Digital payments dominate in Africa
There has been a seismic shift in African consumer preferences towards digital payment methods, according to a new survey by RegTech Africa and Agpaytech. With 2 591 respondents from diverse regions, the findings underscore a resounding vote of confidence in...
Insurers to use synthetic data in AI for fairness and compliance
By 2027, due to regulations surrounding artificial intelligence, 40% of AI algorithms utilised by insurers throughout the policyholder value chain will use synthetic data to guarantee fairness within the system and comply with regulations, according to IDC...
Strong growth for African mobile commerce
The African mobile app market continues to show strong growth, with more people accessing goods and services online than ever before. This is among the findings from the 2021 edition of AppsFlyer's State of E-commerce App Marketing report, which analysed over...
EOH anticipates operating profit
EOH Holdings has advised shareholders that it anticipates an improvement of between 79% and 86% to the total loss per share (LPS) and an improvement of between 93% and 99% to HLPS for the year ended 31 July 2021. The group has generated an operating profit between...
Datatec expects 100% growth in earnings
Datatec has published a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2021, alerting shareholders that financial results are likely to differ by at least 20% from the previous corresponding reporting period. Datatec now expects that all earnings per share...
Habit-forming an undervalued workplace skill
Habit-forming is vital to succeeding in our personal and professional lives and a recent poll conducted by The Human Edge revealed that 87% of respondents (90% of line managers and 84% of employees) believe that effective habit-forming is an undervalued skill within...
Customer service myths that undermine digital investments
Despite heavy investments in digital channels and capabilities, customer service and support leaders are still clinging to five main myths about what customers want and how they behave today, according to Gartner. To make better investments for a digitally dominant...
Bitcoin transaction fees spiked by 750% in Q2
Due to increasing adoption worldwide, cryptocurrencies are generating higher income from transaction fees than major mainstream companies. According to the research data analyzed and published by Wette.de, the total transaction fees on the bitcoin network in Q2 2021...
Windows 11 rolls out today
Covid-19 is just one of the factors that has helped to increase the importance of the PC. Fatih Bor, Windows consumer category manager at Microsoft, points out that there has been a 16% increase in PC sales since the beginning of the pandemic. There has simultaneously...
CEO business confidence in SA back to pre-Covid levels
CEOs of the world's largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and, despite the Delta variant slowing down the 'return to normal', their confidence in both the global and local economy has returned to levels not seen since...
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BBM to be pre-installed on LG smartphones
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will soon come pre-installed on the LG G Pro Lite from LG Electronics markets around the world. BlackBerry has announced a bundling agreement with LG Electronics involving both standard and virtual preloading (using the LG App Manager) and...
Integrating mobile into business strategies
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Tools to support the mobile enterprise
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Huawei launches new Ascend at CES 2014
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has launched the Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The 4G LTE-enabled smartphone is Huawei's new super performer that gives people around the...
Acer unveils Iconia A1-830 tablet
Acer has unveiled the new Acer Iconia A1-830, a 7,9-inch Android tablet with a premium and stylish design, vibrant IPS display, responsive performance and rich sound. The Acer Iconia A1-830 is ideal for consumers who want a superior tablet for enjoying web browsing,...
EQ, moods and workplace productivity
Although some decision makers may scoff at the idea of measuring and regulating the emotional intelligence of their workforce, experts in the wellness industry are adamant that there is a very real connection between this form of intelligence, people’s moods and...
AMM eases application overload dilemma
Constantly expanding ICT application environments within companies call for even greater HR and technology expenditure in operations, service, maintenance and user support, says Collin Govender, VP of Systems Integration at T-Systems in South Africa. In fact, some...
Oracle announces new Exadata machine
Oracle has announced its fifth generation database machine, Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4, which features across the board improvements with a focus on improving performance and quality of service for OLTP, database as a service, and data warehousing. This latest...
Kemp optimises LoadMaster for Cisco
Kemp Technologies has announced that its LoadMaster Operating System (LMOS) is now optimised for bare metal operation on any Cisco UCS C-Series server, providing streamlined application delivery inside the UCS infrastructure. By successfully completing Cisco’s...
Symantec helps data centres adopt SSDs
Symantec has announced a new version of its Storage Foundation software, enabling data centres to leverage solid state drives (SSDs) in ways that could allow customers to access mission critical data and applications 400% faster than traditional storage area networks...
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SAP FICO Consultant (Chief Expert) 2657 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Fair knowledge across all SAP modulesInitial focus on master dataAbility to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debuggingThe following functional skills are essential: Documentation of as-is and to-be business...
Intermediate Electronics Software Engineer (C++ and C#) (Engineering Degree) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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