Not enough youth know how to build financial stability
1Life Insurance's 2024 generational wealth youth survey confirms that youth in South Africa are far from achieving financial freedom and building wealth - placing them at a tremendous disadvantage. Youth unemployment in South Africa currently sits at, 45,5% according...
Consistent growth for SASE market
The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market experienced a remarkable 23% revenue growth in 1Q 2024, marking its seventeenth consecutive quarter of over 20% growth, according to a recently-published report from Dell'Oro Group. This sustained increase underscores the...
Fewer illicit cyber transactions despite financial crime increase
Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked, particularly in South Africa. Despite this, there has been a decline in illicit crypto transactions according to Chainalysis. This is the word from Eva Crouwel, head of financial crime at...
NASA aims to tame the sonic boom
NASA hopes the ban on commercial supersonic flight over land can be lifted by replacing the loud sonic boom with a softer sonic “thump". A sonic boom happens when the shock waves from an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound merge together...
2021 smartphone shipments were healthy despite poor Q4
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined year over year in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) marking the second straight quarter of negative growth. But, despite a challenging second half of the year, full-year shipments still grew thanks to a strong first half....
Chinese smartphone market defies supply chain disruptions, soft demand
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 329,3-million smartphones shipped in China in 2021, with a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 1,1%. In 4Q21, the market declined 3,5% YoY to 83,4-million shipments, which were mainly supported by the launch of...
Verification becomes critical as digital identity revenue soars
A new study from Juniper Research has found that revenue for digital identity vendors will exceed $53-billion globally in 2026, doubling from $26-billion in 2021. Digital identity revenue includes third-party and civic identity apps, centralised identity schemes, and...
Confront these labour market inequities to retain talent
As the Great Resignation continues to affect the ability of organisations to hire, employers must address three inequities that may harm their ability to retain current top talent, according to Gartner. According to a Gartner survey of 3,000 candidates conducted in...
Automated technology could be used to monitor ocean pollution
A new project from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Department of Electrical Engineering hopes to identify sources of pollution in our waters through automated technology. Led by Professor Amit Kumar Mishra as the principal investigator, along with Associate...
Phishing subjects cater to different regions
Phishing is widespread around the world, but people in different regions respond to different triggers. This is one of the findings from KnowBe4's Q4 2021 top-clicked phishing report. "When comparing the results from the US phishing emails to those in Europe, the...
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Successful SIEM boosts security
Headlines about major security breaches litter the headlines on a daily basis. Even more concerning are the thousands of unreported thefts of company data that happen every hour. Jayson O'Reilly, director of sales and innovation at DRS says losses can be enormous, not...
TPG Africa to offer PPM training
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The AA rolls out AVeS backup solution
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Binary Tree named Best of TechEd 2014
Soarsoft International has announced that the Binary Tree E2E Complete Exchange migration product has won a Best of TechEd 2014 award in the messaging and unified communications category. Penton’s Best of TechEd awards, co-sponsored by Microsoft and Windows IT Pro,...
Smart vending machines use SAP software
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I’m Bored expands offerings
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Updates announced for SAP HANA
SAP AG has announced next steps in delivering SAP HANA as the modern platform that empowers customers to transform their businesses and innovate in the cloud. This includes new innovations, key features and functionalities for SAP HANA, mobile, analytics, data...
Kaspersky scores in comparative testing
Kaspersky Lab has announced the results of a comparative test intended to measure the overall efficiency of its new Kaspersky Security for Virtualization | Light Agent software in comparison with Symantec Endpoint Security and Trend Micro Deep Security running on a...
Symantec release tackles data growth
Symantec has released Backup Exec 2014, a unified solution that protects organisations’ critical data by delivering powerful, flexible backup and recovery across hybrid physical and virtual environments. This latest release builds upon the features and functionalities...
Sage takes to the cloud with Azure
Microsoft and Sage Pastel Accounting and Sage Pastel Payroll & HR have announced a partnership to provide a Microsoft Azure cloud platform solution that will enable Sage Pastel to build, deploy and manage Sage Pastel applications across a global network of...
Solutions Architect – Mining Industry (Networks, Servers & Storage) at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Accenture is looking for a qualified and experienced South Africa based Solutions Architect for Networks, Servers and Storage, to join the team and work with a range of Mining clients to deliver solution and service excellence. The successful candidate is required to...
Frontend Angular Developer
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Senior C# Developer
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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...
Frontend Angular Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Senior C# Developer – Gauteng Rosebank
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Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
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Business Analyst (Supply Chain) LWPE
Drive Awareness: Evaluate real-time data, processes, user interactions, and client requirements to identify and improve underperforming systems. Facilitate Workshops: Lead workshops to capture user requirements and stories for project builds and sprints. Capture User...
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Web Developer/Frontend Developer (Uvongo – KZN)
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