Anton Jacobsz steps down as Exclusive Networks Africa MD
Anton Jacobsz has stepped down as MD of Exclusive Networks Africa. Jacobsz, who has headed the distributor for over 10 years, will remain a shareholder with the organisation as well as serving in an advisory capacity moving forward. In early 2022, Exclusive Networks...
AI platform could spot the next Olympic hopeful
Restraints - physical, time and budgetary - currently make it extremely challenging for sports scouts to find talent in rural or remote areas. Those limits have a twofold effect: A world of talented individuals will never become professional athletes, and fans may...
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...
IBM plans to deliver 4 000+ qubit system
BM has announced the expansion of its roadmap for achieving large-scale, practical quantum computing. This roadmap details plans for new modular architectures and networking that will allow IBM quantum systems to have larger qubit-counts - up to hundreds of thousands...
Dis-Chem data compromise another warning for SA organisations
The recent cybersecurity breach to Dis-Chem's customer database should be seen as a warning to under-threat South African organisations, according to Check Point Software Technologies. According to Dis-Chem, almost 3,7-million of its customers' personal information,...
Using HTML attachments allows phishers to avoid detection
Kaspersky experts are warning users about the growing threat coming from the increased numbers of phishing emails containing HTML files. From January to April 2022, Kaspersky researchers blocked nearly 2-million phishing emails containing HTML attachments. Using HTML...
African travel and tourism could create 14m new jobs
The World Travel & Tourism Council's latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals the African travel and tourism sector is expected to create almost 14-million new jobs over the next decade. The positive forecast from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC),...
Global consumer spending on apps hits $32,5bn
A tradingPlatforms.com analysis concludes that In-app purchases across all niches raised $32,5-billion. This figure represents a 0,6% gain from the $32,3-billion that the sector raised in Q1 2021. Apple's marketplace had the lion's share of the revenues, more than...
Nasa discovers a black hole in the Milky Way
As the Event Horizon Telescope collected data for its remarkable new image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, a legion of other telescopes including three NASA X-ray observatories in space was also watching. Astronomers are using these observations to learn...
Sustainability is vital to CEOs, but hindered by poor data insights
Sustainability is rising higher on corporate agendas, and CEOs recognise sustainability as a business imperative and growth driver. But, as CEOs face growing pressures from boards and investors, a lack of reliable data insights is hindering their ability to take...
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Verbatim Power Packs available from DCC
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DCC offers HP Pro X2 612
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Get your sales pipeline ready for 2015
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The research potential of microjobbing
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PWC and partners launch SignCloud
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Experian SA offers fraud prevention solution
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Make mobile printing painless for business
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Opportunity matching apps to change HR
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The third platform will disrupt business
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