NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

Retail e-commerce to pass $12trn by 2030

The global retail e-commerce market size is estimated to reach $12,35-trillion by 2030 and growing at a CAGR of 11,6% from 2024 to 2030, according to the recent reports of Grand View Research. The demand for retail e-commerce is expected to increase over the forecast...

Huawei has its sights on Africa

Kathy Gibson reports - Africa is alive with possibility, and Huawei is keen to work with governments and businesses to realise the opportunities. "Globally, the digital economy is growing rapidly," says David Wang, executive director of the board and chairman of the...

Semiconductor revenue passed $500bn for the first time

Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 25,1% in 2021 to total $583,5-billion, crossing the $500-billion threshold for the first time, according to preliminary results by Gartner. "As the global economy bounced back in 2021, shortages appeared throughout the...

South Africans demonstrate climate change perception gap

More than half (58,9%) of South Africans are optimistic that the country will avert a climate crisis in their lifetime. This reveals a potentially damaging gap between perceptions of climate change and people's understanding of its catastrophic effects. Epson's global...

Hybrid work enables new gig economy

Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it's causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling. According to a survey by Citrix, 40% of 1 000 knowledge workers in the US have left at least one job in the past year or are considering...

State capture report exposes poor regulation of directors

Acting Chief Justice Zondo's State Capture Commission report highlights the need for formal regulation of the director profession. This is the word from Advocate Fay Mukaddam, chartered director (SA) and governance specialist at the Institute of Directors South Africa...

New tactics put industrial organisations under attack

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new, rapidly evolving, series of spyware campaigns, attacking more than 2 000 industrial enterprises across the globe. Unlike many mainstream spyware campaigns, these attacks stand out due to the limited number of targets in each...

Mobile calling declines for the first time

International call traffic declined by 7% in 2020, continuing a downhill trend from 2015 after just a slight increase in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. A new TeleGeography Report and Database analyzes how Covid-19, the over-the-top (OTT) effect and wholesale...

Cyberattacks the biggest potential risk in 2022

Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally, South Africa, Africa and Middle East and Nigeria in 2022. According to the Allianz Risk Barometer, the threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major IT outages worries companies even more than...

Global IT spend set for big increase in 2022

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 5,1% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Despite the potential impacts of the Omicron variant, economic recovery with high expectations for digital market prosperity...

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execMobile saves customers R10-million

South African business travellers heading abroad can now work securely wherever they want, without having to worry about exhoribant data charges. The PocketWiFi device from execMobile has, in only one year, saved its customers more than R10-million. “The technology...

Cannon offers modular data centres

Cannon Technologies Africa is offering a new range of innovative ISO container-sized modular data centres that provide clients with full UPS facilities - as well as hot and cold aisle functionality - in a choice of 6m, 12m and 13,5m sizes. According to Mark Awdas,...

Westcon-Comztek offers Avaya Video

Value-added distributor Westcon-Comztek has been appointed as an official distributor of Avaya’s Scopia video conferencing solutions. The partnership extends South Africa as well as Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique,...

45% of Nigerian enterprises to deploy UCC

More than 45% of enterprises in Nigeria are planning to deploy unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions in the next three years, according to the latest research from global IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing...

Check Point, VMware secure private cloud

Check Point Software Technologies and VMware have announced a collaboration in which they will automate and simplify the provisioning and deployment of network security in private clouds. Check Point will make its security protection solutions interoperable with...

Trustwave acquires Cenzic

Trustwave has acquired Cenzic. The acquisition brings together Cenzic’s dynamic application security testing technologies with Trustwave’s cloud-based application, database and network penetration testing and scanning services. The combination will create one of the...

TeleMasters grows operating profits

Communications group TeleMasters has posted a significant increase in operating profits for the six months to 31 December 2013 (up to R3,5-million, from R107 028 in the comparative period). This is despite a decline in revenue, down to R55,1-million from R70,7-million...

Ricoh SA offers channel partner programme

Ricoh SA has launched its Ricoh Reseller Programme to help partners in its burgeoning channel business better meet the needs of their customers.  The programme segments partners into Approved Partner, Preferred Partner, and Solution Partner, based on certifications...

The future of the Internet

It has been 25 years since Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Over the last two and a half decades, we have experienced tremendous changes in how we share, access and consume information across the world’s most powerful communication vehicle, says Nathaniel...

Bytes wins Alcatel-Lucent partner award

Bytes Systems Integration (SI) has once again been recognised for its partner excellence, with the company winning yet another award at the recent Alcatel-Lucent Partner Conference in Panama City, Panama. The Alcatel-Lucent Excellence Partner Award EMEA for 2013 was...

Controls Software Engineer

PURPOSE: The Controls Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers, and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the organisation's telescope. While being part of the organisation's Computing and Software team, they work...

Desktop Support Technician

Are you passionate about providing technical support and ensuring end-user satisfaction? We're looking for a dedicated Desktop Support Technician to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for providing desk-side or remote support to end-users, resolving...

Business Analyst at Mintek

Introduction Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a Business Analyst. The incumbent will be responsible to create detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business. This role includes processes of improving services...

Controls Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:An independent engineering firm seeks a Controls Software Engineer to join their team developing control/automation code for heavy construction equipment. Responsibilities include creating software requirements, coding, reviews, and testing. The engineer...

Controls Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

PURPOSE: The Controls Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers, and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the organisation's telescope. While being part of the organisation's Computing and Software team, they work...

Desktop Support Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg

Are you passionate about providing technical support and ensuring end-user satisfaction? We're looking for a dedicated Desktop Support Technician to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for providing desk-side or remote support to end-users, resolving...

Business Analyst at Mintek – Gauteng Randburg

Introduction Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a Business Analyst. The incumbent will be responsible to create detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business. This role includes processes of improving services...

Data Engineer (JHB)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks a highly technical Data Engineer whose core role will be to drive, design & build scalable ETL systems for a Big Data warehouse to implement robust & trustworthy data to support high...

Senior Full Stack Developer

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is revolutionizing digital identity solutions with their advanced cloud-based biometric platform, streamlining customer onboarding and authentication with real-time biometrics, KYC, and AML checks. They prioritize excellence in technical...

Php Developer

Role:PHP Developer will write and deploy beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the codebase for customer designed, in-house PHP based Systems.Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:Write “clean”, well-designed...

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