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest industry analysis...
These are the top privacy trends
As the number of privacy regulations worldwide continues to grow, organizations should focus on five privacy trends to help meet the challenges of protecting personal data and meeting regulatory requirements, according to Gartner. "By year-end 2024, Gartner predicts...
Obstacles ahead for SA’s economy
Local economic growth is facing a myriad of headwinds this year including a weaker global environment weighing on export potential, a tightening of domestic monetary policy, a further rise in electricity load-shedding, a series of big fuel prices increases, and the...
Digital transformation acceleration comes with trade-offs
With highly distributed architectures and a broader threat landscape resulting from an ongoing digitisation of previously physical experiences, organisations are turning to a variety of solutions to help manage complexity and address widening IT skills gaps. However,...
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SA’s app economy sees growth
When cell phones were first introduced to South Africa twenty years ago, the focus was almost entirely on the networks themselves. There were huge debates over rates, coverage, signal strength and benefits. It didn’t take long for the networks to become little more...
GuruHut, Obsidian support Atlassian workshop
Local open source software supplier Obsidian Systems will join Atlassian solution experts and professionals at a one-day workshop in Cape Town on 23 February. The Atlassian in Africa event will give programmers and IT managers the opportunity to Atlassian personnel...
Risks in the local healthcare industry
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Moving beyond the start-up phase
Building a great business involves more than just hard work, good networking skills, and a fair degree of luck, says Nick Bell, CEO of Decision Inc. Whilst the core of any good business venture is a business that enables you to satisfy a customer’s need in a unique or...
Security needs of residential estates
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Big data key to successful online marketing
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Kaspersky Lab presents secure QR scanner
Kaspersky Lab has introduced its new mobile application – Kaspersky QR Scanner. This program is compatible with Google Android and Apple iOS and can not only read information from QR codes, but also warn users about potentially dangerous links within them. Fraudsters...
LG G3 makes VR accessible
LG Electronics (LG) and Google are making virtual reality (VR) more accessible to mainstream consumers. LG announced on 10 February, a free VR for G3 giveaway for customers who purchase new LG G3 smartphones. LG’s VR for G3 works with Google Cardboard and enables G3...
Kyocera to demo new print services at CeBIT
Kyocera Document Solutions’ booth at this year’s CeBIT conference, held in Germany on 16 to 20 March, is dedicated to improving organisations’ bottom lines. Visitors will find solutions and services that allow them to optimise the management of documents vital to the...
Booking hotels online in Africa
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ENVIRONMENT:A highly skilled Junior Manual Tester is sought by a specialised Software Tech company in Joburg to join its team. The ideal candidate will require a tertiary qualification or Certification in Software Testing and a Diploma in Software-related area to...
Software Developer II (Full Stack) at Visio Assignments – Western Cape Westlake
our client is on a lookout for a Software Developer II (Full Stack) and be part of an exciting journey in Cape Town. As a Software Developer in their team, you'll play a pivotal part in shaping the future of our clients' products by understanding and defining...
Junior Manual Tester (JHB Onsite) – Gauteng Rosebank
ENVIRONMENT:A highly skilled Junior Manual Tester is sought by a specialised Software Tech company in Joburg to join its team. The ideal candidate will require a tertiary qualification or Certification in Software Testing and a Diploma in Software-related area to...
Senior IT Support Technician at Visio Assignments
Our client is seeking a client-driven, 3rd line ITTechnician that has previous IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) experience. The successful candidate will be confident and outgoing with an excellent telephone manner. You will have great communication skills both...
Junior Automation Tester (JHB Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:A Software Specialist in Joburg seeks a strong technical Junior Automation Tester to test case preparation and maintenance, review and test execution, select automated testing tools and setup automated testing and logging, tracking and raising...
Senior IT Support Technician at Visio Assignments – Western Cape Century City
Our client is seeking a client-driven, 3rd line ITTechnician that has previous IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) experience. The successful candidate will be confident and outgoing with an excellent telephone manner. You will have great communication skills both...
Junior Automation Tester (JHB Onsite) – Gauteng Rosebank
ENVIRONMENT:A Software Specialist in Joburg seeks a strong technical Junior Automation Tester to test case preparation and maintenance, review and test execution, select automated testing tools and setup automated testing and logging, tracking and raising...
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Senior NOC (Network Operations Centre) Engineer Field Teams: - Monitor Field Team groups for escalations and assistancerequests, including switch renaming, device connection issues,and bespoke requests.PRTG Monitoring:- Frequent monitoring of PRTG during shifts to...
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Network Operations Engineer – Gauteng Midrand
Senior NOC (Network Operations Centre) Engineer Field Teams: - Monitor Field Team groups for escalations and assistancerequests, including switch renaming, device connection issues,and bespoke requests.PRTG Monitoring:- Frequent monitoring of PRTG during shifts to...
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