Google opens applications for Startups AI Accelerator Africa
Google has announced the opening of applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. This cohort will have a strong focus on startups leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to address critical challenges...
Big growth ahead for voice and speech recognition market
The global voice and speech recognition market size is anticipated to reach $53,67-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 14,6% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is anticipated to witness an upsurge in the adoption of...
Targeted espionage malware uncovered
The highly-targeted attacks by new Iranian threat actor MalKamak include newly-discovered malware that has evaded discovery by security tools since 2018 and abuses Dropbox services for command and control. Cybereason has published a new threat intelligence report that...
Intel, VMware extend partnership
VMware has announced a partnership with Intel to deliver security, maintenance and intelligent analytics for commercial PCs. Integrating Intel vPro platform technology with VMware Workspace ONE cloud management. The new partnership will enable PC security across...
Dell, VMware add multi-cloud simplicity
Dell Technologies has announced new cloud and IT offerings, co-engineered with VMware, to speed how organisations consume, manage and act on critical data. "Organisations are increasingly relying on multiple clouds and other emerging technologies to remain competitive...
Teraco completes Cape Town hyperscale data centre expansion
Teraco Data Environments has completed Phase 1 of CT2, its new hyperscale data centre in Brackenfell, Cape Town, which becomes the largest data centre in the Western Cape. The new facility supports the growing demand by enterprises and cloud providers for data centre...
Google commits to $1bn African investment
Kathy Gibson reports from Google for Africa - Google has committed to invest $1-billion in Africa over the next five years. Making the announcement, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, says the funds will be used for initiatives ranging from improving...
VMware stakes its claim in multi-cloud
Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld - The multi-cloud world opens up a world of new possibilities for organisations - but it comes with extra complexity and cost. Raghu Raghuram, CEO of VMware, explains that the cloud journey has seen companies move from the...
Using the Moon to address Earth’s digital inequality
While most of the developed world takes access to reliable, fast wireless internet (WiFi) for granted, in underserved communities, reliable internet access can be as elusive as it is on the Moon. NASA is working to solve both challenges. Digital inequality or...
Cloud complexity, work from home drive increased attacks
A massive 84% of the organisations who took part in a recent survey suffered a significant security incident in the past two years. The State of Security 2021 report polled 535 security leaders in nine leading economies across multiple industries by research firm...
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Changes to Chinese trademark law
With China becoming an increasingly important market for South African companies, the proposed changes to Chinese trademark law that were recently announced are of great importance, says Ilse du Plessis, director in Intellectual Property at ENSafrica. There has long...
Resellers’ roles changing to educators
Data has become the lifeblood of any organisation, and with an increasing shift away from hardware towards a more service-oriented market, the role of the reseller when it comes to backup has changed dramatically, says Gareth Tudor, CEO of Altonet. A “box drop”...
Companies are losing their grip on data
Companies are losing their grip on their data. The reason why boils down to them applying 20th century mindsets and methodologies in 21st century mobile world. “The old ways of managing and protecting information just don’t cut it anymore and that’s why companies are...
E-commerce set to take off this Xmas
The festive season is upon us, which means consumers need to start thinking about gifts for family, friends and business associates. A new and trendsetting e-commerce Web site which offers innovative products across beauty, travel, digital accessories, gadgets, toys,...
Improve security to unleash IT
Every day we’re bombarded with news about the latest data breach. Unfortunately, the headlines we all read confirm findings in Symantec’s recent Internet Security Threat Report: the threat from hackers is not only growing, but also evolving. Today’s cyber security...
Market to shift to wireless broadband
The South African market is seeing an increased need for broadband access, which is expected to be powered by mobile broadband solutions into the future. Craig Lowe, execMobile founder, says this is evident from the DMMA and Effective Measure’s release of their South...
Veeam MP collects data during failures
Veeam Software, an innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, has announced Veeam Management Pack (MP) v6.5 for VMware. Veeam MP extends deep VMware monitoring, management and capacity...
Neotel, NIIT launch Math Lab in Gauteng
Ekurhuleni - Neotel and NIIT have announced the launch of the first ICT enabled Mathematics laboratory at Khayelihle Primary School in Vosloorus, as a means to contribute towards improving math skills at the primary schools in South Africa. This state of the art...
Protecting the Internet of things
The news has been filled lately with stories on new types of devices being hacked. From GPS, to cars, to baby monitors, all sorts of strange devices are being hacked, and taken over by cybercriminals. In addition, the advent of malware such as Stuxnet and Flame, has...
Acer presents new commercial notebooks
Acer has announced new additions to its commercial product portfolio from its TravelMate family and updates to its popular P6, P4 and P2 series. The Acer X313 and new P645 will be added to the portfolio bringing beautifully designed devices and superior productivity...
Senior PHP Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Tokai
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Senior PHP Developer with 8+ years' work experience creating PHP software from scratch is sought by a global Marketing Software House specializing in B2B products. You will be responsible for leading and growing its product,...
SQL Database Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town
SQL Database Administrator R360k per annum Cape TownA Medium-Sized International Financial Services firm specialising in wealth management solutions is looking for a SQL Database Administrator to report to the IT Operations Manager in their Cape Town Operations...
Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Experience 8-10 years' experience working in a project environment of which 2-3 years working with medium to...
C#. Net Developer
Our client in the Engineering Industry, based in the Western Cape, has commissioned Headhunters to assit them in recruiting an experinced C# .Net Developer to their team based in their Paarl offices.An exciting career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Must have 4 +...
Support Engineer
ENVIRONMENT:The Support Engineer role is crucial for delivering direct technical support and managing the detailed aspects of project planning through accurate BOMs. This role is essential in maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence,...
IT Risk Officer at Old Mutual Finance
Job Description This role provides specialist risk advisory, oversight and support across the IT and Cyber security/Information security value chain . Reporting into the OMF Information Security Risk Manager, essential in providing oversight, monitoring any...
Test Automation Engineer
Global concern is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of test automation on a range of exciting products currently being developed in the physical access control space. You would get to work closely with highly skilled engineers in a very...
C#. Net Developer – Western Cape Paarl
Our client in the Engineering Industry, based in the Western Cape, has commissioned Headhunters to assit them in recruiting an experinced C# .Net Developer to their team based in their Paarl offices.An exciting career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Must have 4 +...
Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:The Support Engineer role is crucial for delivering direct technical support and managing the detailed aspects of project planning through accurate BOMs. This role is essential in maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence,...
IT Risk Officer at Old Mutual Finance – Western Cape Pinelands
Job Description This role provides specialist risk advisory, oversight and support across the IT and Cyber security/Information security value chain . Reporting into the OMF Information Security Risk Manager, essential in providing oversight, monitoring any...
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