African executives rank innovation as a top priority
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Skills shortage hampers Africa’s fight against cybercrime
Kathy Gibson reports - As cyber attacks become more frequent, and more crippling, a massive shortage of cybersecurity skills is hampering Africa's ability to meet the onslaught. This is one of the troubling findings from "Elevating Africa's Cyber Resilience", a new...
IBM in strategic collaboration with AWS
IBM has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), with plans to offer a broad array of its software catalogue as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on AWS. Building on IBM Software being available as-a-Service (aaS) on IBM Cloud, this...
Total private investment in AI more than doubled in 2021
A moneytransfers.com analysis of the sector places private investment in AI in 2021 at $93,5-billion - more than double what it was in 2020. The total amount of funding raised by venture capitalists (VCs) for AI startups has increased significantly since 2017....
All about NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2
NASA and Boeing are taking another major step on the path to regular human spaceflight to the International Space Station using American rockets to launch spacecraft from American soil with the second uncrewed test flight of a commercial crew spacecraft. NASA's Boeing...
Smart traffic management will save 205m tons of CO2
A new study from Juniper Research has predicted that global savings in CO2 emissions from smart traffic management systems will be 205mmt (million metric tons) by 2027; a growth of 41%, up from just 145,7mmt in 2022. Reducing congestion through optimised traffic...
Supply constraints hurt hardcopy sales
Despite the continuing supply chain issues affecting the Western European hardcopy market, 1Q22 was a relatively good quarter for some, but still pretty bad for others. Widely publicised supply chain issues for hardware, toner, and ink have now been compounded in some...
SAP Code Week upskills 1,8m young learners
The 2021 edition of SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) saw more than 1,8-million young people between the ages of 8 and 16 equipped with 21st century learning and coding skills via 41 000 workshops held across the continent. Since 2020, there has been a 23% increase in youths...
Decline in mental health could be linked to increased smartphone use
Your weekly smartphone usage report can be a startling reminder of how much time you spend on your phone but for younger people, who have grown up with smartphones, it could also be a sign of a more severe problem. A new study, "The Deteriorating Social Self of...
Worldwide digital transformation investments set to reach $1,8trn
Global spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organisations is forecast to reach $1,8-trillion in 2022, an increase of 17,6% over 2021. According to a new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Digital...
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TP-LINK announces new WiFi routers
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Acer launches Liquid Jade S smartphone
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LG unveils 2015 business strategies
LG has revealed its 2015 consumer electronics business strategy focused on leveraging LG’s industry-leading, value-added products to expand business opportunities in the United States and around the world. At a VIP media roundtable during the 2015 International CES,...
Kick-start your job hunt in the new year
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Attorneys boost call centre volumes
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LG delves into IoT
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WD demos fastest 4Tb hybrid drive
WD, a Western Digital company, demonstrated the world’s fastest 4TB hybrid drive at the SATA-IO booth at Storage Visions 2015, 4 to 5 January in Las Vegas, Nevada. WD’s prototype drive utilises the SATA Express PCI-e interface, 4Tb 3.5-inch hybrid hard drive, and up...
Cisco unveils Project Squared
Cisco introduced Project Squared, a business collaboration app that combines chat, audio, video, multi-party meetings and content sharing in a single experience that supports the demanding collaboration needs of modern teams. Project Squared is Cisco’s answer to the...
Energy now a top business concern
The most logical solution to South Africa’s energy crisis is to diversify its energy mix by encouraging the development of renewable energies that harness the country’s natural resources, such as the sun. This is according to industry leaders who took part in a recent Solarcentury-hosted roundtable, looking at the state of commercial solar power in South Africa and the opportunity for solar to support economic growth.
Jasco Power, Gamatronic renew agreement
Jasco Power Solutions has renewed its Master Distributor agreement with leading global power electronics company Gamatronic Electronics. This agreement effectively extends Jasco’s exclusive distribution rights within Southern Africa for a three-year period, with the...
Test Automation Engineer – Intermediate (5yr Fixed Term Contract) at Accenture
AUTOMATION TESTER Location: Johannesburg/Cape Town South AfricaAre you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering...
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Cloud Engineer: Database Services – Gauteng Randburg
Engage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and Platform Owners to review and approve cloud template and patternsConduct logical deployments of cloud configuration/sAutomate cloud servicesCollaborate with Public Cloud Providers specifically around the...
IT Helpdesk Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg
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