20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Nvidia takes over as most valuable company

On Tuesday, Nividia shares rose 3,6%, lifting its market value to $3,35-trillion and making it the world's most valuable public company, powering past Microsoft and Apple. Nvidia's success rest on its leadership in graphic processing units (GPUs) used to power the...

AI-enabled vision finds a home in warehouse operations

By 2027, 50% of companies with warehouse operations will leverage AI-enabled vision systems to replace traditional scanning-based cycle-counting processes, according to Gartner. AI-enabled vision systems are novel hyper-automation solutions that combine industrial 3D...

Supply chain continues to stifle HCP market

Supply chain issues that impacted growth of the hard copy peripherals (HCP) market in 3Q21 continued into 4Q21 and are in all likelihood set to continue throughout 2022. The issues started with microchip and other component shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic as...

AMD EPYC processors to power new Google Cloud offering

AMD EPYC processors have been selected to power the new C2D virtual machine offering from Google Cloud, bringing customers strong performance and compute power for high-performance (HPC) memory-bound workloads in areas like electronic design automation (EDA) and...

Regional end-user spend on security, risk management set for growth

End-user spending on security and risk management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is forecast to total $2,6-billion in 2022, an increase of 11,2% from 2021, according to Gartner. “Cyber-attacks have become more sophisticated over the last two years,...

Radio is still Africa’s lifeline in a digital world

Radio has always been an integral part of the African mass media, writes Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, founder and chairman of APO Group. While digital media continues to find new consumers all over the world, in many parts of the African continent, radio still dominates....

SONA and the focus for local government 

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 10. This annual address is being unpacked in Parliament this week where further policy detail will be debated and signals about what will land in the upcoming Budget 2022 will...

Global cellular IoT market value will pass $61bn by 2026

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global value of the cellular IoT market will reach $61-billion by 2026, rising from $31-billion this year. It identified the growth of 5G and cellular LPWA (Low-power Wide Area) technologies as key to this 95%...

US has by far the most crypto ATMs

Cryptocurrency ATMs have become quite popular in the last couple of years. However, up until now, most crypto ATMs are concentrated in a handful of countries. According to the latest numbers presented by StockApps.com, 88% of crypto ATMs are currently located in the...

James Webb Space Telescope sees its first star

The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s primary mirror using the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument. The team’s challenge was twofold: confirm that NIRCam was ready to...

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DCC offers the HP ElitePad 1000

Take business productivity to new heights with the HP ElitePad 1000 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). This elegant and sleek device offers superior performance and flexibility in a lightweight, portable form factor that is more than just a tablet – it...

The 2014 South African Service Awards

Is customer service your number one business driver? Then you deserve to be recognised by your customers and competitors for your customer service excellence. Get nominated into the 2015 South African Service Awards – the only customer-driven national service awards...

The data centre of the future

Six years since opening its doors, Teraco Data Environments, a sub-Saharan Africa’s first provider of resilient, vendor neutral data environments, says the path to 2020 will provide an equivalent amount of innovation and evolution as the data centre becomes an even...

Transitioning to hybridised IT

There is a significant amount of industry buzz around cloud. According to analysts, 2014 will be the year when a majority of enterprises begin to transform their IT operations from a “build-operate” model to a “broker-provider” of IT services, says Mark Ridley,...

AccTech Systems moves into Africa

AccTech Systems, one of Africa’s foremost mid-market ERP and CRM solution providers, has signed an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) agreement with Microsoft to provide solutions to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV and GP Dynamics channel in Africa. The AccTech led African...

Gartner names EMC Syncplicity a leader

EMC Corporation has announced that EMC Syncplicity has been positioned as a “leader” by Gartner in its 2 July, 2014 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing.Known for its hybrid-cloud storage approach to synchronization, modern user interface and...

Schneider switchgear optimises efficiency

Global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric’s innovative, compact and modular vacuum switchgear, Premset, represents a technological breakthrough, opening the way to unprecedented safety, efficiency and ease of use. The Premset switchgear was designed...

Hot Ink uses Xerox, Oxbow solutions

In a price-sensitive industry like digital printing it takes a brave business to prioritise quality and service over quantity and cost. But that’s exactly the recipe that’s made Cape Town-based digital design and print house Hot Ink such a hit with the city’s trendy...

Acer Chromebooks lead Q1 market

According to recent data from NPD Group, Acer Chromebooks led the way in the US consumer market in Q1 2014 with 46,7% market share. Acer launched its first Chromebook in 2011, the Acer AC700, and was one of the first companies to offer such devices. Since their...

Westcon partners explore local cloud

The recent Shapeblue and Citrix Hybrid Enterprise IaaS Cloud events in partnership with Westcon, held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, gave businesses insight into what they need to know about hybrid cloud adoption. Attendees gained knowledge gathered from real...

Software Engineer – Remote Remote

An exciting opportunity is available for a skilled Software Engineer who has a passion for working in teams that strive to deliver an outstanding customer product experience in a rapid and iterative way. Requirements: Strong experience with .NET, C#, React, SQL,...

Field Support Engineer X2 – Mpumalanga Secunda

iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking X2 Field Support Engineers to join our team. As Field Support Engineers they will be responsible for troubleshooting hardware and software issues, installing and configuring systems and...

Developer – iOS at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

This is a remote position.Role Responsibilities:Contributing to a meaningful product that helps people improve their lives.Being involved in design discussions, user testing and product strategy development.Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design...

Application Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Overview: Our client, a highly influential industry association is seeking an Application Developer to join their team. The successful candidate will be accountable for contributing to the strategic direction of the organisation's digital transformation as well as...

Desktop Support and Systems Administrator – Gauteng Sandhurst

Key Objective of role Day to day support of IT requirements for the company's users.Intermediation between users and IT service providers (Microsoft patching and anti-virus; other application support; NetSurIT Cloud operation security centre).Computer builds (standard...

Senior C# Developer

Note: position based at the office in Rosebank! Key Requirements and Knowledge C#.NET Framework.NET coreReactSQLPostgresMongoDBIIS Configuration and Deployment.NET Web APIAutoMapperLINQEntity FrameworkWindows Communication Foundation (WCF)Visual studioVisual Studio...

DevOps Consultant

ENVIRONMENT:A pioneering health tech software firm headquartered in Pretoria is on the lookout for an outstanding DevOps Consultant to oversee daily operations and maintain the functionality of vital systems. Possession of an IT diploma or degree is preferred, along...

Senior Technical Lead

Our client is looking for a Senior Technical Lead and a specialist in Typscript, Node and React. Key Requirements Languages and Framework: TypeScript, Node.js, [URL Removed] [URL Removed] [URL Removed] NestJSDatabases: MongoDB (NoSQL), SQLCloud Ops: Google Cloud...

Software Engineer (Snr) at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position. About our client: Headquartered in the USA, our client offers a great remote work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at...

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