Smart vacuum market takes off
Worldwide shipments of smart vacuum devices reached 18.5 million units in 2023 with a total market value of $7,8-billion, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. IDC defines smart vacuums as...
APTs target vulnerable remote control tools, office apps
Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are targeting vulnerable remote access services and access control mechanisms like Windows Smart Screen in their attacks leveraging vulnerability exploitation, the latest research by Kaspersky has revealed. Analysis of available...
Improved industrial 3D printer shipments still not back to pre-Covid levels
New 3D printer shipments continued to accelerate in Q2 2021 in both long-standing verticals, such as dental and Context. "As economies around the globe continued to recover from, battled against or learned to live with Covid-19, organisations began to settle in to...
SA in the spotlight as top malware target
Kathy Gibson reports – Cybercrooks have been busy in the first half of 2021 – and there are no signs that they are slowing down. Trend Micro’s 2021 Midyear Security Roundup report reveals there are dangerous vulnerabilities across different types of devices and...
Africa risks missing out on global growth trends without pro-trade reforms
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) and the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) have called on African governments to radically speed up their implementation of pro-trade policy reforms as part of the wider Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
Mobile malware attacks cause concern in Africa
Of the more than 206 000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky solutions for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region in the six months from January to June this year, over 30 000 of these attacks combined originated from Nigeria (14 071), Kenya (10...
Supply challenges dampen PC growth
Global shipments of traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks and workstations, reached 86,7-million units during the third quarter of 2021, up 3,9% from the prior year, according to preliminary results from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...
Wage inflation impacts companies’ profitability
A massive 60% of organisations experienced wage inflation in 2Q21, nearly double the amount compared to the previous quarter, according to Gartner. Nearly three in four chief financial officers (CFOs) polled cited the risk of lower profitability as their top concern...
Europe set for big increase in AI spending
The new Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that European spending on AI systems will jump from $17,3-billion in 2021 to more than $50-billion in 2025. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for...
Altron issues trading statement
Altron has issued a trading statement, for the six months ended 31 August, alerting shareholders of a big decrease in earnings. The group warns that it is likely to report basic earnings per share of between -16 cents and -3 cents, being a decrease in excess of 100%...
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Brainstorming and the small business
Frequently, business owners find themselves so caught up in the day to day running of their businesses that they forget about the importance of planning – many business owners just want to get out there and get on with it, says Frank Reinelt, senior director for...
Integr8 tops ICT businesses in SA
South Africa-based managed ICT services provider Integr8 has once again been ranked as one of SA's top performing companies, and will therefore feature in 2013 Top Performing Companies, the definitive guide to the country's most successful businesses. Integr8...
Moving from virtualisation to the cloud
In recent years, stepping out from behind the closed doors of virtualisation to the open, scalable landscape of cloud computing has been touted as the answer for today's organisations wanting to get more bang for their buck out of their operational IT budgets, Richard...
BI and effective real estate management
When it comes to corporate real estate (CRES) and property management, there is one all-important question that the property manager needs to answer – how much does it cost to run each building? This seemingly simple question is often difficult to answer, for a number...
Omni-channel banking solution from Huawei
Huawei has showcased its omni-channel banking solution at the Asian CIO forum that was held from 24 to 26 September 2013 in Hong Kong. During the two-day forum, Huawei also shared views and perspectives on intelligent financial services and omni-channel banking...
UP wins environmental award
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS has awarded its second Xerox Global Services (XGS) Environmental Award to the XGS site at the University of Pretoria (UP). The XGS Environmental Award was launched by BDS in September 2011 and is part of a broader "Go Green" awareness...
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...
Proposals/Application Engineer – Gauteng
A dynamic organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a Proposals / Application Engineer with 1 – 5 years' experience in a similar role.Minimum RequirementsMatricDegree or Diploma in Chemical / Process Engineering (Essential)Successfully candidates must...
Production Systems Engineer – Eastern Cape Kenton-on-Sea
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Senior C# Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
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