Global PC shipments to return to growth in 2024
The road to recovery for personal computers (PCs) has been challenging coming off explosive years in 2020 and 2021, but signs of growth are finally returning. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker,...
Experience is as important as products, services
A good experience is crucial for customers, who rated it higher than the product or service itself. This is among the findings from Salesforce's new State of the Connected Customer report, which shares insights from 14 300 consumers and business buyers across 25...
Africa domain celebrates fourth birthday
Four years ago, the ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR), trading as Registry Africa, won the right to administer the .africa geographic Top Level Domain Name (gTLD). The launch of the .africa domain name space remains one of the most important African ICT initiatives since...
Commerce customer experience is improved with chat
Companies that deploy chat in commerce see higher revenue growth, stronger customer retention, reduced service costs, and increased marketing effectiveness than companies that don't. This is one of the findings of a study by Aberdeen Research in partnership with...
IDs stolen from one-tenth of gamers
Over one-tenth of gamers globally - 12%, or 179-million globally - have had their identities stolen, which could be worth as much as $347-billion globally. In South Africa, 9,6% of gamers have had their ID stolen, according to new research commissioned by Kaspersky...
Resilience tops supply chain agenda
A global Gartner survey of more than 1 300 supply chain professionals found that 87% of respondents plan investments in supply chain resiliency within the next two years. The survey, conducted from September 2020 through November 2020, showed that even more supply...
ATM hacks on the increase
Criminals have been targeting automated teller machines (ATMs) for as long as they have been available to the public. Many already know about scams where fraudsters hook up a small device to the ATM to steal credit card information, usually referred to as card...
Water sensor market could hit $2bn by 2030
Despite its importance, the water industry is behind with its uptake of digitisation and in the monitoring of networks in many countries across the globe. IDTechEx's most recent market research report on this market area, "Sensors in the Water and Wastewater Treatment...
African Development Bank president calls for fair access to vaccines
African Development Bank president calls for fair access to vaccinesThe President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for fair access to Covid-19 vaccines for Africans, adding that debt relief would help African economies recover faster...
Stop AARTO now, says RFA
The Road Freight Association (RFA) is shocked and deeply concerned about the recent suspension of the Road Traffic Infringement Agency's CEO, Japh Chuwe, amidst allegations of "serious maladministration" by the Auditor-General. By Gavin Kelly, CEO of The Road Freight...
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Ethiopian mine uses Q-KON services
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Telkom Mobile announces BB Q10 pre-orders
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Itec Innovate wins Dealer of the Year award
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Xtranet launches Cloud Solutions
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Samsung launches new A3 copiers
Samsung Electronics South Africa has launched its groundbreaking CLX-9201, 9251, and 9301 A3 colour and SCX-8123, CX-8128 A3 mono copiers that separate the printer interface from the system unit to enhance the efficiency of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). “These...
Data is everywhere except where it should be
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IT changes financial services industry
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The role of social business intelligence
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Managed services for endpoint security
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SMEs set to be a big force in SA
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Business System Support Technical Lead with IT related qualification, MSSQL, Dynamics AX/365 and MS Power Platforms certification and minimum 2 years' experience in IT Business System Support, 2 years' ERP implementation and development, 2 years' Project Management...
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