Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Cyberattacks on banks have skyrocketed

A recent survey from Stocklytics.com has revealed a staggering 91% rise in cyberattacks on banks over the past four years - highlighting the gaps in cybersecurity protocols and raising questions on whether people can trust financial firms for asset security....

How to design better decisions, create change

As data alone is unlikely to drive decisions, chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) need to learn to design better decisions and make change in three ways, according to Gartner. The three ways are: improving the timing of decisions, accelerating decisions and...

One in five companies turn cybersecurity off if it impacts production

A new Kaspersky report, "Kaspersky ICS Security Survey 2022: The seven keys to improving OT security outcomes", reveals that 20% of industrial businesses across META tend to switch off their cybersecurity product if it is affecting their production processes or...

Russian players excluded from European esports

The European Esports Federation (EEF), in support of Ukraine and condemning Russia's military aggression, has stated that Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in the European Championships. On 4 May, the EEF issued an official statement from the Federation...

Search is on for sustainable plastic packaging solutions

Cheap, mouldable, and corrosion resistant; these qualities have made plastic a dependable packaging staple for the manufacture of consumer goods sold online. But in South Africa - where the total cost of plastic waste pollution exceeds R885-billion annually - the...

Shipping losses fall, but waters are still muddy

The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade, so vessel safety is critical. The sector continued its long-term positive safety trend over the past year but Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly...

Ransomware hits more than half of SA companies

Sophos's new State of Ransomware 2022 report shows that 51% of South African organisations surveyed were hit with ransomware in 2021. Forty-nine percent of the organisations that had data encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back, even if they had other means...

Spectrum key to driving digital and economic transformation

It has been more than a decade since the significant release of spectrum for mobile broadband services in South Africa - a limitation that has impacted the industry and citizens in measurable ways. It has constrained growth within the telecommunications market and...

NASA rocket aims to measure Earth’s life-supporting secret

Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars - and for all we know, any other planet in the universe - do not? "It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's what Endurance is after," says Glyn Collinson, a space...

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Fujitsu expands Lifebook range

Fujitsu has expanded its popular Lifebook notebook and Stylistic tablet range with new devices featuring the latest 5th generation Intel Core vPro processor family. With this line-up Fujitsu responds to the continuing trend of companies offering their workforce the...

Mobile comms as an alternative to post

Regardless of the South African Post Office’s four month strike coming to an end, organisations should step up their use of mobile communications to get their bills, statements and other vital communications to their customers. That’s the word from Jacques Swanepoel,...

Thermal imaging cameras cut illegal mining

In Ghana and Tanzania, incidents of illegal mining have been cut by more than 50% for one pan-African mining company. The use of thermal imaging cameras in security vehicles and at high sites, along with the capability to record and view each incident live – from...

Hughes Electrical rolls out Ruckus solution

Ruckus Wireless has announced that Hughes Electrical (Hughes), the second largest independent electrical retailer in the UK, has selected and is deploying Ruckus Smart WiFi products and technology across its retail outlets in the United Kingdom. The new Smart WiFi...

How to choose an agent desktop

Today’s contact centre agents deal with a large number of cutting-edge technologies, which are moving forward in leaps and bounds. Thanks to the powerful solutions now available, business can be conducted faster pushing the number of transactions being processed...

How the channel can capitalise on IoT

Gadgets are becoming increasingly "smarter". Some of today's cellphones pack more processing power than desktops of a decade ago. Even those devices and objects that never had to be particularly clever – such as smoke alarms, house alarms and thermostats – now contain...

IDC lauds DiData

Dimension Data has been announced as the leading IT services provider, in South Africa in 2013 by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The report, South Africa IT Services Market 2014-2018 Forecast and 2013 Analysis (IDC #ZS04W), provides a detailed overview of...

ERP must be flexible to survive

An ERP system that is not sufficiently flexible to meet changing business demands is an anchor not a sail, holding the business back, not driving it forward. This is according to a Gartner report that now defines legacy as "any system that is not sufficiently flexible...

WestconGroup wins Motorola Solutions awards

WestonGroup has announced the company has made a clean sweep of the Motorola Solutions 2014 Awards. The value-added distributor came in tops, taking the prestigious Motorola Solutions Distributor of the Year for 2014 in southern Africa. A Motorola partner since 1994,...

The mobility gap in corporate security

Mobility and BYOD are some of the fastest growing trends, both locally and across the globe, says Fred Mitchell, software division manager, Drive Control Corporation. From laptops and notebooks to ultrabooks, smartphones and tablets, the sheer number of mobile devices available today is driving the requirement for networks to open their borders, potentially creating significant holes in the fabric of corporate security.

Full Stack Front End Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Accenture Song is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture Song truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

Senior Cloud Engineer: Database Services – Remote Remote

Job PurposeTo implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.Job ResponsibilitiesEngage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and...

Business Analyst (ILR) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

SENIOR DEVELOPER: DYNAMICS 365 CRM

As part of this role, you will use your existing skills in Power Platform/Dynamics configuration and development to build modern, cloud-based solutions and will have an opportunity to broaden your skills to other key Microsoft technologies. These technologies include...

Full Stack Front End Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Accenture Song is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture Song truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

Senior Cloud Engineer: Database Services – Remote Remote

Job PurposeTo implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.Job ResponsibilitiesEngage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and...

Business Analyst (ILR) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

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