Another year of double-digit growth for IoT
As one of the technologies driving Industry 4.0, along with artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, and automation, the Internet of Things (IoT) has entered almost every market over the past years, providing seamless communication between people, processes, and...
Amazon, Uber join Dow Jones average indices
Amazon and Uber are to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA), respectively. Amazon.com will replace Walgreens Boots Alliance in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Reflecting the evolving nature of the American economy,...
CFOs should embrace analytic staff from other sources
Talent is a vital part of any advanced analytics center of excellence (ACOE) and often chief financial officers (CFOs) limit the scope of their ACOE projects by relying too heavily on finance staff, according to Gartner. CFOs should look at other, sometimes cheaper,...
Depression screening tool puts mental health in the spotlight
Wits University psychology researcher, Tasneem Hassem has been awarded R100 000 in seed funding to advance the development and commercialisation of the first validated online depression screening tool suitable to the South African context. Developed over four years as...
SA, Egypt lead Africa in global competitiveness
African countries rank positively in the GBS World Competitiveness Index, with South Africa and Egypt scoring as High Performers in five categories. More than 140 global business services (GBS) buyers and enterprise executives of organisations that outsource and...
Customers unforgiving if brands fail to protect them online
New research has cast a spotlight on the role of brands in protecting their customers from cyberattacks. According to the global Brand Trust survey by cybersecurity company Mimecast, almost three-quarters (74%) of South African consumers would stop buying from a brand...
AI key to making roads safer in future
Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep future roads safe for everyone, say the United Nations partners leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a...
Digital-only banking set for global growth
Digital-only banking adoption is set to grow considerably over the next five years, according to Finder.com's Digital Banking Adoption Report. Finder polled 41 654 people across 30 countries to reveal the number of people who will have a digital-only bank account will...
South Africans ‘waste’ opportunities to e-recycle
Despite the fact that approximately 95% of e-waste can be recycled, recovered or treated and beneficiated, e-recycling is not high on South African's agenda. This according to Patricia Schröder, vice-chair of the central branch of the Institute of Waste Management of...
Education needed to improve Africa’s low levels of climate change literacy
The average national climate change literacy rate (percentage of population that has heard about climate change and thinks that human activity is wholly or partly the cause of climate change) in Africa is only 37%, with vast differences among countries. This is...
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Kaseya refreshes channel programme
Kaseya has announced a newly enhanced Kaseya Partner Programme with powerful new tools and resources for technology solutions providers to grow their businesses. As members of the Kaseya Partner Program, authorised partners are equipped with the incentives, training,...
Infor CloudSuite for hospitality industry
Infor, a leading provider of business application software, has announced Infor CloudSuite Hospitality, offering industry customers access to applications within the cloud environment. Infor Hospitality builds upon Infor’s offerings available on Amazon Web Services...
Kaspersky scores in independent testing
In April, the respected AV-Comparatives independent testing laboratory published the results of the File Detection Test of Malicious Software conducted in March 2014. Kaspersky Lab’s protection solution for home users, Kaspersky Internet Security 2014, led the way for...
EMC acquires DSSD, extends Flash portfolio
EMC Corporation has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held DSSD. Menlo Park-based DSSD is the developer of innovative new rack-scale flash storage architecture for I/O-intensive in-memory databases and Big Data workloads like...
Obscuring your digital footprints
These days, most people have several online accounts. Anyone with a smartphone or who uses a PC regularly probably has multiple accounts – from social media, blogs, Web sites or special offer sites. Unfortunately, this means that our most personal information is...
Sony launches One Stadium Live
With the kick-off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup a month away, Sony Corporation, an official FIFA partner, announced on 12 May the launch of One Stadium Live, a one-of-a-kind social network site dedicated to football fans around the world. One Stadium Live is the latest...
TecnoChem rolls out SAP Business One
TecnoChem, manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of household and general cleaning chemicals, supplies product to both the consumer and industrial cleaning industry. Following significant growth over the last few years, TecnoChem found itself lacking the...
Kanhym Estates cuts costs with Ricoh
Kanhym Estates has decreased printed document output by 1-million pages; cut R480 000 per annum from its print expenditure; improved cash flow; reduced debtor days; and sped up processes based on a document workflow solution from Ricoh SA. Kanhym Estates is an...
Cyberoam, IP Dimension partner in SA
Cyberoam has announced the appointment of IP Dimension as their partner in South Africa. This partnership is line with the company’s recent expansion activities in South Africa - a security market poised to grow at a projected annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6 per cent...
Tintri unveils the future of smart storage
Tintri has announced the industry’s first storage with VM-level data management support for multi-hypervisor platforms. The company will demonstrate Tintri for Hyper-V at booth 109 at Microsoft TechEd in Houston, Texas. Designed from the ground up for virtualised...
IT Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town
Are you on the hunt for your next career challenge within IT Support? One of our Conglomerate clients within the Asset Management space based in Cape Town is on the prowl for their next successor in IT Support as a Technician.This role is for a Permanent role. The...
SQL Developer – Gauteng Menlyn
POSITION: Data Analyst My client in Pretoria must be one of the most exciting companies to work for in the city! They offer a young, dynamic and Google-like environment for talented people that want to get involved in a fast-growing company. They are building a...
Test Analyst at The Foschini Group – Western Cape
JOB DESCRIPTIONKey Responsibilities:Writing SQL code for testing and QA purposes Analysis of requirements and technical documents to extract test cases Test estimation for project planning within a Scrum delivery framework Creating, executing, and monitoring test...
Network Security Engineer – Remote Remote
Role: Network Security EngineerLocation: Remote Our client is a dynamic and successful company specialising in the Cloud environment, they fall under the umbrella of a leading Telco/ISP. They are looking for a Network Security Engineer with their NSE 6 or 7. You will...
.NET Junior Application Developer at Accenture
To efficiently code, debug and unit test simple to moderate programs. This includes new development and or modifications to existing programs on a Supply Chain system. Compile designs for simple to moderate programs. Prepare complete system documentation in...
Senior Project Manager
Only Cape Town-based applicants will be considered12-month contractHybrid working environment Overview:We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and oversee projects within the Financial Services industry. The ideal candidate will have a proven...
Agile Master (Senior) 2274 TT
Identify and document the mainframe applications and data sets to be migrated.Ensure projects/ maintenance are on-time, within budget and managed according to the client's standard processes (AWM).Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and...
Content Developer at The Foschini Group
JOB DESCRIPTIONKey Responsibilities:Use our Content Management System (CMS) to build engaging online learning courses, following outlines and visual boards provided by our graphic designers Export the necessary assets from visual boards for integration into courses...
Jnr IT Support Technician
Remote working opportunity with a High speed, low cost, uncapped fibre internet provider providing connectivity and Voice solutions to both Business and Consumer clients. Role: Remote ISP and Voice Support Technician with proven experience maintaining and monitoring...
Full Stack Developer (TypeScript/React/Node.js) (CPT Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of innovative Digital, Data and CRM solutions seeks a seasoned Full Stack Developer whose core role will be to build an MVP for a greenfield SaaS product. The ideal candidate must have 3+ years suitable work experience including full...
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