AMD president Victor Peng retires
AMD President Victor Peng is retiring effective 30 August 2024. He will continue to serve on the AMD executive team in an advisory role and support the transition until his retirement date. "Victor re-joined AMD in 2022 following the acquisition of Xilinx and played...
CrowdStrike outage: what now?
Technology leaders woke up on Friday morning to find that a content update by cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike had gone badly wrong, disrupting major systems at numerous organisations. The impact spread globally, with airports, governments, financial institutions,...
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...
Fakecalls Trojan imitates bank employee conversations
A new banking Trojan dubbed Fakecalls masquerades as a banking app and mimics the telephone customer support of the most popular South Korean banks. Unlike regular banking Trojans, it can discreetly intercept calls to real banks using their own connection. Under the...
3D printer market on road to recovery
Global shipments of Industrial 3D printer systems accelerated again in Q4 2021, giving a clear sign that the global 3D printer market is being renewed and is no longer in recovery mode, according to Context. Global shipments of high-end printers were not only greater...
MTN can set up MoMo Payment Service Bank in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final approval for MTN's MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB) to start operating. MTN Nigeria received a letter dated 8 April 2022 from the CBN, addressed to MoMo PSB, conveying approval for it to commence operations. This...
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IoT gives healthcare a shot in the arm
The race is on. A few months ago, Apple set pulses racing with the launch of its new HealthKit application - a multi-purposing, data-aggregating hub for health and wellness data from multiple platforms, sensors and partners, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5...
Be your own online recruitment agent
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Big data and the three Vs
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Real IRM launches GWEA qualification
Enterprise architecture specialists Real IRM have launched a training course and qualification geared specifically for the Government-wide Enterprise Architecture Framework (GWEA). GWEA, best described as TOGAF as it applies to the South African public sector, was...
Shell powers young entrepreneurs
On 16 October 2014, Shell will officially launch the revised LiveWIRE programme – a global social investment initiative that focuses on training and equipping young people with the necessary entrepreneurial skills to combat high levels of youth unemployment and...
Containing the cost of compliance
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Aspect Software launches Unified IP 7.3
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Gauteng, Brighter Futures boost maths marks
The recent World Economic Forum report places South Africa’s maths quality last out of 148 countries. Just last week a report by the South African Centre for Development and Enterprise noted that maths and science are areas where schools are failing their students and...
BT expands Assure portfolio
BT has announced the latest addition to its BT Assure portfolio: Assure Threat Defence. BT has combined cutting edge event monitoring technology and professional services to create Assure Threat Defence which helps customers and security analysts better identify and...
DCC offers APC Smart-UPS
Protect your environment and equipment from unstable power conditions with the new Smart-UPS On-Line 230 V from APC by Schneider Electric, available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The APC Smart-UPS On-Line 230 V is designed and developed for the...
Remote Software Development Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Our client, a leading software and POS solutions developing company, specifically catering to the hospitality, retail or billing sector, seeks to employ a qualified and experienced Business Analyst, with a background in the billing or POS software development sector,...
Senior Java Developer – Western Cape Somerset West
Senior Java DeveloperResponsibilities/Tasks: ·Support existing and develop new functionality and components.·Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.·Refactor and improve the code to keep...
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ENVIRONMENT:A highly skilled & solutions-driven Software Engineer well-versed in building reliable, scalable enterprise software systems is sought by a prominent Telecommunications Solutions provider. You will join the core team building the underlying application...
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Senior Front-End DeveloperResponsibilities/Tasks:·Implement new Front-End requirements using Angular/Typescript and Bootstrap with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS.·Maintain existing Front-End applications written in Angular/Typescript.·Implement the SARS ‘look and feel' and...
Carpentry – Design and Project Manager at Square 1 Recruitment
Our client, a growing carpentry and cabinetry business is expanding due to high demand of their products! They are looking for a design and project manager who has at least 2 years' experience in technical designing of carpentry and cabinetry products. The role will...
Fullstack Developer (Expert) 1380
Full Stack Developer (JAVA)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:RESTful service development and deployment using Java, JEE, MicroProfile and Quarkus, OpenAPI experience advantageous.Experience with systems integration technologies and techniquesObject Oriented Programming...
Senior Business Analyst
My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Requirement Elicitation and AnalysisWork closely with business stakeholders to understand their...
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Our client, a prominent IT and data center infrastructure provider headquartered in Bryanston, Johannesburg, is seeking a skilled and visionary Data Center Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team. Renowned for their commitment to delivering cutting-edge...
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