Finance professionals divided about the future of finance
A clear divide has opened up between accounting and finance professionals who work as business partners and those who don't. This is among the findings of a new paper from AICPA & CIMA, which have released their 'Re-defining finance for a sustainable world' white...
Deepfake frauds are on the rise
The artificial intelligence (AI) renaissance, which turned artificial intelligence into one of the hottest topics in both the consumer and business sectors, comes with its dark side, as more and more scammers use AI tools for cyberattacks and data breaches....
Global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 15,7m by 2025
According to a new research report from specialist IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a good steady pace. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global satellite IoT subscriber base grew to surpass...
CFOs should embrace analytic staff from other sources
Talent is a vital part of any advanced analytics center of excellence (ACOE) and often chief financial officers (CFOs) limit the scope of their ACOE projects by relying too heavily on finance staff, according to Gartner. CFOs should look at other, sometimes cheaper,...
Depression screening tool puts mental health in the spotlight
Wits University psychology researcher, Tasneem Hassem has been awarded R100 000 in seed funding to advance the development and commercialisation of the first validated online depression screening tool suitable to the South African context. Developed over four years as...
SA, Egypt lead Africa in global competitiveness
African countries rank positively in the GBS World Competitiveness Index, with South Africa and Egypt scoring as High Performers in five categories. More than 140 global business services (GBS) buyers and enterprise executives of organisations that outsource and...
Customers unforgiving if brands fail to protect them online
New research has cast a spotlight on the role of brands in protecting their customers from cyberattacks. According to the global Brand Trust survey by cybersecurity company Mimecast, almost three-quarters (74%) of South African consumers would stop buying from a brand...
AI key to making roads safer in future
Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep future roads safe for everyone, say the United Nations partners leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a...
Digital-only banking set for global growth
Digital-only banking adoption is set to grow considerably over the next five years, according to Finder.com's Digital Banking Adoption Report. Finder polled 41 654 people across 30 countries to reveal the number of people who will have a digital-only bank account will...
South Africans ‘waste’ opportunities to e-recycle
Despite the fact that approximately 95% of e-waste can be recycled, recovered or treated and beneficiated, e-recycling is not high on South African's agenda. This according to Patricia Schröder, vice-chair of the central branch of the Institute of Waste Management of...
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ICT can reduce SA’s energy consumption
The South African energy crisis and the need to manage supply and demand has motivated state-owned power utility, Eskom, to establish and implement aggressive goals and targets to support consumers in the drive towards reduced energy consumption. In addition to its...
Nigerian spammers look to Syria
The ongoing conflict and complex political situation in Syria have created the perfect conditions for new Nigerian scams. According to Kaspersky Lab data, recent months have seen a surge in the number of Nigerian letters that contained some sort of reference to Syria....
Econz Wireless, Vodacom form partnership
Econz Wireless has announced a new partnership with Vodacom to offer Enterprise Mobility Applications. Econz Wireless mobile business solutions will enable Vodacom customers the benefits of streamlining their businesses with cost effective, easy to use, mobile time,...
The Web chat makes a comeback
Web chat, a tool before its time in the 90s, is making a comeback, now offering contact centres a useful alternative channel with a broad range of functionality, says Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer at Elingo. When Web chat emerged in the late...
The rise of enterprise social networks
Whether it is because the economy forced business executives to find less expensive ways to reach out to customers, or that there are just more Generation Ys in the workforce, social networking is here to stay; and with good reason, as we see every day what is...
Project management is now business-driven
Project management, which traditionally has been exclusively under the domain of information technology, has now developed and is more a business driven discipline. This is a view shared by experienced professionals within the specialised field of project and...
Addressing the evolving cybercrime threat
Cybercrime is costing businesses, and not just in terms of the bottom line. Compliance infringement is hugely expensive, made doubly so by the fact that compliance is hard to achieve, as many data breaches can be due to third party blunders. It is also quite a...
Enterprise supplier development is critical
The National Development Plan (NDP) aims to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030. The vision of the NDP is to create long-term growth and sustainability for South Africa, and in order to meet the 2030 deadline, the transformation begun by black economic...
Share data across platforms with NAS
The world we live in has become ever more connected. From notebooks and desktops to tablets and smartphones, we are always tapped in to the digital realm at work, at home and on the go, says Kalvin Subbadu, Components sales manager, WD South Africa. Practically every...
Citrix XenMobile release enhances mobility
Citrix has announced a new release of Citrix XenMobile, further extending the company’s leadership position in enterprise mobility management (EMM). The new release boasts great new features – unique to Citrix - that simplify and speed up manual processes for mobile...
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