Lack of AI skills slows innovation
There is a vital human skills gap when it comes to maximising the potential of AI and cloud, with almost all organisations recognising that they have to prioritise workforce upskilling. This is among the findings from SoftwareOne's Cloud Skills Report, which...
AI both a security solution and a risk
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the term on everyone's lips in 2024. In the context of cybersecurity, AI is a greater threat than ever before, while also providing new tools for combatting attacks. Cybersecurity companies need to shift from...
SA It industry needs to step up to save skills pipeline
The South African IT industry needs to move quickly to save the IT skills pipeline, or risk falling behind the world in terms of 4IR progress. This is according to Senele Goba, Director of 4IR Innovations, founder of Ososayensi Education Advancement NPO and board...
New Windows, Office 365 updates make hybrid work easier
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the world strives to create a new normal, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that most companies are going to embrace some form of hybrid working. Panos Panay, executive vice-president and chief product officer at Microsoft,...
Impact and attitudes to fraud across the world and generations
Geographies and generations differ greatly in the frequency and impact of financial fraud, as well as their attitudes toward fraud detection and the institutions responsible for protecting them from bad actors. This is according to the 2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud...
Flaws in proactive customer service cause more harm than good
Two-thirds of customers contact customer service after receiving proactive outreach from a brand, often using costly assisted channels because they needed additional information or confirmation, according to Gartner. This flawed approach to proactive customer service...
SA gets first Green Finance Taxonomy
South Africa has launched its first national Green Finance Taxonomy through which investors, issuers, lenders and other financial sector participants can track, monitor, and demonstrate the credentials of their green activities in a more confident and efficient way. A...
Strong growth for insurance telematics policies
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 16,1-million in Q4-2021. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,5%, this number is expected to reach 35,1-million...
Technology helps African farmers weather climate change
Case studies across Africa demonstrate the positive impact that access to even the most basic mobile technology can offer smallholder farmers. This underscores the importance of driving inclusive access to digital technology, especially mobile-based, to help the...
Confidence in short-term insurers nosedives
The short-term insurance industry is facing an increasingly critical customer when it comes to service delivery, meeting expectations, quality, value, and price. Customer loyalty is on the decline and short-term insurers are struggling to articulate their customer...
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Attix5 receives Canadian investment
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Kaspersky launches online cyberthreat radar
As complex operations become an increasingly frequent feature of contemporary cybercrime, Kaspersky Lab is launching an online service that brings together all the information it holds on the most sophisticated cyber campaigns. The interactive targeted cyber-attacks...
Intelligent CRM as a business goal
The competitive arena is evolving on a second-by-second basis and no company is free from the effect of commercial rivalry, writes Gerda Christoch, director of Orbis Software SA. Indeed, as customer relationship management (CRM) professionals readily confess, the...
Curbing substance abuse in the workplace
All organisations are required by law to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), which specifies a zero tolerance approach to intoxication in the workplace, says Rhys Evans, director of ALCO-Safe. This includes both alcohol and narcotic substances....
Thermal imaging cameras mitigate poaching
Effective monitoring is key in the fight against rhino poaching. Using thermal imaging cameras with advanced detection capability can offer a more proactive solution to stopping poachers. Technology not only helps to protect the lives of the rangers, it can also mean the difference between pre-empting the death of a rhino, or hunting for the killers after the fact, when it is already too late.
Indoor smartphone used boosted by Ericsson
We spend more than 85% of our time indoors, but a recent Ericsson ConsumerLab study conducted with more than 47 000 respondents across 23 countries reveals that only 41% are highly satisfied with their indoor experience when browsing or accessing social networks. This...
Gartner names IFS as leader
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has been named as a leader for its enterprise service management solution in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management, authored by William McNeill, Michael Maoz and Jason Wong on 22 December 2014. It is...
Virtual NAS from QNAP, AMD
QNAP Systems has partnered with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and announced the release of the high-performance 10GbE-ready TVS-863+ and 4/6/8-bay TVS-x63 Turbo vNAS series, with an AMD Embedded G-Series quad-core 2.4GHs processor and a RAM module expandable to 16Gb....
DCC offers Ultimate HT703 tablet
The Ultimate HT703 7-inch tablet from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is the last word in affordable tablets for every user, with all of the basic functions and features users’ need. Including WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, this affordable, entry-level...
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