Competition heats up in autonomous driving technology
Recent developments in technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), have enabled the connected, autonomous, shared, and electric (CASE) mobility trend, according to IDC, which adds that this trend has been accompanied by the emergence of a highly competitive...
Expect a surge in electric vehicles
The global electric vehicle market will reach $8,8-trillion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 33,6% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report from Grand View Research. Growing emphasis on environmental sustainability and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is...
Life on the edge just became a lot more interesting
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Edge computing is rapidly becoming one of the most significant topics in the IT world, with the potential to completely transform the way businesses and individuals engage with the world around them. That's according to...
Metal and biometric cards to drive payment card revenue
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global payment card shipment revenue for technology companies will reach $11,7-billion in 2026, from $9,7-billion in 2022. This 20% increase reflects new innovations emerging in the payment cards space while the...
Teraco offers access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect
Teraco is now offering connectivity directly through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect at its Isando Campus for the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region. Oracle customers are now enabled, the company says, to harness the power of Oracle Cloud locally,...
Every third banking malware attack in 2021 was directed at corporates
In 2021, the financial threats landscape witnessed positive changes where the overall number of users affected by malware reduced significantly, including a 35% drop in PC malware. Still, financial organisations, as cybercriminals' most lucrative targets, continue to...
Mobile drives Africa’s booming digital economy
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Africa's digital economy, driven by mobile commerce, could be worth as much as $180-billion by 2025. This is one of the conclusions from a new white paper, "Towards a Flourishing Digital Economy for all - a Spotlight on...
CPR flags new malware targeting gaming
Check Point Research (CPR) has spotted new malware that is actively being distributed through Microsoft's official store. With over 5 000 machines already affected, the malware continually executes attacker commands, such as controlling social media accounts on...
Vuma takes significant stake in Herotel
Vumatel, one of the country's leading providers of fibre connectivity, has acquired a 45% stake in ISP Herotel. The acquisition will accelerate Herotel's vision of bridging South Africa's digital divide, fostering economic growth and connecting more of the country's...
Atlas VPN comes to the aid of Ukraine journalists
As Ukraine is hit with a wave of DDoS attacks during the current invasion by Russia, Atlas VPN is giving free subscriptions to journalists in the country to ensure the free flow of information. "As we stand for freedom online and beyond, we wish to help journalists...
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Jasco launches generator sets
Jasco Power is offering generator sets of 10kVA to 1200kVA that can be purpose built to suit any businesses requirements. In operation for 12 months and with a goal of taking a 20% market share in the highly competitive generator market space within the next year,...
Craig Luck named MD of Datanet
Pinnacle Holdings is proud to announce the appointment of Craig Luck as MD of its infrastructure arm, Datanet. Starting from 1 September 2014, Craig Luck will be taking over from Nico Steyn who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Nico has done some...
OTEL Telecoms launches hosted PBX switch
OTEL Telecoms, a licenced South African National Telecoms Carrier, announced today the release of its CloudAstrix Business Edition, a multi-tenant hosted PBX SoftSwitch aimed at Enterprise and Internet Telephony Service Providers. “As hosted telephony become...
Business rescue is not a magic salve
With some large local operations going into business rescue recently, the concept itself is probably still novel to many in South Africa, writes Gareth Cremen, a partner at Ramsay Webber Attorneys. Reports in the business press suggest that shortly after Leon Kirkinis...
Networks Unlimited partners with F5 Networks
Value-added security and networking distributor, Networks Unlimited, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with the leader in application delivery networking (ADN) technology, F5 Networks. F5’s application delivery platform encompasses hardware,...
Kaseya acquires Scorpion Software
Kaseya, the leading provider of cloud-based IT management software, today announced the acquisition of Scorpion Software, a leading security and authentication provider offering integrated two factor authentication, single sign on and password management solutions....
FNB and NCR win banking award
First National Bank (FNB) and NCR Corporation (NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, won the award for Best ATM and Kiosk Project in Africa, at The Asian Banker’s Middle East and Africa Country 2014 Award ceremony. FNB was the only bank in...
Mobile cloud and the software-defined future
The mobile-cloud era has business and IT under tremendous pressure. It faces a number of challenges as it juggles maintenance and renovation of existing systems, whilst looking to the future and implementing new technology to support growing business needs, says Ian...
Protecting portable devices from knocks
The mobile workforce has firmly entrenched itself globally and locally, the variety of devices has grown, it has also become increasingly common for the same user to have multiple devices, says Heinrich Pretorius, Targus product specialist at DCC. Most commonly, these...
CA tackles the mobility transformation
The era of BYOD, where employees are using their own devices and not necessarily one device; has brought about a revolution in the workplace but not without major challenges to the secure management of IT. CA Southern Africa has announced the local availability of a...
Software Systems Designer – Gauteng Sandton
Our client in the Banking Industry is looking for a Software Systems Designer to join their team! This is a 12-month contract based in Sandton.Description To translate business, other stakeholder requirements and user stories into system requirement and act as a link...
Quality Assurance System Administrator – Western Cape Oakdale
FMCG concern is seeking a Food Safety Officer to co-ordinate and control all activities pertaining to the effective functioning of the Quality Assurance systems with specific focus on Food safety and related standards including document control and...
Senior Application Developer – Remote Remote
Our client in the financial service industry is looking for a Senior Application Developer with experience in the Full Software Development LifecycleThe ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science or related fields Experience with agile environments with...
Systems Analyst at IQbusiness – Gauteng Johannesburg
IQbusiness is a Management Consulting firm. We are currently looking for a Systems Analyst for a contracting opportunity. Responsibilities: Implements computer system requirements by defining and analyzing system problems; designing and testing standards and...
Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
Senior Data Engineer
Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...
Business Analyst
Key accountabilitiesThe Consultant shall provide Development, Testing, Data migration and Go-livesupport services for the SAP Data Services toolset (Data Integrator). This will include the following:1.Requirements refinement and documentation in the form of a...
Enterprise Architect
Our client, an International Mining Company, has a Contract position for a ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT.Provide domain and subject matter expertise in vulnerability and patch management.Design, develop, review, and maintain a comprehensive vulnerability/patch management...
Software Development Team Lead
Looking for a Senior Software Developer with managerial experience, comfortable mentoring and leading the development team.Must have completed Bachelors Degree (IT/Computer Science or similar) coupled with 4 -8 years of experience in the field of Software...
Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
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