SMEs unaware of malware for nine months
South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take about nine months to become aware of and report a data breach. That's according to Jaco Voigt, MD of Cisco technology ecosystem provider PerfectWorx Consulting, who says this concerning timeframe is broadly...
APT groups target government, energy, telecoms in Africa
Researchers at Kaspersky keep a close eye on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and are observing nine active threat actors that currently target organisations in Africa. While these threat actors target a wide range of entities, Kaspersky researchers identified...
Mental health of adolescent girls, young women worst hit by Covid-19
Findings from a recent study led by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) have shown that the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions severely impacted the mental health of adolescent girls and...
Record growth as mobile money promotes financial inclusion
Mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, with a record $1-trillion processed during the year. The industry enjoyed a substantial increase in the number of registered accounts, up 18% since 2020 reaching 1,35-billion globally. The volume of...
Are SMEs being left behind?
Small and medium enterprises (SMBs), which represent two-thirds of global jobs and over half of global GDP, remain resilient and confident in the face of current challenges. They warn of rising costs and the need for more government support and better financing...
AI emerges as the power tool for customer experience
Customer experience (CX) Champions gain better returns from their CX tech investments than competitors by managing CX across the enterprise through cross-functional teams, clearly defined workflows, and extensive use of analytics and AI. This is according to a new...
Sustainability a priority in digital transformation
Sustainability is at the top of corporate agendas worldwide, as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals have become major considerations in companies' digital transformation programs. New research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that more than 60%...
Chat helps to strengthen customer experience
Chat technology has becoming critical for bolstering customer experience while driving revenue and growth for the businesses. This is among the findings of Clickatell's new Chat Commerce Trends report, which reveals that 99% of customer service executives recognise...
These are the imperatives for data and analytics success
Data and analytics (D&A) leaders should embrace three imperatives when leveraging the top D&A trends for 2022 in their enterprise, according to Gartner. The three key areas are: Activate Dynamism and Diversity, Augment People and Decisions, and...
Microsoft launches Zulu translations
Microsoft has added Zulu to its Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Translator, enabling text and documents to be translated to and from one of South Africa's official languages across the entire Microsoft ecosystem of products and services. Zulu joins Swahili as the...
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Ricoh wins in EcoVadis survey
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wiPlatform aids smaller retailers
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Cyberlink announces PowerDirector 13
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Celebrating a decade in biometrics
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Local SME awarded level 1 B-BBEE status
With South Africa’s economy under continued pressure, good news stories about SMEs are rare. So when a local SME makes the effort to not only provide globally recognised products and services, but also invests in growing the local economy it’s a win-win for all....
Oracle introduces recovery appliance
Oracle’s Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (Recovery Appliance) is the first appliance ever to deliver zero data loss protection for critical Oracle Databases. When using today’s solutions to restore a database, businesses typically lose all data generated since the...
DCC offers WD Red and Red Pro
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is extending its range of purpose-built Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives with the inclusion of the new higher capacity WD Red drives, as well as medium to large enterprise-class WD Red Pro drives. WD Red drives,...
Making payroll count
CRS Technologies, a leading provider of HR & Payroll services and solutions, is one of a growing number of businesses that support the Payroll Giving South Africa initiative. This is an on-going national project that places charities, represented through an...
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