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...

Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

AI overconfidence leaves critical gaps

In a research report commissioned by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, almost half (44%) of IT leaders surveyed believe their organisations are fully set up to realise the benefits of AI - but the report reveals critical gaps in their strategies. Issues such as lack of...

Device refresh cycles, AI PCs set to drive modest growth

The worldwide traditional PC market is expected to remain flat in 2024, with shipments reaching 260,2-million units, despite economic improvements and a new category of PCs with onboard neural processing units (NPU) colloquially dubbed AI PCs, according to the...

Zero-trust implementation gaps leave companies vulnerable

While most organisations have a vision of zero trust or are in the process of implementing zero-trust initiatives, fewer than half of them can translate this vision into the solutions they are implementing because they lack some basic core fundamentals of zero trust....

Cloud infrastructure spend continues growth trajectory

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 6,6% year over year in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) to $18,6-billion. This is according to the International Data Corporation...

Crypto predictions for 2022

Crypto regulation is imminent in South Africa. In addition, ongoing price volatility and more formal links to the financial services sector are predicted for 2022, according to cryptocurrency exchange Luno. "Globally, we have seen moves to regulate crypto and we...

Offender monitoring market sees rapid growth

Berg Insight has released new findings on the market for Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders. The number of participants in EM programmes on a daily basis in Europe, North America and Latin America amounted to about 46 000, 282 000 and 71 000 respectively during...

Hybrid shopping, AI help meet shifting consumer preferences

Hybrid shopping – mixing physical and digital channels in shopping journeys – is on the rise as shopping habits consumers adopted out of necessity during the Covid-19 pandemic are becoming routine. This is among the findings of a global study, “Consumers want it all”,...

2021 ties for sixth-warmest year on record

Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global...

More than a third of telehealth clinicians had patient data compromised

Global research unveils that 37% of healthcare providers across the META region have experienced cases where their employees compromised customers’ personal information during remote consultations. In addition to this, nearly half (45%) of providers believe that their...

Double-digit investments in edge computing expected

Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $176-billion in 2022, an increase of 14,8% over 2021. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, and services for edge solutions is forecast to sustain this pace of growth through 2025 when...

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There is no doubt that cloud computing is enabling businesses to be more competitive and have the relief of continuity should the unexpected happen. Businesses are aware of positive results the technology brings as a result of mobile workforce and allowing employees...

Gemalto M2M solution boosts m-health

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New Dell OptiPlex 3020 desktop from DCC

Get the ultimate combination of features to empower your workforce with the new Dell OptiPlex 3020 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Offering excellent value and outstanding performance along with best-in-class security, this budget-friendly desktop is...

Samsung offers new hospitality solutions

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FortiGate launches new next-gen firewall

Adding to its already impressive lineup of high-performance enterprise firewalls, Fortinet - a global leader in high-performance network security - launched its new high-performance next-generation firewall destined to disrupt the security market. The FortiGate -1500D...

Sophos Cloud promotes user-based approach

Sophos has announced the latest version of Sophos Cloud, the company’s cloud-based solution for small- and mid-sized organisations wanting a simpler approach to IT security. The new version of Sophos Cloud manages Windows, Mac and mobile devices from a single console....

Sisonke uses Xerox digital colour presses

Litho, Web and digital printing company Sisonke Printers and Signage Company has bought several production digital colour presses from Bytes Document Solutions, the authorised Xerox distributor in 26 sub-Saharan countries. These include two Xerox 1000’s, a Xerox iGen...

Riverbed renames products

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has introduced new product names that better describe what each product does and reflect how together they deliver unique strategic value as part of an integrated solution, the Riverbed...

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