How countries stack up on GenAI implementation and usage
Generative AI (GenAI) is here to stay. Organisations around the world are enthusiastically using and investing in the technology. But what regions and countries are leading in the use of GenAI? China is in the lead according to a recent global study SAS commissioned...
GenAI improves project management
A new report from Project Management Institute (PMI) explores how high adopters of GenAI (or "trailblazers") are leading the charge in embracing GenAI, unlocking performance enhancements, advancing GenAI adoption, and sharing their learnings to propel business...
Working from home increases digital anxiety
Working from home has spiked since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020. But, while this effort to reduce health risks may have limited the spread of the virus, new analysis by F-Secure shows it may also have helped increase digital anxiety for those...
Advanced malicious campaign moves from east to west
Kaspersky has discovered that a malicious campaign dubbed Roaming Mantis, previously targeting mostly Asian regions, is expanding its infections via actively SMiShing (attacking through phishing mobile text messages and redirecting users to malicious content) new...
Emotet returns to to malware spot
Emotet has now pushed Trickbot out of first place after a long stay at the top, and is this month’s most prevalent malware, affecting 6% of organizations worldwide, according to Check Point Research’s Global Threat Index for January 2022. Log4j is also still proving...
IoDSA calls for Ramaphosa to highlight competence, ethics in SOE appointments
As the Zondo Reports so graphically demonstrate, South Africa’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are in a truly lamentable state, with dire consequences for the economy and thus our country’s capacity to deliver reliable services to citizens, to create jobs and build a...
Africa makes strides in digital readiness rankings
Leading African economies that have put in the hard work to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills and sustainability....
Metaverse models will extend digital business
By 2026, 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education, social and/or entertainment, according to Gartner. “Vendors are already building ways for users to replicate their lives in digital worlds,” says Marty Resnick,...
Mara smartphone factory in KZN is up for sale
A factory set up by the Mara Group to manufacture smartphones in South Africa is up for sale. Park Village Auctions is inviting offers on assets from the electronics manufacturing concern located in Durban’s Dube TradePort. The factory was set up in 2019 by the Mara...
Zondo 2 underscores the key role of boards in CEO appointments
Volume 1 of the second Zondo Report (Zondo 2), which deals with Transnet, graphically shows how important it is for a CEO to appointed who has the right qualities - and, consequently, the board’s respect. This is according to Parmi Natesan, CEO of the Institute of...
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Adobe replaces Creative Suite 6
From 1 June, Creative Cloud will be the exclusive source of future innovation to Adobe’s creative tools as the software company will no longer be offering its Creative Suite 6 software under licencing programmes. These licencing programmes will, however, remain...
Qlik to offer free version of QlikView.Next
Presenting to over 1200 attendees at its Global Partner Conference, Anthony Deighton, chief technology officer of Qlik, a leader in user-driven business intelligence (BI), announced that the company will release a free desktop version of QlikView.Next via Personal...
Telkom upgrade good news for local industry
The announcement by Telkom recently that it plans to replace almost 300 of its unprofitable copper-based exchanges with wireless 3G and LTE services is good news for the telecommunications industry. If anything, it’s an attractive offering that will not only improve...
New BBBEE codes to be implemented soon
The amended BBBEE Codes are still a major talking point. Despite a short six month delay, implementing the Amended Codes needs to begin as soon as possible, says Keith Levenstein, CEO of BEE advisory firm, EconoBEE. Some years ago when the ICT codes were issued, many...
Dell PowerEdge VRTX sees speedy adoption
Dell has announced that PowerEdge VRTX, the first integrated IT solution designed specifically for office environments, is seeing accelerated adoption by customers around the world. This revolutionary converged infrastructure solution simplifies office IT by removing...
Metrofile launches personal archive product
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Marval announces Xtraction R14.1
Marval South Africa, a provider of service management (SM) solutions, education and consultancy, has recently announced the release of Xtraction R14.1 – a dashboard and reporting technology developed specifically for SM environments. This reporting tool complements a...
African content to boost connectivity growth
There’s a new wave of growth on the horizon for African Internet companies and it’s being driven by an innovative worldwide phenomenon called remote peering. NAPAfrica - Africa’s fastest growing neutral internet exchange point (IXP) – is the first African exchange to...
The changing face of modern business
There is no escaping the changing face of modern business. The traditional picture of a company located in an "easy-to-travel" to building where employees physically work alongside each other, in a fixed and networked computing environment, no longer rings true,...
DCC introduces the Pro X Series printer
Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the World’s Fastest Desktop Colour Printer, the HP Pro X Series is now available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The Pro X Series is ideal for environmentally conscious professionals in small to medium...
PHP Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP (Tall) Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...
Scrum Master at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
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Neuro Linguistic Programming Consultant/Specialist – Gauteng Randburg
The below outlines the expected deliverables for each specialist area. The consultant required to provide a master plan outlining how the overall project will be executed or provide individual plans for each component. Key Deliverables Inception report and Final Work...
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.NET Developer at Datonomy Solutions
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Test Analyst at Parvana Recruitment
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