Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
The achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry's best pioneers and tech entrepreneurs will be showcased at the Africa Tech Festival Awards, taking place in Cape Town on 15 November 2023. Award categories are: * Creative...
Quantum computing leap although projected growth declines
Customer spend for quantum computing is expected to grow from $1,1-billion in 2022 to $7,6-billion in 2027, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48,1%. This is according to International Data Corporation (IDC), which published its second...
Global IT spend tipped for 6,2% increase in 2021
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,9-trillion in 2021, an increase of 6,2% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Worldwide IT spending declined 3,2% in 2020 as CIOs prioritized spending on technology and services that were deemed...
Predictions for the fintech industry in 2021
The pandemic in 2020 had a massive impact on the financial services industry, with social distancing and remote shopping driving new demands - and local fintechs are largely filling these niches. Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at Rand Merchant...
Distributors start 2021 in a stronger position than last year
European IT distributors have made a better start to the year than in 2020, although supply shortages are still cause for some concern. Context’s Weekly Revenue Trend Index plots the region’s countries against a value of 100 at the start of 2020, which was calculated...
MS Teams to integrate with SAP solutions
SAP and Microsoft have announced plans to integrate Microsoft Teams with SAP’s intelligent suite of solutions. The companies also formalised an extensive expansion of an existing strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. These...
Sophos identifies source of MrbMiner attacks on database servers
Sophos has published a new report on MrbMiner, “MrbMiner: Cryptojacking to bypass international sanctions,” tracking its origin and management to a small software development company based in Iran. MrbMiner is a recently discovered cryptominer that targets...
Global app spending passed $11bn in 2020
Despite the hardships that the year 2020 posed for many industries, there were some important milestones that were reached when it comes to global app spending on mobile devices. According to data presented by Trading Platforms, consumers spent close to $111B globally...
Hubble snaps a portrait of the ‘Lost Galaxy’
Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight. Despite the incredible quality of this image, taken from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, NGC 4535 has a hazy, somewhat...
After a volatile 2020, clean tech surge is expected in 2021
A strong rebound of renewable installations, a continued surge in green hydrogen growth and a focus on recycling will be among the key themes in the Clean Technology space this year. This is according to a new report on the Top Cleantech Trends to watch in 2021 by IHS...
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New wireless backhaul solution from Cambium
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Huawei debuts industrial switching router
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Check Point reinvents compliance monitoring
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Windtown resort installs RoomMaster, POS
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Altonet aids NAC in compliance
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Broadband to remotest Africa from Skywire
In some remote parts of South Africa, it is quite easy to feel cut off from the rest of the world. It certainly is true of the World Wide Web. Avid Internet surfers who find themselves off the beaten track in the South African countryside soon discover that Internet...
ZunguZ social payment power-house for Africa
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Guarding physical and virtual environments
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