Employees trust robots – to a point
According to recent Kaspersky research, employees in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa region (META) trust robots in performing ordinary tasks in logistics, transportation, and cleaning. However, they were less willing to trust robots with life critical functions,...
Customer data, analytics a top priority in customer service
Customer service and support leaders cited customer data and analytics as a top priority for achieving organizational goals in 2023, according to a survey from Gartner. In a Gartner online survey of 283 customer service and support leaders from August-October 2022,...
Global IT spend set for 7,3% decline in 2020
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,5-trillion in 2020, a decline of 7,3% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. While the global economy is expected to witness a ‘swoosh’ recovery, IT spending will experience more of a ‘swoop’ recovery....
Healthbot aids in meds delivery for high-risk patients
A University of Pretoria (UP) accelerator programme start-up, Aviro Health, has developed an automated chatbot app, Pocket Clinic for the Western Cape Department of Health which works via WhatsApp and confirms delivery of chronic medication to patients’ homes. Pocket...
Public cloud cybersecurity incidents hit SA firms
According to The State of Cloud Security 2020, a global survey from Sophos, six in 10 (60%) organisations from South Africa experienced a public cloud security incident in the last year – including ransomware (25%), other malware (28%), exposed data (28%), compromised...
Fujitsu develops AI that captures high-dimensional data characteristics
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed what it believes to be the world's first AI technology that accurately captures essential features, including the distribution and probability of high-dimensional data in order to improve the accuracy of AI detection and judgment....
Ransomware continues to evolve, targets more victims
Check Point Research’s Global Threat Index for June 2020 shows that the Phorpiex botnet has been delivering the Avaddon ransomware, a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant that emerged in early June, via malspam campaigns. This has led to it jumping 13 places to...
SA start-up competes in online meeting space
In the past three months, South African startup room.sh has emerged into the video conferencing tech space, growing to more than 100 000 video-calls a month. In 2018 the founding team received investment from local VC’s Knife Capital as SkillUp Tutors with the...
Beware URLs that redirect users to blacklisted pages
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered more than a thousand inactive domains that, when visited, redirect the visitors to unwanted URLs as a way to turn a profit. Many of these second-stage pages were detected as malicious. When companies stop paying for their domain,...
What will SA’s energy utilities of the future look like?
Over the lockdown period, utilities have stepped up – keeping hospitals running and laptops charged, writes Cameron Tandy, MD Accenture Resources in Africa. Energy has not been top of mind for consumers during the current pandemic, but in this new operating...
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Fujitsu announces PalmSecure
Fujitsu has announced the general availability of innovative authentication solutions based on its PalmSecure technology, which uses individuals’ unique palm vein patterns to combat identity fraud. With Fujitsu PalmSecure, a contactless scan of the palm vein pattern...
Itec division to be major telecoms player
Office automation and communications group Itec has acquired a majority stake in Songimali Communications, a licensed telecommunications provider. The deal positions Itec as a tier one provider, which, through its recently formed division Itec Communications, will...
Barnstone extends SAP partnership
Barnstone has announced it has extended its partnership with SAP in Africa and will offer managed mobility services (MMS) leveraging the SAP Mobile Platform. Barnstone will offer an innovative mobility solution to corporate end-users. A range of IT service companies...
eBucks takes pinch out of petrol price hike
Members of eBucks, the rewards programme offered by FNB and RMB Private Bank, may not have to feel the pinch of the petrol price increase of 81c per litre today as much as non-eBucks members. They are able to use their eBucks to help pay for their next tank of fuel at...
Quintica boosts business efficiencies
Quintica customers who are looking to automate the management, control, and enforcement of configuration changes across servers, networks, databases, and applications - in the traditional data centre and in the cloud, can now do so by adopting the Bladelogic...
Vantage Goldfields delopys Sage ERP solution
Accounting and related business software solutions provider Lorge has supplied and implemented a Sage 300 ERP (formerly Accpac) premium edition software solution for Vantage Goldfields at its office in Nelspruit. Vantage Goldfields, an Australian-owned company...
Vox offers free YahClick installation
Vox Telecom will be offering free hardware and installation on its YahClick business and enterprise packages during the month of March. YahClick, a pioneering Ka-band satellite service offered by Vox Telecom, is the answer that many rural businesses and regional...
T3T acquires Antinomy
Times 3 Technologies (T3T) has acquired local ERP software solutions provider Antinomy, with immediate effect. The incorporation of Antinomy into T3T will enable the organisations to realise their combined growth objectives and ensure the best service levels are...
IT channel must keep endpoints secure
IT managers have their hands full when it comes to protecting all of the operating systems and applications that are being used in the workplace today. Not only are attacks from malware and other threats increasing in sophistication and frequency, but the workplace...
Q-KON appointed as Newtec certified partner
Q-KON has been appointed as a member of the global Newtec Business Partner Programme (bePART) and is therefore an official distributor of Newtec satcom products. Newtec is a global provider of equipment used in critical satellite based TV distribution chains. The...
Senior Reference and Master Data Management Specialist – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing the Masterdata and Reference data in a secure manner, with adequate quality checks as per organisation group and its stakeholders. Develop the standardized approach for managing the...
Mid Level Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
B. Degree/Diploma ICT/Computer Science or any other relevant qualification Desired Skills: - Azure DevOps/ Azure Web Apps/ Microsoft 365 TeamCity Azure - DevOps Jenkins Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree Learn more/Apply for...
System Integrator – Gauteng Auckland Park
The System Integrator will be in charge of designing, coding, testing, and analyzing software programs and applications and reports to the Senior Manager of Solutions Delivery. Throughout the production lifetime, this entails investigating, designing, documenting, and...
Server Administrator – Gauteng Groenkloof
Our client based in Groenkloof, Pretoria is looking to hire a Server Administrator for a period of 12 months to provide implementation and support services relating to setting up servers, administer servers, administer and setup virtual environments, administer and...
Analyst Programmer
Are you a top-shelf Analyst Programmer looking to take the next step in your career? Look no further! Your role as a Senior Analyst Programmer centers around the dynamic development of COBOL programs and DB2 SQL queries on the mainframe. Your active involvement...
Software Developer
REQUIREMENTS Grade 12BSc (IT/Computer Science)Minimum 3 Years Experience in a similar roleHave experience and be proficient in MVC. NET Framework, Entity Framework, Razor, Windows OS, .Net Core, Blazor HTML, Java Script, CSS, J-Query, Bootstrap, C#, Microsoft SQL...
Junior to Intermediate Full Stack Developer (Impression)
We are excited to present a fantastic opportunity for a Junior to Intermediate Full Stack Developer to join our client's team.The ideal candidate for this position will have a solid foundation in web development, with proficiency in front-end technologies such as...
Senior IT Business Analyst/BA (Core Banking/Finance) Contract – Hybrid (TB)
Understanding and documenting the needs of the business for new systems or changes to existing ones. Facilitating, co-ordinating and managing workshops with business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure the envisaged solution meets the needs of the business....
Analyst Programmer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Are you a top-shelf Analyst Programmer looking to take the next step in your career? Look no further! Your role as a Senior Analyst Programmer centers around the dynamic development of COBOL programs and DB2 SQL queries on the mainframe. Your active involvement...
Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Hilton
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