Remarkable growth forecast for AI platform software
The market for artificial intelligence (AI) platforms software grew at a rapid pace in 2023 and is projected to maintain its remarkable momentum, driven by the increasing adoption of AI across many industries. A new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast shows...
Crypto scams have skyrocketed in the past decade
Although illicit crypto activity significantly dropped in 2023 - falling by almost 40% YoY - the volume of these transactions was still a massive $24,2-billion, pushing the 10-year total to shocking highs. Data from AltIndex.com indicates the crypto market has...
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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Taneja report lauds Tintri solution
Tintri has announced the findings of a Taneja Group Field Report. The report, Massively Scalable, Intrinsically Simple: Tintri’s Low TCO for the Virtualised Data Centre, is based on in-depth interviews with Tintri customers across a broad range of industries. Customer...
Datacentrix honoured by VMware
Virtualisation and cloud infrastructure solutions company, VMware has honoured Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, at its recent annual partner awards event for South Africa and West East Central Africa (WECA), held in Johannesburg....
DiData scoops Cisco awards
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Betting World rolls out Microsoft solution
Founded in 2000, Betting World is one of South Africa’s most exciting operators in the fixed odds horseracing and sports betting market. Wholly-owned by JSE-listed Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, Africa’s largest horse racing and tote betting company, Betting World’s...
Faster modernisation with two-tier ERP
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Training, deal registration benefit partners
IT solutions provider First Technology says that as hardware margins shrink it is becoming vital for resellers to deliver strong, reliable value-added services to their clients - and that vendors are an important part of the equation. “Our management and professional...
Westcon, Juniper Networks grow relationship
Westcon Group,the leading value-added global distributor of security, unified communications, network infrastructure and data centre solutions, has announced the company has signed an expanded distribution agreement with Juniper Networks. The deal empowers specialty...
CSH acquires P:Cubed
Buy-and-build credit and information services business, CSH, today announced the acquisition of P:Cubed, a South African marketing service provider, for just under R350-million (US$30-million). These businesses have taken this step in order to support an enhanced and...
Cartrack raises R510m capital
Leading fleet management, stolen vehicle recovery and insurance telematics group, Cartrack Holdings Limited, has successfully raised R510-million in a private placement of 60-million shares at an issue price of 850 cents per share. This translates into a market...
Software System Designer II – Gauteng Randburg
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