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A new global survey of 5000 consumers reveals critical changes to consumer spending amid inflation and economic uncertainty. These findings highlight current sentiment on spending and what it will take to earn consumer loyalty in 2023. Retail, travel, hospitality,...
2023 will see media blackmail, fake data leaks, more attacks via clouds
Cybercriminals will use media to blackmail organisations, alleged data leaks, and purchasing initial access to previously compromised companies on the darknet. These are among the threats that large business and government structures should prepare for in 2023,...
July the strongest month this year for Euro channel
The European IT channel ended the quarter with 7.3% year-on-year value growth and the highest revenue-earning week since the start of the pandemic, according to new data from IT market intelligence company Context. Context has been tracking weekly performance for...
Just 17% of supply chain leaders are women
While supply chain organisations deal with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, they still pursue gender equality goals. According to Gartner, Inc.'s 2020 Women in Supply Chain Survey among 177 supply chain professionals, 17% of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs)...
Technology key in shaping an uncertain future
Kathy Gibson is at Deloitte Tech Trends Africa - There has never been a time when the role of the technology leader has been so pivotal in shaping the future of organisations. That's the word from Kevin Govender, CIO programme leader at Deloitte Consulting Africa,...
Covid-19 demands business strategy reset
As the phases of the Covid-19 pandemic progress, business leaders must reset their strategy and build resilience, according to Gartner, Inc. It is crucial for senior leaders to make strategic decisions that will lead them to a renewed future state. Gartner refers to...
New standard enables next-generation video compression
The new Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard advances the state of the art of video compression and has unprecedented application versatility. It has the flexibility to enable emerging applications such as 360-degree omnidirectional immersive multimedia, remote...
SARB expected to hold interest rates steady
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets again on 21 to 23 July to discuss policy matters. By Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist The central bank lowered...
Bolt launches new low-cost category
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has launched a new low-cost category called Bolt Go, which aims to be the cheapest ride-hailing service in South Africa. The addition of the new low-cost category, with fares approximately 20% less than regular Bolt rides, is expected to...
Pandemic tempers growth in AR/VR spend, but outlook is positive
Growth in worldwide and European AR/VR spend will decline in 2020 compared to the pre-Covid-19 forecast scenario according to the June release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Spending Guide. Marked...
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BYOD poses serious risks to IT security
The always-on, always-connected, productivity-on-the-go trend of allowing smartphone and tablet toting employees to take their own devices to work (known as BYOD, or “bring your own device”) and to plug it into the company network is growing in popularity around the...
Tellumat appoints Plessie as ShoreTel reseller
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Genesys to buy Angel from MicroStrategy
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Boost for local software development
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Sophos recognised in Forrester report
Sophos has announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Forrester Research’s new Client Security report, The Forrester Wave: Endpoint Security, Q1 2013. It provides a comprehensive overview of the endpoint protection vendor landscape. Forrester says that...
Integr8 supports BCX’s Nigerian cloud
Amid growing levels of demand for computing power and services in Nigeria, widely acknowledged to be the most populous country in Africa, South African systems integrator Business Connexion (BCX) recently launched a cloud services offering in the West African country....
Fujitsu optimises Eternus DX S2
Fujitsu has accelerates business customers’ mission-critical applications by further optimising the Eternus DX S2 Disk Storage Family as systems of choice for high-performance applications. With a long record of leading benchmarks and satisfied customers, Fujitsu now...
YahClick Go provides fast connectivity
YahClick Go, from Vox Telecom, provides fast, transportable connectivity to organisations and businesses that may require access to the internet whilst on the move, such as broadcasters, event companies, mobile marketing vehicles, news stations, mobile offices or...
McMethod.net supports project management
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Q-KON partners with Startel in Angola
Q-KON, a focussed provider of satellite and wireless access network solutions to niche markets in Africa, has announced a partnership with Angola’s Startel SA (Startel). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been reached between the two companies and is based on...
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