Crowdstrike and Microsoft stocks down but global searches soar
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Landmark Climate Change Act welcomed
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Digitalisation key to curbing mishandled baggage rates
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Great Resignation set to continue as pay pressure mounts
The Great Resignation will continue apace in the year ahead as one in five workers say they are likely to switch to a new employer in the next 12 months. This was a key finding from PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears survey of 52 195 workers in 44 countries and...
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Blue Label launches bond offer in Cell C recapitalisation
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New TB drug combination trial could lead to shorter treatment
A visit by the Bavarian State Chancellery and the Western Cape Government to the University of Cape Town's Lung Institute (UCTLI) highlighted a new trial involving BTZ-043 (benzothiazinone DprE1 blocker), a novel TB drug candidate. There are also plans to test BTZ-043...
BT, MTN Business in strategic African alliance
BT and MTN Business have announced a strategic alliance which will offer world class security and communications services to business customers across Africa. New and existing MTN Business customers will get access to solutions including cloud-based security and...
Huge increase in new cloud regions expected
Cloud providers launched 18 new regions in 2021 after launching an average of 15 per year since 2013, according to TeleGeography's refreshed cloud and WAN Infrastructure research. According to the research firm, over the next few years, nearly 50 new cloud regions are...
What did South Africans look at in Street View?
In the 15 years since its launch, Google Street View has come a long way. From going under water to capture the Great Barrier Reef in 2012, being available in VR in 2015, to exploring the 'Top of the World' in Canada in 2017, Street View has achieved a number of...
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Clatterbuck appointed as Seacom CEO
Seacom, Africa’s foremost network service provider and ICT enabler, today announced the appointment of Byron Clatterbuck as its CEO. Clatterbuck is an industry veteran with more than 18 years’ experience in the global telecommunications industry. He has held a number...
Five reasons you can’t ignore SDN
Software-defined networking (SDN) is set to be one of the most disruptive developments in IT, yet most businesses lack awareness as to its implications. Shiraaz Singh, head of Networking Solutions at Aptronics, believes this needs to change. Forget cloud, big data and the Internet of things for a second – there’s something just as big that most IT executives and businesses are blissfully unaware of. It’s called SDN and it’s the future of networking.
HelloCash platform launches in Ethiopia
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M-Net studios use solution from Jasco
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CA solution included in SAP offering
CA Technologies has announced that its customer experience monitoring technology has been added as part of the SAP Extended Diagnostics application by CA. With the inclusion of these capabilities, the SAP solution now combines deep diagnostics with customer experience...
Net1 launches Zazoo in the UK
Zazoo is well-positioned to become an exciting global technology company at the forefront of payment solutions, with a range of innovative products. Net 1 UEPS Technologies has announced that it has established a new subsidiary in the United Kingdom called Zazoo to...
A new approach to processing systems
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DiData awards matriculants with grants
Dimension Data has, for the second year in a row, contributed R100 000 towards an initiative set up by the City of Johannesburg to recognise and reward the achievements of the top matriculants at 20 of the city's highest achieving “no-fee” township schools. The...
Jumia rolls out Apple store
Jumia has rolled out their official Apple store online, becoming the first online retailer to be authorised by Apple to sell their products. Now that Jumia.com.ng sells official Apple products, they are anticipating even more enthusiasm and excitement from their...
Vox expands Guardian Eye range
Vox Telecom has announced an extension to its very successful Guardian Eye Lite range, to include an outdoor camera, that keeps home and business surveillance in the palm of your hand. The Guardian Eye Lite Outdoor replicates the benefits and technical specifications...
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