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Juniper Mist a bright spot amid WLAN market carnage
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Zondo Commission findings offer guidance for board chairs
In detailing some of the crimes and misdemeanours that enabled state capture, the Zondo Commission's report is in fact offering office-bearers across business and society a morality tale, according to the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA). In this spirit,...
Top home automation trends in 2022
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Telkom on removal of ITA case from the urgent court roll
Telkom has reached agreement with all the respondents on the need to expedite the hearing for Part B of Telkom’s two-part application. “In line with the agreement between the parties, while we await the decision of the court on the proposed timelines for the hearing...
More investment needed in African tech start-ups
Tech start-ups will be key drivers of Africa's digital transformation, but there is an urgent need for more investment. Start-up funding in Africa was more than $1,2-billion in 2020. This is a six-fold increase in five years, but still less than 1% of the value that...
Great supply chain disruption will continue in 2022
The highly synchronised global supply chain system developed over the past 30 years is under strain like never before and resolving the disruption will be less a "sprint" and more of a "marathon" that runs well into 2022, according to a new report by IHS Markit. The...
Intelligent edge to drive supply chain decisions
Driven by evolving data communications networks, including 5G, Gartner predicts that 25% of supply chain decisions will be made across intelligent edge ecosystems through 2025. "Historically, digital supply chain investments prioritised large-scale, centralised...
Semiconductor revenue passed $500bn for the first time
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 25,1% in 2021 to total $583,5-billion, crossing the $500-billion threshold for the first time, according to preliminary results by Gartner. "As the global economy bounced back in 2021, shortages appeared throughout the...
South Africans demonstrate climate change perception gap
More than half (58,9%) of South Africans are optimistic that the country will avert a climate crisis in their lifetime. This reveals a potentially damaging gap between perceptions of climate change and people's understanding of its catastrophic effects. Epson's global...
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Bureaucracy hinders education sector change
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Oracle announces MySQL Fabric
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Develop certification requirements and compliance program new payment technology-based products.Good Knowledge on the MasterCard and Visa Simulators.Continuous learning according to the Visa /MC/CUP/Amex/Diners new functionalities & Aware of the new updates.Create...
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