Young SA scientists shine at Regeneron ISEF
South African young scientists made a remarkable impression by securing both a Special Award and a Community Award at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). The Regeneron ISEF was held at the Los Angeles Convention Centre from 11 to 17 May...
Homeowners should brr … ace for winter electricity bills
Homeowners could be paying some 60% more on their electricity bill this winter due to the triple threat of winter tariffs, the introduction of the new Eskom electricity tariffs for 2024/2025, and a sharp rise in energy usage during the chilly months. So, while the...
Auto executives balance optimism about growth against challenges
Global auto executives are confident that the automoible industry will see more profitable growth in the next five years and that the market share of electric vehicles will grow dramatically by 2030, according to a new survey by KPMG. At the same time, supply chain...
Vehicle sales stronger overall
South Africa's new vehicle market has been faced with numerous challenges over the course of this year, but many seemed to arrive all at once during November. However, the first interest rate hike in three years, consecutive fuel price hikes, a new variation on the...
NU acquired by Exclusive Networks
Exclusive Networks has acquired value-added distributor Networks Unlimited, which serves 38 national markets in Africa with cybersecurity and infrastructure solutions. The acquisition establishes Exclusive Networks' first presence in sub-Saharan Africa, expanding its...
SA publishers challenge Google and Meta
Major South African media owners have joined forces to deliver the opening gambit in challenging Google and Meta (Facebook) to be compensated for their content used on these platforms. Hoosain Karjieker, CEO of Mail & Guardian Media and chairperson of Publisher...
Sustainability dominates data centre trends
Conversations around efficiency and utilisation in the data centre are evolving to reflect a more comprehensive and aggressive focus on sustainability. This movement recognises the urgency of the climate crisis, the relationship between resource availability and...
Black Friday data shows SA is maturing in e-commerce
A stable technical performance along with a more than 30% increase in first-time online shoppers and strong growth in both transaction volume and value, all point to a maturing e-commerce market. This is according to Peter Harvey, MD of DPO South Africa, who adds:...
NFC-ready PoS shipments reached 67,2m in 2021
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the market for NFC-ready point of sale (PoS) terminals continued to show strong momentum in 2020 with annual shipments reaching an estimated 67,2-million units worldwide. The attach rate for NFC was highest in...
Poorest of the poor are still offline despite Covid connectivity boost
An estimated 37% of the world's population - or 2,9-billion people - have still never used the Internet. New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), also...
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The corporate toilet: a hacking hotspot
There is a long list of consumer devices that can be hacked and the information used to access corporate or personal data. Since the Black Hat security conference in September 2013, the toilet has now been added to that list, and if something as innocuous and...
Trupanion rolls out Aspect Software solution
Aspect Software has announced Trupanion, a leading provider of medical insurance for pets, implemented Aspect’s full suite of customer contact and workforce optimisation solutions in Aspect’s fully-hosted cloud environment. The solution helps the company deliver on...
Mitsumi wins at EMEA Channel awards
Mitsumi Distribution has won the Africa Distributor of the year award at the EMEA Channel Academy 2014 Awards, which took place in conjunction with Distree EMEA. The distributor categories were voted live at a special awards ceremony by a jury panel of EMEA (Europe...
Oracle grows higher education solutions
Oracle has announced several major investments in its higher education solutions – including a new Oracle Student Cloud and new higher education functionality delivered in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud, all part of Oracle Cloud....
There is merit in new project management
Project and portfolio management has evolved to the extent that immediate and accurate management via mobile devices, integrated with the cloud, is possible. Executive management from leading project management expert services providers, including McManus Consulting,...
bizIGNITE packages promote SME evolution
As businesses evolve, so does its technology requirements change. Internet Solutions (IS) has announced three new business bundle solutions from IS Ignite that are designed to help SME’s sail through the various stages of growth in their business and the IT...
Blue Turtle, Lakeside Software partner up
Blue Turtle, a leading IT software and solutions company, announced an agreement with Lakeside Software, a leader in system management solutions for the Windows marketplace, to represent the SysTrack Management Suite. Lakeside Software SysTrack provides system...
Schneider Electric introduces Back-UPS 500
Schneider Electric has introduced the Back-UPS 500 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to the local market. This move is of great significance in an environment where protecting electronic equipment from damage due to power outages, surges and spikes is a home and...
The trade-offs of virtual teams and products
An increasing number of projects involve team members from multiple locations - across cities, provinces, the country or even the world. Many organisations are using virtual teams in place of face-to-face teams not for logistics reasons, but rather for financial ones,...
The business value of VDI
Jacques Viljoen, solutions arhitect at Datacentrix, says virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), or desktop virtualisation, offers the type of technology that can provide real business benefits to South African organisations. But what is the best approach for companies...
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