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Greenhouse gases continue to increase
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Robotics industry to pass $500bn mark in 2030
Robots have not taken over the world yet, but there will definitely be a lot more of them by the end of the decade. GlobalData forecasts that the robotics industry will pass the $500-billion mark in 2030, after a decade of growing at double-digit rates. That is an...
Financial services face higher ransomware recovery costs
Financial services organisations that have been hit by ransomware face more than $2-million in recovery costs. These are among the findings from Sophos's survey report, "The State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2021," showing how mid-sized financial services...
Alviva reports year-end results
Alviva Holdings has reported that its revenue for the year ended 30 June 2021 is 1% higher than last year at R15-billion. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EDBIDTA) are 25% up at R887-million. Earnings per share are 267,3 cents, an increase...
Adapt IT shows resilience
Adapt IT has reported an overall increase in revenue and earnings for the financial year ended 30 June 2021. Revenue increased by 1% to R1,503-billion (2020: R1,483-billion), at muted organic growth of 1%. The sector and geographic diversification had served the...
SAP Africa appoints Tracy Bolton as COO
Tracy Bolton has been appointed as the new chief operating officer for SAP Africa region. Cathy Smith, MD of SAP Africa, says Bolton has played a crucial role in helping SAP expand its offering to new customers and drive cloud adoption among African enterprises....
Robocall fraud will cost consumers $40bn next year
Consumers will lose $40-billion to fraudulent robocalls globally in 2022; rising from $31-billion in 2021, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Fraudulent robocalls pose threats to consumers by encouraging the disclosure of personal information that...
Sub-Saharan Africa sees massive increase in mobile financial services
Nearly half of all consumers in sub-Saharan Africa use mobile financial services in 2021 - a more-than three-fold increase in the last six years. The Mobile Financial Services on the Rise report from Ericsson also highlights the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on...
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Cannon wins Frost & Sullivan award
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Entersekt stores encryption keys in cloud
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Video-based customer service
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WD Sentinel RX4100 addresses SMB market
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