Phishing attacks spiral upwards
More than 709-million attempts to access phishing and scam websites in 2023 were thwarted by Kaspersky's anti-phishing system, marking a 40% increase compared to the previous year's figures. Messaging apps, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, social media...
Stable growth for global security appliance market
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the worldwide security appliance market reached $17,6-billion for the full year 2023, an increase of $868-million compared to 2022. The fourth...
Measuring damage from unrest on banking infrastructure
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has confirmed that at least 1 227 ATMs and 310 bank branches were vandalised or destroyed in the unrest from 9 July to 17 July. SABRIC has been assessing the threats, and quantifying the losses incurred by the...
Help for SMEs impacted by unrest
Thousands of small businesses in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng are trying to rebuild themselves after the devastating political unrest that saw businesses looted, trashed and even burned to the ground. The Department of Small Business Development has announced...
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists boosts young scientists
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists will be holding a series of provincial expos from August to September 2021. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the continuous interruptions to formal learning, a record number of entries for the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists has been...
Working from home and the digital workplace
Companies are re-evaluating their business models and operations. The question is: Do they revert back to the traditional office like it was pre-2020, or do they operate a hybrid model? While Covid-19 is set to have a permanent impact on the real estate industry and...
Uber now serves 80% of the urban population
Uber has announced its expansion into over 21 smaller cities and towns across South Africa, making Uber available in over 40 cities across the country, and serving more than 80% of the urban populations. Riders will be able to request a ride in Polokwane, Cape West...
Future still rosy for PC gaming
Despite the looming threat of mobile gaming, PC games are still a huge revenue-generating machine bringing billions of dollars of profit each year and the number of PC gamers is also on the rise. During 2020, the global sales of gaming PCs grew by 16,2%, thanks mainly...
Pandemic heaps pressure on SA consumers
South African households are facing significant financial strain, according to new analysis by the University of Cape Town (UCT) Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing. As South Africa recently passed its 500th day of Covid-19 related restrictions many consumers are...
Big data and business analytics set for robust growth
Worldwide spending on big data and business analytics (BDA) solutions is forecast to reach $215,7-billion this year, an increase of 10,1% over 2020, according to a new update to the Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from IDC. The forecast also shows that...
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Realtime access to data with iWay7
InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA, says the new version of the information asset management platform, iWay7, combines integration, data quality and master data management (MDM) capabilities, providing the most extensive end-to-end data management...
Samsung unveils new vision at IFA 2013
Samsung Electronics has at IFA 2013 - held in Berlin, Germany - unveiled its European vision for the consumer electronics market, showcasing the latest in Smart TV technology, home appliances and printers. Samsung demonstrated how deep consumer insights help its...
The pitfalls of choosing a cloud solution
A few years ago, CIOs were faced with a dilemma to outsource their IT services or not. Having gone through hearing how successful, traumatic, simple, cost-effective, expensive, it was (depending on who was relating their experience), we once again find ourselves...
Ster-Kinekor to bring IMAX to South Africa
Ster-Kinekor, southern Africa’s leading cinema chain, has completed an agreement with IMAX Corporation, to install an IMAX theatre at its flagship cinema complex, Ster-Kinekor Gateway, in the Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Durban, by November this year. The IMAX...
IDC MarketScape names Avaya a leader
Avaya has been named a leader in the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) 2013 Vendor Analysis. Avaya was recognised for its ability to address a wider set of customer challenges and for its unique approach to UC&C...
Sharp announces 90-inch AQUOS LED TV
Sharp Middle East FZE, part of Sharp Corporation, brings the world’s largest commercially available television, the 90-inch AQUOS LED to the South African market. The much anticipated product, Sharp’s 90-inch wall of entertainment is a breath-taking marvel of...
Schneider launches new Smart-UPS models
APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, has launched its new Smart-UPS uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units to the South African market, the SMC series models 1000I, 1000I-2U, 1500I and 1500I-2U. According to Gina Santos,...
Small businesses take to the cloud
The cloud offers big benefits for small businesses; Bernard Kur, head of product at Global Micro Solutions, talks through the opportunities available to smaller businesses when it comes to the cloud and advises on some essential considerations when making the move to...
Huawei kicks off Cloud Congress 2013
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has announced that it kicked off the Huawei Cloud Congress 2013 (HCC 2013) at the Shanghai Expo Centre. Building on its proactive innovation in the IT infrastructure field in...
Dell expands Latitude range
Dell unveiled the newest additions to its secure, manageable and reliable line of commercial PCs: the Latitude 7000 Series ultrabooks, Latitude 5000 Series and Latitude 3000 Series laptops. With this new suite, Dell balances sophisticated design, quality construction...
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