European Commission takes Microsoft to task
The European Commission has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that Microsoft has breached EU antitrust rules by tying its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular productivity applications included in its suites for businesses Office 365...
US resellers eating telcos’ lunch in the enterprise space
An analysis of the US reseller market illustrates that enterprise telecoms service providers worldwide need to embrace smarter customer segmentation, says GlobalData, adding that about 1 800 significant resellers in the US account for as much as 20% of the enterprise...
Multi-cloud complexity, skills shortages add to security concerns
As organisations continue to adopt the cloud, with 35% running more than 50% of their workloads on the likes of Azure, AWS and GCP, they struggle to manage the complexity of securing their cloud infrastructures across multiple cloud platforms, while also suffering a...
SA workers score well for security habits
More than half (53%) of global workers would be very comfortable reporting a violation or security issue - rising to 80% in South Africa but dropping to 35% in Germany and 39% in the Netherlands. This is among the findings from a KnowBe4 survey of security habits...
Rival gangs hit victim with dual ransomware attack
Sophos has released findings of a dual ransomware attack where extortion notes left by Karma ransomware operators were encrypted 24 hours later by Conti, another ransomware gang that was in the target’s network at the same time. Sophos details the dual attacks in the...
Consumer rights and the financial services market
South African consumers are offered a wide range of protection in the form of legislated consumer rights, developed and applied over the years into the framework that we know today. “Over the years, this has been vital; particularly in the financial services sector,”...
Independent group calls for sustainability pledge
In advance of critical biodiversity negotiations in Geneva, the Campaign for Nature’s Global Steering Committee is urging ambitious nature protection, funding for biodiversity, and support for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Led by former US Senator Russ...
Binge drinkers upped consumption during lockdown
New research has found that heavy episodic drinkers consumed more alcohol than usual during both increased and decreased lockdown restrictions and reported drinking more alcohol because they felt stressed, felt a need to relax, and felt bored. The researchers...
Customers demand more from life insurers
The latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) for Life Insurance (2021) conducted by Consulta reveals how satisfied customers are with their life insurers over the last year. The benchmark measurement for Life Insurance (2021) provides important...
Companies will let customers go if they are not a good fit
By 2025, 75% of companies will "break up" with poor-fit customers as the cost of retaining them eclipses good-fit customer acquisition costs, according to Gartner. When "breaking up" with a poor-fit customer, organizations proactively end the relationship on their own...
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Xerox wins award at Africa Print Durban
The popular annual Africa Print Regional Expo, held in Durban from 26 to 27 August at the International Convention Centre, was a huge success for platinum sponsor Xerox, represented locally by Bytes Document Solutions. The company won the Africa Print Award for Best...
Decision Inc acquires Dataways
Decision Inc. has completed its integration of the client base and staff of Dataways, a major Roambi partner, in a move that reinforces its strategy to provide clients across industry sectors with mobile business intelligence (BI) solutions. "This announcement sees...
Unyazi IV music festival finalises line-up
NewMusicSA is pleased to announce the complete schedule of Unyazi IV Electronic Music Festival, which takes place as part of the Fak'ugesi: Digital Africa Festival line-up, at Wits and the Goethe Institute from 9 to 13 September. With a total of nine concerts, an...
Managed solution partnerships key to success
In today’s fast changing global business environment, adaptability and responsiveness have become non-negotiable components for the sustainable success of any organisation. Given that, for the vast majority of companies, employees are central to the continued...
Gemalto solution delivers green energy
Gemalto is providing M2M connectivity for SOLARKIOSK, a compact, solar powered station transported onboard a mobile vehicle. This cabin features photovoltaic panels across its roof to generate sustainable energy in areas outside of conventional power cabling and...
Business continuity versus disaster recovery
Despite the importance of having business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) plans in place in the connected world, many organisations irrespective of size and industry are still struggling to get to grips with the differences between these two...
Video conferencing beyond the boardroom
By 2016 video conferencing will be the world’s preferred business communications tool - and will move far beyond the boardroom, said Nicolette Kruger, country manager at NFS Technology, a specialist software company that supplies software for the hospitality industry,...
Bytes SI named an Alcatel-Lucent VAD
Significantly enhancing its product and solution portfolio, Bytes Systems Integration has signed up as a value-added distributor (VAD) for Internet protocol and cloud vendor Alcatel Lucent Enterprise and created a dedicated business unit focused on its solutions....
Building smart cities through ICT Innovation
The concept of the "smart city" has emerged as a term to describe a city that uses technology to address service delivery challenges. However, building a smart city is about more than just using technology – it is about ICT innovation and transformation that improves...
TruTeq Wireless, Westpac Bank team up
Pretoria-based GSM mobile technology company, TruTeq Wireless has partnered with Australia's leading bank to roll out a mobile banking platform to seven Pacific island countries. Westpac Pacific Banking launched its first USSD-based mobile banking application in the...
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Senior Applications Business Analyst – LW – Western Cape Cape Town
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Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
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