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Construction equipment OEM telematics set to hit 11m
The global installed base of active construction equipment (CE) OEM telematics systems reached 6,2-million units in 2022, according to Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12%, the active installed base is forecasted to reach 11-million...
Ransomware and the true cost to business
More than half of all organisations have been the victim of a ransomware attack - and 80% of businesses that chose to pay a ransom demand suffered a second ransomware attack, often at the hands of the same threat actor group. This is according to Cybereason’s global...
Cyberattack defences allow the online world to fight back
In the eye of the online storm that arrived during 2020 with the realities of the global pandemic, service providers and security experts chose not to let cybercriminals win on all fronts, but instead rallied to defend the critical infrastructure of the online world....
DDoS attacks doubled during Covid
Distributed denial of services (DDoS) traffic has more than doubled in volume between January 2020 and May 2021. This is among the findings of Nokia Deepfield's DDoS traffic analysis, which examined service provider network traffic encompassing thousands of routers on...
Temporary dip for mobile PC sales growth
Volume sales for mobile PCs across Europe declined in May, but figures remain substantially higher than 2019 comparatives and demand will stay strong in the second half of the year, according to Context. Although volume sales of notebooks across European distribution...
Nigeria’s Access Bank opens in SA
Access Bank South Africa, which launched yesterday (14 June 2021), expands the Nigeria-based bank's footprint in Africa. Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe points out that the SADC region represents the strongest economy on the African continent. "This means Access Bank SA...
Training and skills key to bridging the digital divide
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will never happen in South Africa unless literally millions of the country's people can cross the digital divide before it becomes impossibly wide. This is the view of Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, founder of mobiLearn, who believes that...
Why investing in SA’s youth is critical
Every year, South Africa remembers and marks the Soweto youth uprising of 16 June 1976. It is a significant day in the country's calendar because it serves as a reminder of the power and potential of South Africa's young people as the future of the country. Now, 45...
Africa gets $80m in development finance
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank have committed to investing $80-billion in the private sector over the next five years to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in Africa....
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Small businesses take to the cloud
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Huawei kicks off Cloud Congress 2013
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Learners excel in BlackBerry MAD challenge
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Hungry Lion mobile coupon campaign a hit
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Business Partner Programme from Samsung
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SAP Education, CE at UP form partnership
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Jens Montanana named Westcon chairman
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SMIT Amandla Marine deploys Sage 300 ERP
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