Business leaders are battling to keep up with e-commerce growth
A new report from Accenture reveals that 95% of South African leaders (versus 83% globally) think that e-commerce is growing faster than they can adapt, and are finding it costly to be where customers are. This shared feeling of falling behind affirms how difficult it...
Ransomware victims are engaging with law enforcement
Most (97%) of organisation hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law enforcement and/or official government bodies for help with the attack. In addition, more than half (59%) of those organisations that did engage with law enforcement found the process...
New market opportunity for ESG risk management solutions
As companies become tasked with collecting and reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics, a market opportunity has emerged for software solutions that support the rapidly evolving requirements of ESG risk management. According to a recent...
Travel, event spending set for rebound
Consumers are feeling slightly more festive for the 2021 holiday season than they were in 2020, and are reporting higher household budget allocation for travel and local activities. However, a new global consumer study released by IBM's Institute for Business Value...
SAIGA hopes more skilled councillors will be elected
The Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) says most of the South African political party councillor candidates who are standing for the upcoming local government elections do not have the skills to deliver sound budgets. But the organisation...
Trickbot banking Trojan evolves with 61 new techniques
Discovered in 2016, Trickbot's main functionality was online banking data theft. Over its five years of activity, Trickbot banking Trojan has changed as attackers came up with a more advanced toolset. Kaspersky researchers have traced Trickbot's evolution by analysing...
Building skills and competencies the top HR priority for 2022
Nearly 60% of HR leaders reported that building critical skills and competencies will be their number one priority in 2022, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey found the other top HR priorities for 2022 are organisational design and change management (48%),...
Resellers look forward to better business in 2022
Global IT resellers have mostly prospered during the pandemic and expect even better business performance over the next 12 months - but there remain major opportunities for closer collaboration with distributors on cloud and digital initiatives, according to Context....
Young scientists represent SA at Indonesia science fair
Two local young scientists are set to showcase their scientific genius at the 2021 International Science and Invention Fair held in Indonesia, following successful entries at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. Danielle Pienaar who is Grade 6 at C&N Primêre...
Programming Olympiad 2021 winners announced
The winners have been announced for the 2021 national Programming Olympiad, a challenge for high school learners who can use a computer programming language. The Olympiad seeks to grow coding skills among young South Africans. The South African Computer Olympiad, an...
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Fortinet services now on AWS
Fortinet - a global leader in high-performance network security –announced the virtual appliance versions of its FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer product families are now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and in the AWS Marketplace. The centralised security...
Aptronics wins at the HP Partner Awards
Aptronics, one of South Africa’s foremost black empowered IT solutions providers, walked away with four accolades at the HP Partner awards ceremony held at Urban Tree in Sandton on 14 November 2013. The company was presented with an EMEA level award – the HP Value...
MasterCard strengthens Advisors division
MasterCard has appointed Marc Carolus as Division Lead in South Africa for MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm of the global electronic payments and technology company. MasterCard Advisors provides realtime transaction data analysis to enable fast,...
IS channel partners awarded for excellence
The top performing regional and national Internet Solutions (IS) partners in 2013 were recognised at the annual IS Channel Partner Awards gala event, which was held last night in Johannesburg. Western Cape-based partner Web Africa was the big winner on the night,...
Choosing the right ERP system
For process manufacturer’s in particular, production and inventory control, planning, scheduling and product costing applications improve productivity and reduce costs at production sites throughout the world, says Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings,...
A cross-section of HR in the cloud
Small, medium and large businesses across virtually every sector are realising the potential of cloud computing within their HR functions. This is according to HR software start-up Piilo Software’s CEO Phil Lötter. “Since the official launch of Piilo in May, our...
Navigating the complex hosted market
The call centre industry is changing at a faster rate than it has for years. The introduction and widespread adoption of cloud computing, improving infrastructure, rising customer support costs against the backdrop of the global recession and the age of the connected...
The motivation behind a cyber-attack
Being aware of who your enemy is, and what they are after, is the first step towards a successful cyber defence. "Understanding the tools the attacker is using is no longer good enough. Businesses need to understand the motivation behind the attacks,” says Jayson...
Dangote grows SAP relationship
West African-based industrial conglomerate Dangote Group has extended its relationship with SAP, market leader in enterprise application software, by signing a deal to use SAP’s OpenText ECM (enterprise content management) and Invoice Management offerings on top of...
SMBs are easy targets for hackers
For the average small to medium sized enterprise, which faces the exact same IT security challenges as large enterprises, buying and maintaining countless point solutions to address security threats in what is really a reactive patchwork manner is an expensive...
Frontend Developer (Angular 2+) (Centurion) – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:WITH over 100k households using its system daily, frontend journeys must be optimized, user-friendly, and modern and that's why a dynamic provider of state-of-the-art Community Management solutions in Centurion wants your coding talents as a Frontend...
Jnr Support Engineer (ISP – 1st Line) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role: Jnr Support Engineer (ISP - 1st Line)Location: Illovo, JohannesburgA successful and growing ISP is looking for a dynamic and articulate Junior Network Support Engineer to join their awesome team.It is a busy and exciting working environment and they offer lots...
Development Team Lead – Gauteng Woodmead
Our client, a giant in the GIS space, currently requires the expertise of an experienced IT Development Manager who can assist with establishing a formal structure to the team (standard operating procedures, quality assurance, mentoring, tools & techniques). This...
SAP FICO Consultant (Expert) 1480 TT
Understand, enhance and support AP/AR processes and functionalitiesUnderstand, enhance and support Document Management processesFair knowledge across all SAP modulesThe following functional skills are essential:Documentation of as-is and to-be business...
Reference and Master Data Management
The scope will include but will not be limited to: Desired Skills: Planning and organising - Service and stakeholder focus - Conceptual thinking - Drive for results - Attention to detail Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree About...
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Our client is in search of both mid-level and senior-level Full-Stack Software Engineers proficient in C#, .NET Core, and Blazor. If you're passionate about crafting innovative solutions, join us in shaping the future of software development. Key Requirements 6+...
SAP FICO Consultant (Expert) 1480 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Understand, enhance and support AP/AR processes and functionalitiesUnderstand, enhance and support Document Management processesFair knowledge across all SAP modulesThe following functional skills are essential:Documentation of as-is and to-be business...
Reference and Master Data Management – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
The scope will include but will not be limited to: Desired Skills: Planning and organising - Service and stakeholder focus - Conceptual thinking - Drive for results - Attention to detail Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree About...
Full-Stack Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is in search of both mid-level and senior-level Full-Stack Software Engineers proficient in C#, .NET Core, and Blazor. If you're passionate about crafting innovative solutions, join us in shaping the future of software development. Key Requirements 6+...
Finance Material Master SAP Specialist
Our client in the healthcare sector helps communities live longer healthier lives through the provision of quality and affordable healthcare services. The client has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Material Master SAP Specialist to manage SAP FI and MM for...
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