HR functions fail to gain business value from tech
Fewer than one-quarter of HR employees (24%) reported that their organisation's HR function is deriving the maximum value from HR technology, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 85 HR leaders in February 2024 found: * Only 35% are confident their current...
Tablets triumph in shopping conversions
Tablet conversion rates have surged to 2,7%, exceeding those of both desktops and smartphones, according to new data from Stocklytics. This unexpected finding suggests that tablets are finding a sweet spot with consumers, potentially becoming a key player in online...
Legal and compliance issues will extend beyond Covid in 2022
Gartner has identified four emerging risk trends that legal and compliance should anticipate over the next two years. These trends will determine the significance of legal, compliance and privacy risks to organisational objectives and the demand for new legal and...
Labour shortages add to constrained semiconductor supply
With Covid-19 continuing to impact the global economy, the semiconductor market continues to experience uneven shortages and tight supply. The general theme for semiconductors in 2021 was shortages in mature process technology nodes. International Data Corporation...
Electric car shipments to hit 6m in 2022
In 2022, 6-million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) will be shipped, up from 4-million in 2021, according to a new forecast by Gartner. “At COP26 in November 2021, the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition Council agreed that vehicle manufacturers...
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...
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Samsung, Microsoft partner on security
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Tyco updates TrueVUE platform
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Ocular Technologies wins international award
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TruTeq to distribute Safe Sports Tracker
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Power management solution from Master Power
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IT must learn to stand up to business
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10 steps to mitigate a DDoS attack
The threat posed by DDoS attacks is ever-growing and is something that continues to be a topic which interests and concerns businesses in equal measure. As the lines between the professional and social use of technology fade, it is even more important for us to...
Bureaucracy hinders education sector change
From the enablement of remote learning to the increased optimisation of back office business critical functions, the education sector has never faced a greater time of change. Leaders agree. Many South African leaders, political and non-political, emphasise education...
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