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Solar and wind power waste the elephant in the green energy room
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Siemens, SAP join forces on industrial transformation
Siemens and SAP have announced a new partnership that will leverage their industry expertise and bring together their complementary software solutions for product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management so their customers can deliver collaborative business models...
UP makes its mark in global rankings
The University of Pretoria (UP) has been ranked number one in South Africa and Africa in uniRank's list of the top universities on the continent. uniRank is an international higher education directory and search engine featuring reviews and rankings of over 13 000...
African users hit with unbidden push notifications
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Solid growth forecast for video surveillance cameras
Despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the exclusion of the two market leaders from contention for U.S. government contracts, the video surveillance camera market will experience growth through 2025. This is largely due to the increasing adoption of...
Ponzi schemes flourish in economic downturn
In his budget adjustment speech, the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni announced that the economy could contract by as much as 7,2% and was expected to continue to shed jobs. Owing to the weak economy exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown, many of South Africa's top...
Businesses and individuals need to plan for the next disaster
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Intel unveils new Thunderbolt specs
Intel has revealed new details about Thunderbolt 4, the next generation of its universal cable connectivity solution, delivering increased minimum performance requirements, expanded capabilities and USB4 specification compliance. For the first time, Thunderbolt 4 will...
Early detection key in combatting cyber threats
More than a quarter (28%) of global companies that have implemented an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution have been able to detect cyberattacks in just a few hours or even almost immediately after an incident happened. This overall result is higher than...
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