These are the top risks facing the TMT sector
Few industries are moving faster than the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector, as it drives technological, societal and economic progress. According to Allianz, the long-term future outlook is positive - yet, with such a rapid pace of change comes...
Humanoid robots become more pervasive
The global humanoid robots market size is expected to reach $4,04-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 17,3% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The global market for humanoid robots is poised for substantial growth due to rapid...
Why the cloud numbers don’t add up
In a recent survey by tech learning platform O'Reilly, 90% of respondents said their organisations are using cloud, and 30% said they're fully cloud native. But other insights indicate that the numbers just don't add up. Cloud spend still accounts for just 6% of total...
NASA, UAE Mars missions agree to share science data
NASA's MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters. A new partnership that encourages the sharing of data between NASA's MAVEN (Mars...
Easter phishing scams drive Emotet to malware dominance
Emotet continued its reign as the most popular malware, impacting 10% of organisations worldwide, double that of February, according to the Global Threat Index for March 2022 from Check Point Research (CPR). Emotet is an advanced, self-propagating and modular trojan...
Kids predict what the future will look like
New survey findings reveal what the future will hold in the next 10 to 50 years, according to children. The future, as children aged 5-11 see it, brings exciting, wacky technological advancements but some serious concerns about the impact of climate change. The...
When galaxies collide …
A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled an unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy. The interacting galaxy captured in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope is collectively called Arp 143. The pair contains the glittery, distorted,...
Backup gap means organisations continue to lose data
A huge majority (86%) of EMEA organisations (78% in South Africa) have a protection gap between how much data they can afford to lose and how often IT systems are protected. This has risen by 14% in the past 12 months across the EMEA region, indicating that, while the...
Worldwide PC shipments see first quarter decline
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 77,5-million units in the first quarter of 2022, a 7,3% decrease from the first quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. A sharp drop in Chromebook sales significantly contributed to the overall market decline....
These are the new WASPA office bearers for 2022
South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) has elected its new board for 2022, introducing Iman (Faith) Malaka as the new membership chair, and Casper de Villiers who returns as treasurer. Malaka is the co-founding member, CEO and...
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Security key as Africa moves to LTE
Securing the network is a top priority for telcos and carriers as LTE becomes increasingly mainstream across Africa, says Fortinet. Perry Hutton, regional director of Fortinet for Africa, says: “LTE is changing the playing field. The previous generation of mobile...
African ICT must seize opportunity
As the next big frontier for market growth, Africa is rich with potential. But African businesses have been slow to capitalise on this, and stand to lose out to foreign players, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. Sub-Saharan...
Netology, Cloud on Demand partner
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Konica Minolta launches mobility offering
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Gumtree revamps automotive section
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Projects fail ERP
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An Agile testing paradigm shift
Agile techniques are becoming mainstream as companies gear up to deliver the software they need to meet rapidly shifting consumer needs and intense competition. However, it’s also clear that many companies are struggling with testing in this new, agile world. “I’ve...
Fak’ugesi Digital Africa to explore tech
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Jasco delivers Avaya Fabric Connect
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Integrated security a must
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