Kagiso Trust hackathon bears fruit for municipalities
A Web-based solution to improve data management in local government will undergo further development after being conceived by the winning team at a Kagiso Trust hackathon. A team of young coders dubbed Mzansi Innovators shared a R20 000 prize for their solution which...
Nvidia sees big jump in R&D spending
Nvidia propelled its research and development (R&D) expenditure to an impressive 73% in five years, spending $8,68-billion, and highlighting a substantial surge from the $2,38-billion allocated in 2019, according to Stocklytics. "The trajectory of Nvidia's R&D...
Adoption of advanced security technologies increases
A significant 79% of companies have increased their adoption of advanced security technologies to combat the increase in cyber attacks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data presented by Atlas VPN. An analysis of the cyberthreat landscape in the first half...
Robotic arm assists in knee surgery
"I dreaded going to the shops before I had my partial knee replacement. I was in constant pain and it was stealing from my quality of life. There were so many everyday activities that became virtually impossible for me," recalls Melanie van Heerden. She was the first...
Digital innovation supports development of arts
UJ Art Gallery, in partnership with MTN SA Foundation, has launched a new exhibition: "The Blind Alphabet: Babery to Bigeminate: Sculpture and Sound by Willem Boshoff and Jaco Meyer". The exhibition opened yesterday (27 October 2021) and will run until 24 November. It...
Consumers warned to brace for higher prices this festive season
Digital sales are expected to top $1-trillion globally, but consumers, retailers, and suppliers will likely to face rising costs and decreased inventory due to pressure on the global supply chain. These are among the findings from Salesforce consumer insights and...
Milestone reached in connected schools initiative
One year after Ericsson entered a global partnership with UNICEF to support the Giga Initiative's school connectivity mapping efforts, the initiative has reached a major milestone in mapping the location and connectivity status of 1-million schools. Giga - founded by...
Update on registry operator search
The South African Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) recently issued a notice to terminate the 10-year long Registry Operating Agreement for the commercial .za second-level domains, which comes to an end in April 2022. This was followed by a Request for Information (RFI)...
Phishing takes on business, IT, HR focus
KnowBe4 has announced the results of its Q3 top-clicked phishing report. "Social engineering attacks continue to be one of the top ways malicious hackers breach organizations and/or cause damage," says Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4. "We are seeing a continued...
UCT alum wins Earthshot award for restoring coral reefs
Trailblazing entrepreneur Gator Halpern, who recently scooped one of the most prestigious environmental awards in history, has credited the University of Cape Town (UCT) for helping to shape his mission to restore dying coral reefs. Halpern, who won the Earthshot...
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WAPA partnerships boost wireless industry
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Novell offers iPrint, Filr for Samsung Knox
Novel South Africa Novell has announced that its Novell Filr and Novell iPrint applications are now approved and available for Samsung KNOX, a comprehensive mobile security solution for the latest Samsung devices. “By combining Samsung KNOX’s capabilities with Novell...
Large retail outlets embrace the cloud
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Information Builders named leader by Gartner
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Mining company taps into SharePoint
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The Budget Speech and payroll in 2014
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Cellfind offers reseller programme
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Alcatel-Lucent extends virtualised portfolio
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Software-defined protection from Check Point
Check Point Software Technologies has introduced software-defined protection (SDP), a security architecture that can protect organisations in today’s fast-evolving IT and threat landscape. Software-defined Protection offers modern security today that can effectively...
XON brings ESLs to Retail World Africa 2014
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JavaScript/Web Software Engineer (Senior) 2344 TT
Specific Responsibilities:Develop Web based applications.Create pages and components to manage static data.Create pages to view different aggregations of data.Implement complex calculations according to specification.Implement workflows from diagrams.Use E-Charts to...
Data Engineer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:A leading FinTech company seeks to fill the role of a Data Engineer with a knack for data analysis to join its team. It is a remote role that includes data manipulation, modelling and being responsible for the understanding of inter-dependencies between...
Functional Analyst at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Functional AnalystLocation: Johannesburg/Cape Town South AfricaAre you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? Accenture has partnered with a leading Pan-African telecommunications company and has launched a...
Senior Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Opportunity for a Business Analyst on a fixed term contract in the Financial Services industry. The purpose of the role will be to enable change by defining needs and understanding current and future principles of Business Analysis according to the requirements...
Senior Developer PHP/Java – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Opportunity for a Senior Developer PHP/Java in the digital media services industry. The role will consist of design and development across multiple systems and business areas. Build good solutions to software challenges and teamwork. Working on business systems, from...
SQL & Oracle Database Administrator/DBA (EE) On-site (TB) – Gauteng Centurion
Support end user on SQL Database used in the company environment. Support data analysis and troubleshooting for issues raised from the applications. Operating Oracle and SQL database platform and will actively troubleshoot any issues impacting the environments as well...
JavaScript/Web Software Engineer (Senior) 2344 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Specific Responsibilities:Develop Web based applications.Create pages and components to manage static data.Create pages to view different aggregations of data.Implement complex calculations according to specification.Implement workflows from diagrams.Use E-Charts to...
Data Engineer (Remote) – Western Cape Century City
ENVIRONMENT:A leading FinTech company seeks to fill the role of a Data Engineer with a knack for data analysis to join its team. It is a remote role that includes data manipulation, modelling and being responsible for the understanding of inter-dependencies between...
Solutions Architect – Mining Industry (Networks, Servers & Storage) at Accenture
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...
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