Growth, technology trump workers as top business priorities
CEOs ranked workforce as their third most important business priority for 2024 to 2025, behind growth and technology, according to Gartner. Gartner surveyed 416 CEOs and other senior business leaders in July 2023 and October through December 2023 and found that...
Public cloud spend set to double by 2028
Worldwide spending on public cloud services is forecast to reach $805-billion in 2024 and double in size by 2028, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual...
Crypto apps installs in Europe tumble
The downturn in the crypto market has had a direct impact on the crypto apps ecosystem in Europe. According to the latest numbers presented by StockApps.com, the number of crypto apps installs in Europe was down by almost 20% during the first quarter of 2022....
Start-ups short-listed for AfricaTech Awards
Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have announced the top 45 start-ups that have been long-listed for the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards. This pan-African initiative, supported by Proparco, aims to recognise and support emerging...
Wealthy investors eye NFTs in their investment mix
More than a quarter of high-net-worth investors will include NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, into their portfolios this year, according to a new survey by deVere Group. The findings of the poll come as momentum surrounding the new digital asset class continues to build...
Second careers for cash-strapped retirees
Between 2020 and 2021, interest in taking a teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) course increased by 56% for South Africans aged 65 and over, compared to 12% globally for the same age group. This is according to data collected by The TEFL Academy, a leading...
Connection is key for successful digital transformation
Kathy Gibson reports - Digital transformation hinges on a meaningful connection between systems, workforces, customers or communities. "If you haven't yet made that connection, you haven't transformed," says Colleen Alber, technology evangelist at Hyland, speaking at...
How the Post Office could foster financial inclusion
The Post Office could play a role in fostering financial inclusion by extending formal financial services to the unbanked in society. Dr Steven Msosa, postdoctoral fellow attached to the Department of Marketing at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), has...
Business imperatives drive the next phase of digital transformation
Kathy Gibson reports - The next phase of digital transformation will be driven by content services that are connected, cognitive, governed and secure. This is the word from Ed McQuiston, executive vice-president and chief commercial officer at Hyland, presenting the...
World Password Day highlights need for robust cybersecurity
World Password Day (tomorrow, 5 May) is a reminder of the increase in cyberthreats affecting South Africans and the country's businesses. “For example, a recent TransUnion study revealed that 37% of South Africans admitted that they had been targets of...
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Creative Cloud Market arrives in SSA
Dax Data recently launched Adobe’s Creative Cloud Market, a significant new feature of the Creative Cloud 2014 release. Presented at events in Johannesburg and Cape Town the release includes Creative Cloud Libraries, numerous updates to 13 CC desktop tools, 9 new...
New human-centric displays from Fujitsu
Fujitsu has announced the Fujitsu Display P24T-7 LED, its new flagship display that features a patent-applied presence sensor and an integrated call and status indicator which is ideal for use in open plan office environments, providing a gateway to native integration...
POPI and the issue of privacy
The recently enacted Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, which sets conditions for how organisations can process information, has caused significant upheaval in the South African business environment, says Professor David Taylor, data privacy officer at...
Trudon rolls out Wyzetalk solution
Trudon, a South African search and marketing company and the publisher of the Yellow Pages, is a staunch advocate of social media, but had never considered social business software (SBS) until it came face-to-face with Wyzetalk. MD Thabo Seopa says the company...
Epson introduces new projector range
Epson has launched four new projectors to the South African market: the Epson EB-1430Wi and EB-1985WU projectors for business; the Epson EB-585Wi for education environments; and the Epson EH-TW570 for home cinemas. “These new projectors offer brighter images with...
Dell expands SDN solutions
Dell has announced new products and solutions to help global customers on their paths toward software-defined (SDN) data centres by bridging the gap between traditional and new application requirements.
MacRobert Attorneys rolls out Teleforge
MacRobert Attorneys, one of the oldest law practises in South Africa, has announced that it has increased efficiencies in its 80-man call centre by up to 100% after installing a solution from Teleforge Communications - which also includes a leading-edge predictive...
Apps allow parents to control device usage
With the traditional family dinner and other pastimes on the verge of extinction thanks to an array of distracting hand-held devices, mobile applications are now available for parents to remotely block access to smartphones and tablets, says Roberto Caprio, director...
Schneider appointment strengthens board
Schneider Electric South Africa, a specialist in energy management, is pleased to announce that Canninah Mapena and Bongani Twala have been appointed as executive directors to its board, with immediate effect. Mapena also serves as the director of the energy division...
The hidden costs of hosted VoIP
Many businesses rush into hosted VoIP investments, seeing the technology as an enormous cost saving - only to be disappointed with the results. Too often, this is because it is difficult to evaluate the true costs of VoIP, resulting in turn, in an unquantifiable...
IT, Network Infrastructure and DBA Specialist
Job Title : IT Infrastructure and DBA Specialist based at our client ( Hybrid role ) Area: TshwaneYour role will be, but not limited to: You will need to optimise, maintain and setup the company's computer information systems and IT / Network Infrastructure. You will...
Senior C # Developer
Join a prestigious team - who at the top of their game. You can do this from the comfort of your own home. This GEM of a role is fully remote.Requirements5 years' + experience with C# (or similar )University or related Computer Science Degree/DiplomaSouth African...
Senior Agile Project Manager at Kgabolize Recruitment Consultancy
To plan, direct and co-ordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished and to develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of...
Senior Full-Stack C# ASP.Net Developer
Environment:A fast-growing international startup consultancy building bespoke software to create digital transformation solutions for a wide variety of corporate clients requires a Senior C# ASP.Net Developer. The candidate will be required to develop software and...
Software Engineer
ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...
Backend Developer (C#, Java) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge company that leverages the latest technologies to construct high-performance, state-of-the-art services is seeking an exceptional Backend Developer to join an outstanding team. You will be required to work onsite for 6 months in Century...
IT, Network Infrastructure and DBA Specialist – Gauteng Centurion
Job Title : IT Infrastructure and DBA Specialist based at our client ( Hybrid role ) Area: TshwaneYour role will be, but not limited to: You will need to optimise, maintain and setup the company's computer information systems and IT / Network Infrastructure. You will...
Senior C # Developer – Gauteng Gauteng
Join a prestigious team - who at the top of their game. You can do this from the comfort of your own home. This GEM of a role is fully remote.Requirements5 years' + experience with C# (or similar )University or related Computer Science Degree/DiplomaSouth African...
Senior Agile Project Manager at Kgabolize Recruitment Consultancy – Gauteng Rivonia
To plan, direct and co-ordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished and to develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of...
Senior Full-Stack C# ASP.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Environment:A fast-growing international startup consultancy building bespoke software to create digital transformation solutions for a wide variety of corporate clients requires a Senior C# ASP.Net Developer. The candidate will be required to develop software and...
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