OpenAI founder sets up new AI company
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Namibia embarks on a galactic journey
In a bid to propel Namibia into the limelight of African space technology, Eos Capital - managers of the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF) - have given the green light for the Namibia Space Port project. The project will be spearheaded by...
Fujitsu, MIT develop AI that recognises unseen data
Fujitsu and the Centre for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM) headquartered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have achieved an important milestone in a joint initiative to deliver improvements in the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) models. The...
Challenging year-end for MEA PCs
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, is expected to suffer a year-on-year decline in shipments of 8,3% in shipments for the final quarter of 2021, according to...
Emotet is back, 140k victims hit
Check Point Research (CPR) warns of potential ransomware attacks, as it sees samples of Emotet fast-spreading via Trickbot. Since Emotet's takedown by law enforcement, CPR estimates there have been 140 000 victims of Trickbot, across 149 countries in only 10 months....
When should you ignore an instruction from your boss?
As organisations around the world spend ever more on cybersecurity tools, cyber criminals are increasingly using a simple yet effective way to access organisations' data or money - business email compromise (BEC) or CEO fraud. International security awareness...
This is what the future looks like for customers and consumers
The Future of Customers and Consumers predictions for 2022 from International Data Corporation (IDC) show that technology will be the cornerstone of brands that try to reestablish relationships with customers and consumers in a new version of the physical and digital...
Trust must be hard-wired into the business
There is an old saying about trust: it takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair, writes Tom Rosamilia, senior vice-president of IBM Software. The saying is spot on, and there are critical lessons here for all of us in business, particularly those...
Middle East and Africa fertile ground for the growth of super-apps
From ride-hailing services to grocery delivery, and financial services such as buy-now-pay-later to microfinancing, super-apps development in the Middle East and Africa is emerging fast as the region proves to be a potentially fertile ground for its growth. In a study...
Rapid growth for PCD market in southern Africa
Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth of 44,4% in Q3 2021. The latest Quarterly PCD Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that...
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XON wins Juniper Networks partner award
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Business leaders must take note of BYOA
Far from being settled, done and dusted, the BYOD (bring your own device) trend is an undeniable influence in business today and has forced decision-makers in business to rethink their strategies governing access to information and mobility. However, the market has...
Smart ID cards combat fraud, identity theft
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IP CCTV solution for Reckitt
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Balancing power supply and demand smartly
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Effective archive data migrations
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Barnstone solution wins SAP qualification
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Digitalisation will force insurer agility
Leading international research group, Gartner, has identified digitalisation as one of the primary strategic objectives for insurers over the next two years. CIOs face significant pressures to quickly deliver measurable business outcomes from their IT investments,...
2nd line Support Engineer German – Gauteng
Join the iOCO Infrastructure Services Community: Where Work is an Adventure, Not Just a Job.We're looking for a German speaking 2nd line IT Support Engineer to join our team of problem-solvers and help us keep our software running smoothly.What you'll do:Assisting in...
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Automation Tester – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior IT Technician – Western Cape Bellville
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