EU AI Act will have global implications
Kathy Gibson reports – When the European Union (EU) passed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act last month, it set a comprehensive legal framework for rules on data quality, transparency, human oversight and accountability. Under the new legislation, AI applications...
Counting down to a Bitcoin halving that could be a non-event
The Bitcoin halving – probably taking place on Friday or Saturday – is likely to be a “price non-event”. This is the prediction from Nigel Green, MD of deVere Group. The halving is expected to take place on April 19 or 20, depending on the exact current rate at which...
Aspiring digital leaders need a new operating model
When we went into our first lockdown in 2020, industry analysts predicted the rapid advancement of digital transformation. What was overlooked by many was that, while we knew the old world was in crisis, the new digital world was still forming - complicating...
E-commerce, blockchain drive collectibles growth
A pandemic-driven boom in online sales of collectibles sent the global collectibles market to a record high in 2020. According to the research data analysed and published by MejoresApuestas.com, the global collectibles market was estimated to be worth $372-billion in...
Newly-discovered stealer targets gaming accounts
Kaspersky researchers have discovered an advanced Trojan, dubbed the BloodyStealer, sold on darknet forums and used to steal gamers' accounts on popular gaming platforms such as Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin. With features to avoid analysis and detection, a...
Ransomware looms large in the threat landscape
More organisations are more concerned about ransomware than other cyberthreats, according to Fortinet's 2021 Global State of Ransomware Report. However, while the majority of organizations surveyed indicated they are prepared for a ransomware attack, including...
SA users bullish about cryptocurrencies
A significant 82% of South Africans who hold cryptocurrency on the Luno platform expect the bitcoin price to rise significantly, some believe as high as $100 000. Bitcoin is trading at around $43 600 currently after reaching $50 000 at the end of August. More than 1...
Medical scheme customer satisfaction, loyalty at a six-year low
The pandemic has brought no reprieve for medical schemes, even with heightened consumer consciousness of the need for access to private, quality healthcare and the role that medical scheme membership plays in providing such access. Overall customer satisfaction of...
Roll up your sleeves for a Vooma Vaccination Weekend
South Africans and people who live in South Africa will have an opportunity on Friday and Saturday, 1 and 2 October 2021, to protect themselves against Covid-19 in a nationwide mass vaccination drive hosted by government and civil society. The public and private...
Young people urge leaders to protect the most vulnerable against climate change
More than 2 000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth are urging governmentts to respect the needs and contributions of the world's most vulnerable groups, in the lead up to global climate talks in Glasgow in November. The Commonwealth...
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Dell selected as flash vendor of choice
Dell has announced it once again is redefining the economics of the data centre and has been selected as the top choice among IT leaders for enterprise flash deployments. Dell now offers customers better cost for storage performance as it begins to ship the new Dell...
Discovery HealthID now on Samsung devices
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced that the Discovery HealthID mobile application is now available on Samsung GALAXY tablet devices, providing a convenient way for doctors to access Discovery Health members’ electronic health records. HealthID is an...
Kaseya offers new monitoring solution
Kaseya, a leading provider of IT systems management software, today announced the general availability of Kaseya Traverse. Traverse is a powerful solution, now delivered as SaaS, that delivers enterprise-class network performance monitoring, business service...
Sony introduces the VAIO Tap 11
Sony has introduced the world’s thinnest Windows tablet PC: the VAIO Tap 11. The device aims to fulfil every user’s PC needs despite its remarkable weight and size. It features a tablet form that offers the same ease of use as a conventional notebook, as well as with...
Piecemeal mobile is not a solution
Taking your enterprise applications mobile in a fragmented fashion simply adds to enterprise IT complexity, warns HansaWorld. The global enterprise is going mobile, and users want all their most business-critical applications available on their mobile devices. But...
NCR launches APTRA Interactive Teller
At the ATMIA Emerging New Africa show, NCR Corporation - in collaboration with Bytes Managed Solutions - has launched NCR APTRA Interactive Teller, a new ATM-based technology that makes everyday banking transactions easier for customers by allowing them to complete...
Web design must focus on mobile
In a world in which there are now more mobile phones than people optimising content for mobile consumption has become a business imperative. And in developing regions such as Africa, the importance of mobile is magnified by the fact that the majority of people only...
Top tips for supporting the modern customer
More companies these days would do well to follow the doctrine of Marshall Field. The 19th century US retailer, who coined the term "the customer is always right", also said that goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy, says...
SA companies place IT budget over user value
In spite of the fact that consumers now drive technology choices, most South African organisations are still designing software from their own perspective and ignoring the context in which their users will interact with their software. So says ThoughtWorks user...
Gilat Satcom sponsors Niger’s conference
Gilat Satcom is sponsoring and speaking at the Niger HTA telecoms conference which will take place on Thursday 17 October at the Hotel Gaweye in Niamey, the capital of Niger. At the conference, Gilat Satcom will unveil a raft of new services specifically tailored to...
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Test Analyst at The Foschini Group – Western Cape
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.NET Junior Application Developer at Accenture
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Identify and document the mainframe applications and data sets to be migrated.Ensure projects/ maintenance are on-time, within budget and managed according to the client's standard processes (AWM).Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and...
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