Digital access the best chance for learner success
Digital access allows teachers and learners alike to collaborate with peers on tasks or projects no matter where they are located. This boosts learners' skills in creativity, critical thinking and innovation - three of the top skills needed by professionals in the...
Weak passwords still doing the rounds
In 2023, "admin" was the most common password among South Africans. This is according to the fifth annual NordPass study, which uncovered the 200 most common passwords worldwide and compared among 35 countries. It also explored what passwords people use for different...
Hackers thought to have scored $5m ransom payout
Colonial Pipeline is believed to have paid a ransom of almost $5-million to the hackers that shut down its networks this week. Although companies are discouraged from bowing to ransomware demands, it's believed that many of them pay up in order to get their systems...
AWS, Microsoft vie for top public cloud spot
The worldwide public cloud services market, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), System Infrastructure Software as a Service (SISaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), grew 24,1% year over year in 2020 with revenues totaling...
How SA users spend the time while devices update
Installing updates is considered a routine boring task and half of the respondents to a study commissioned by Kaspersky in April 2021 commonly snooze them. At the same time however, four-in-ten (47%) respondents in South Africa admit that the time spent waiting for...
April sees resurgence in ransomware attacks
For the first time, AgentTesla has ranked second in the Check Point Research (CPR) Global Threat Index, while the established Dridex trojan is still the most prevalent malware, having risen to the top spot in March after being seventh in February. This month, Dridex,...
Soshanguve youth set to launch his own laptop
Entrepreneur Mpumelelo Mahlangu has developed, and is about to launch, what he believes is the first-ever entry level South African laptop. The DTC400 is understood to be the first laptop launched by a South African township-based company and entrepreneur, competing...
NextNow unveils African e-hailing platform
NextNow, an African e-hailing company that aims to put the continent on the ride-sharing map, has launched its services in Johannesburg. Mlungisi Ntombela, head of operations: South Africa at NextNow, explains that the homegrown e-hailing service's competitive pricing...
AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups
South Africa's best up and coming fintech startups sweated it out at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had just five minutes each to convince a panel of judges that they should be part of the second phase of the AlphaCode Incubate programme. The 10 startups,...
Elon Musk does bitcoin about-turn
Elon Musk has thrown the cryptocurrency markets into turmoil once again as he rescinds bitcoin payments for Tesla vehicles. Less than two months ago, Musk announced that Tesla would accept payment in bitcoin. Now he's done an about-turn. "Tesla has suspended vehicle...
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Bytes wins Genesys Partner of the Year Award
Global provider of customer service solutions Genesys has crowned Bytes Systems Integration its 2013 Partner of the Year in the UK, Ireland and South-East Africa region. The award recognises that Bytes Systems Integration, a Genesys partner since 2006, has brought in...
Fujitsu enhances the EXTERNUS DX family
Fujitsu has announced several enhancements to the ETERNUS DX family of disk-based storage systems to significantly broaden and deepen access to performance-hungry scenarios such as business analytics, data bases and online transaction processing (OLTP). To help to...
Europcar’s B2B portal addresses demand
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Fujitsu offers backup, recovery in the cloud
Fujitsu offers business customers of all sizes a fail-proof, global cloud-based backup and recovery service, with the immediate availability of Fujitsu Backup as a Service (BaaS). Incorporating best-in-class EVault technology, Fujitsu BaaS is agile, scalable, simple...
Genesys named a leader by Gartner
Genesys, a leading provider of customer service and contact centre solutions, has announced the Company has been positioned as a “Leader” in the “Magic Quadrant for Contact Centre Infrastructure” report by Gartner. The report evaluates contact centre vendors on both...
Sage Pastel integrates payroll, accounting
Accurate and easily available monthly income statements and balance sheets are critical for the success of any business. Most businesses separate their payroll and accounting departments but for ease of administration it makes good business sense to be able to...
Mobile device malware a growing threat
Although security threats targeting PCs still out-number threats targeting mobile devices, smart phones and tablets have come under increasing attack in the past two years. Richard Broeke from specialist IT security provider, Securicom, says that as malicious code for...
Sophos mobile security has Windows 8 support
Sophos has announced Sophos Mobile Control 3.5, the latest version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution. Available both on-premise and as-a-service, Sophos Mobile Control 3.5 makes it simple for small and mid-market organisations to secure, monitor and...
Dac Systems partners for education
Dac Systems, a national specialist services provider focused on turnkey implementations of leading edge industry solutions, has partnered with Combined Knowledge to generate greater awareness of SharePoint and Nintex education within the South African market. Combined...
Business agility, profitability and DevOps
DevOps - a combination of “development” and “operations” - is a relatively new approach to managing the application life cycle. It aims to overcome structural challenges in the typical application life cycle, improving the speed and efficiency at which applications...
Repair Technicians and Field Service Technicians – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
We are seeking qualified Petrol, Diesel or Panel beater technicians with a valid C1 / C14 driver's license. A PrDP will be preferred. This position is in the Greater Cape Town area. Min. 5 years experience as a qualified vehicle technician required (THIS POSITION IS...
2nd line Support Engineer German
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...
Data Systems and Automation Engineer (12 Months Fixed Term Contract) Wits NCDRD
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This is a work from home opportunity.. Our client is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, constructing, testing, and maintaining architectures, such as databases,...
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...
Data Systems and Automation Engineer (12 Months Fixed Term Contract) Wits NCDRD – Gauteng Moletsane
Main purpose of the job:Core responsibilities of the role will include database management, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) operations, system design using tools like Power Automate and robotic process automation (RPA), supporting the senior management team, and...
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This is a work from home opportunity.. Our client is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, constructing, testing, and maintaining architectures, such as databases,...
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We are seeking a skilled and experienced Microsoft CRM Developer to join our dynamic IT team. As a Microsoft CRM Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and customizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions to meet the organization's business needs....
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International IT Company with offices in Pretoria seeks to employ an experienced Test Analyst to fulfill a fundamental role on a large project. Please note: Long Term Contract Opportunity; HybridUnderstanding of systems engineering conceptsThe ability to analyse a...
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Hire Resolve's client is looking for a skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join their team in Johannesburg. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing high-quality software solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver...
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