AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

SOLmate celebrates 1m digital wallet transactions

South African digital wallet provier SOLmate has recorded 1-million transactions since inception in December 2023, with over 30 000 new customers registering in the past two months. As more retailers and venues transition to cashless operations, the demand for digital...

Early smartphone use could have long-term consequences

A group of researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca and SUPSI, by means of longitudinal data provided by INVALSI (Italian Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System), has confirmed that early smartphone usage before the age of 12 does not bring...

Big data and analytics spend set to hit $215,7bn

Worldwide spending on big data and business analytics (BDA) solutions is forecast to reach $215,7-billion this year, an increase of 10,1% over 2020, according to a new update to the Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from International Data Corporation...

How to become a purpose-driven supply chain

As enterprises move from operating profit-centric to purpose-driven, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must focus on five actions to create a purpose-driven supply chain, according to Gartner. "Purpose-driven enterprises deliver benefits for stakeholders while also...

PC gamer numbers jump above 1,8bn

Despite the looming threat of mobile gaming, PC games are still a huge revenue-generating machine bringing billions of dollars of profit each year. The number of PC gamers is also on the rise. During 2020, the global sales of gaming PCs grew by 16,2%, thanks to the...

WEF New Champions Chapter launches in SA

Risk Insights, a World Economic Forum (WEF) New Champions member, together with its strategic partners Imperial Logistics and Instinctif Partners, has announced the launch of the WEF New Champions Chapter in South Africa. The initiative forms part of The World...

Double-digit growth for global hardcopy peripherals

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market expanded for the fourth quarter in a row in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) with shipments growing 13,4% year over year to nearly 22,9-million units. Shipment value also increased during the quarter with year-over-year...

Ethereum could exceed bitcoin’s value within five years

Ethereum will continue to outperform bitcoin in 2021 and will, ultimately, exceed its rival's value. This is the prediction from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, who comments: "Ethereum (ETH) is outperforming bitcoin (BTC) and it can be...

Americans to spend more than $60bn on 5G smartphones

The global penetration of 5G is increasing as different regions continue to adapt the revolutionary technology. Consequently, most Americans are projected to spend more on 5G-enabled smartphones. According to data acquired by Finbold, Americans are expected to spend a...

Teraco completes hyper-connected Isando campus

Teraco Data Environments has completed the JB3 data centre facility, located within the Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. The multi-billion-rand facility represents a strategic addition to Platform Teraco, comprising 4 5000sqm of building structure, 1...

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Progress has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionaries quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for enterprise application platform as a service (aPaaS). The Gartner report, authored and published by Yefim Natis, Massimo Pezzini, Mark Driver, David Mitchell...

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To outsource or not to outsource

When it comes to managing complex IT systems and networks, many business leaders are grappling with the question of whether to outsource some or all of their IT processes. As Roberto Caprio, MD of Dial A Nerd, points out, there are a number of factors to take into...

Ricoh one of the most sustainable companies

Ricoh has again been rated one of Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. It is the 10th time Ricoh has received the award, this year made during the World Economic Forum in Davos. “The Global 100 is an extensive data-driven corporate sustainability...

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Intuate becomes OpenSpan reseller

South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, has signed an agreement to become a reseller for OpenSpan, Inc., a global provider of worker optimisation, activity management and automation solutions, headquartered in North Atlanta, Georgia, USA....

Océ launches PRISMAproduction update

Océ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery, has announced a new version of Océ PRISMAproduction, its fully automated high performance workflow and output management system for commercial, book, direct mail and transactional printing. Océ...

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