Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Hubble hunts visible light sources of X-rays

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the constellation Virgo, in the Virgo galaxy cluster, 100-million light-years from Earth. Although IC 776 is a dwarf galaxy, it's...

Slower growth forecast for global telco services

Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,509-trillion in 2023, an increase of 2,1% over 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide spending on Telecom...

Cybercriminals evolve their tactics, find new opportunities

While cybercriminals continue to leverage the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are also finding new opportunities for attack with deepfakes, cryptocurrency, mobile wallets and more. This is among the findings from Check Point Software Technologies' cyber-security...

Cell C reports improved revenue, earnings

Cell C has reported a R148-million profit before tax for the six-month period to June 2021. This is a turnaround in profitability from a R7,6-billion loss reported year-on-year. EBIT increased to R736-million (H1 2020: R5,3-billion loss). This is mainly due to the...

New Webex features address hybrid work challenges

Cisco has announced significant new innovations across its Webex ecosystem, launching them yesterday (26 October 2021) at its WebexOne 2021 virtual event. Webex Suite's new meetings and messaging capabilities help our customers empower equal participation, from...

End-to-end solution delivers meaningful insights

Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – Healthcare systems have always been important, but extracting useful insights has become more critical than ever over the last 18 months. InterSystems aims to help its healthcare customers gain true value...

Smart data fabric delivers timely, relevant insights

Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – Leveraging data to get the best possible insights is not a trivial process, which is why organisations are turning to smart data fabrics. Scott Gnau, head of data platforms at InterSystems, explains that a...

Effective analysis unlocks true data value

Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – Data is your organisation’s most precious asset – but only if you are analysing it effectively to gain real insights. The last 18 months or so have been difficult for everyone in the world, says Terry Ragon,...

Russian malware hits resellers, service providers

About 140 resellers and technology service providers have fallen victim to Nobelium, the alleged Russian state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion cyberattacks, since May 2021. The Nobelium attacks are believed to use password spray and phishing to steal credentials and...

Workers turn to robots for career support

People are turning to robots to support their career development after the Covid-19 pandemic left them feeling lonely and disconnected from their own lives. An Oracle and Workplace Intelligence study of more than 14 600 employees, managers, HR leaders, and C-level...

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The major telecommunications trends of 2013

The major trends and events that shaped the communications landscape in 2013 are as follows, writes Rob Lith, Business Development director at Connection Telecom. Local trends include the following: Fibre to the building 2013 was the year of sharp fibre price cuts,...

Social media is the new frontier for HCM

The advent of social media, marked by the proliferation of smart devices and increasing numbers of users on social networks, represents not only a clear opportunity for businesses to better engage the market – but also a new era in HR management. This is the view of...

People are the core of the digital world

The concept of a digital world means different things to different people, depending on how and where they experience it. The experience of the digital world in South Africa is different from what it could be in the USA, for example. The digital world, while...

Accommodation solutions from Sleeping-Out

With a dozen or more local and global competitors to contend with, it’s hard for an accommodation booking site to stand out from the crowd – but Cape Town-based sleeping-out.co.za has found a way. “Establishments who participate in our Free Accommodation programme put...

Develop printer speeds up document workflow

In many small to mid-sized businesses or workgroups, there is often much room for improvement in the routine jobs that account for most of their document output. A new monochrome printer range from Develop, the ineo 3300P/4000P/4700P, brings a welcome boost to...

Keeping customers loyal to a bank

“Money is simple. The art is raising trust and dealing with people,” stated the IBM Institute for Business Value in its publication Fit, Focused and Ready to Fight. How Banks Can Get in Shape for the Battle Ahead, published shortly after the near global financial...

Konica Minolta branch wins KLCBT award

Delegates from Bidvest company, Konica Minolta South Africa’s Mpumalanga branch recently attended the 13th Annual Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism (KLCBT) Awards, where it scooped the coveted PriceWaterhouseCoopers/KLCBT Large Enterprise Award. The...

Managing project communications successfully

In project management, one of the most important areas of skill is in communication management. It includes the necessary processes to ensure the project information is generated, collected, distributed, stored and organised in an appropriate and timely manner....

Oslo university starts cloud storage project

Spectra Logic, an innovator in backup, data recovery and archive, and QStar Technologies, a leading global provider of enterprise-class data management and archive software, today announced that the University of Oslo has selected a Spectra Logic T-Finity coupled with...

Huawei launches rail communications solution

Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has launched the industry's first urban rail transportation solution based on enterprise LTE (eLTE) for Zhengzhou Metro. (Zhengzhou Metro) in China. The solution features highly reliable bilateral radio transmission...

Business Intelligence Analyst/Developer at Reverside – Gauteng

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Business Intelligence...

IT Technical Support

The main purpose of this role is to provide client support by resolving requests and incidents to ensure optimal infrastructure functionality. This is a 1st line support role. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess client requests and resolve incidents swiftlyEnsure hardware,...

Developer – Junior at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Over the past 20 years, our client has built a stellar reputation in the development and system integration space. Through their extremely ethical values, they have earned the trust and respect of their clients. They prioritise finding effective...

SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2626 TT

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentABAP debugging beneficial (Workbench related knowledge of new development/enhancements)Setting up the organization structure of...

IT Project Manager

Part time position (15 to 20 hours per week)Requiring an Afrikaans speaking person REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 5 years exp in the Learning and Development fieldMinimum 5 years project Management exp on a corporate levelProven exp in stakeholder communication and management...

Senior Erlang Developer

We are looking for experienced developers with knowledge of functional programming languages such as Erlang, Clojure, Haskell, Scala and the imperative languages like C, Java and Objective-C. The right candidates will join small teams of highly skilled systems...

IT Technical Support – Western Cape Cape Town

The main purpose of this role is to provide client support by resolving requests and incidents to ensure optimal infrastructure functionality. This is a 1st line support role. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess client requests and resolve incidents swiftlyEnsure hardware,...

SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2626 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentABAP debugging beneficial (Workbench related knowledge of new development/enhancements)Setting up the organization structure of...

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