Confidence in AI rises with use, but so does anxiety
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are constantly evolving, and starting to have real impact in the workplace. But employees are not yet sure how they feel about AI, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group...
SA consumers continue to show resilience
According to TransUnion's Q1 2024 South Africa Industry Insights Report, consumers' credit appetite continued to grow despite the sustained high interest rate environment as consumer confidence improved slightly during this quarter - along with lower inflation metrics...
Strong set of financials from Alviva
South Africa's largest distribution group, Alviva, has announced a strong set of results for the first six months of the year with revenue soaring by 52% to R11,4-billion. It is also the first set of results from the group since the acquisition of Tarsus Technologies....
VPN demand in Russia surges
According to in-house aggregated Atlas VPN user data, Virtual Private Network (VPN) installs in Russia surged by 1 906% in the last few days. The interest in VPNs started to increase on February 16, 2022, after the first wave of cyberattacks against Ukraine occurred....
Shot in the arm for Covid-19 vaccine storage and delivery
Looking to boost Covid-19 vaccine storage and distribution, the Department of Health is rolling out new cold-chain equipment throughout the country, thanks to a R74-million donation from Vodacom and the Vodafone Foundation. Vaccine storage is a challenge for various...
The future of the telco is in software
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Open software-defined technology is rapidly becoming the foundation on which telecommunications operators (telcos) are building modern networks that offer agile and flexible new services to customers. Both traditional...
Telia delivers software-defined network slicing
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Software-defined services are at the heart of new network slicing capabilities that Telia launched today with its customer Sandvik, a Swedish multinational engineering company. Rainer Deutschmann, group chief operating...
Telecoms is ‘the gateway to the future’
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Despite the many benefits that technology has brought us, people still don't really trust it. That's according to José María Álvarez-Pallete, chairman and CEO of Telefónica, and a board member of the GSMA, addressing...
Culture shifts, innovation required for new digital norm
While companies are building better digital habits and systems, a shift is needed from digital culture to value realisation, according to a Nutanix-commissioned CXO survey from IDC. Surveying leaders across EMEA, the IDC InfoBrief, From Digital Culture to Value...
SA publishers challenge Google and Meta at Competition Commission
The media industry association Publisher Support Services (PSS) yesterday presented its challenge of Google and Meta (Facebook) to be compensated for their content used on these platforms at an in-camera hearing of the Competition Commission's market inquiry into...
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Hybrid solutions ease SMMEs’ load
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Konica Minolta backs PinkDrive
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Metrofile expands property portfolio
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Sasria SOC boosts performance with Huawei
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Gemalto to acquire SafeNet
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Cyberoam expands Central Console appliances
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WASPA names first operations manager
The Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has created a new role to strengthen its positioning as a credible and effective self-regulating body. By taking direction from the association's management committee, operations manager Ilonka Badenhorst...
Acer chairman leads Global Strategy Office
Acer’s board of directors has approved George Huang, Acer chairman, to concurrently lead the newly established Global Strategy Office. Assuming the role of corporate chief strategy officer, Huang will focus on seeking new business investment opportunities for the...
Samsung offers printing solutions for SMBs
Samsung Electronics South Africa announces the availability of its Core Printing Solutions (BCPS) for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). This server-less solution assists customers in saving IT costs, increase productivity, boosts security and support document...
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