How to detect and prevent cyberbullying
There has been in increase in cyberbullying among young people for some years. In the US, it has been reported that nearly half of US teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 had experienced at least one of six cyberbullying behaviours, according to Pew Research. The...
Data management drives compute, storage spending
Structured databases/data management workloads are driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2023 (1H23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker:...
Absa, AWS partner on cloud computing skills incubator
Absa Group has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), to enhance its cloud computing skills across its operations in Africa. As one of the largest cloud adopters in Africa, Absa is promoting cloud fluency as part of...
SA consumers would shun an online service provider following a data breach
Nearly half of South African consumers (46%) would walk away from an online service provider if it suffered any form of data breach, according to a study of 15 000 consumers worldwide, conducted by global security company Kaspersky. The idea of avoidable data misuse...
Decline in health of SA businesses slows
The easing of lockdown restrictions helped ease the pace of decline in businesses' health, according to new insight from Experian South Africa. Experian's quarterly Business Debt Index (BDI) for quarter four (Q4) 2020 reflects the level of health of businesses in the...
Telcos gear up to secure new wave of 5G networks
Telcos will implement a wide array of measures in 2021 to secure the next wave of 5G connectivity, according to a global survey of service provider employees by Heavy Reading and F5 Networks. As operators begin to rollout standalone 5G networks, they are moving...
Canadian software group bids for Adapt IT
Canadian software group, Volaris, has entered the Adapt IT fray making an offer to acquire more than 50% of the issued ordinary shares of Adapt IT for a cash consideration of 650 cents per share. The cash consideration represents a premium of 56,9% to the 30-day...
Top 3 dominate global online marketplace
Online marketplaces around the world enjoyed stratospheric growth in 2020, according to data from ComprarAcciones.com, with the top 100 online marketplaces globally posting sales worth $2,67-trillion. Compared to 2019, that marked a 29% increase in gross merchandise...
Cyberespionage threat groups up their game
In June 2020, Kaspersky researchers uncovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control over the infected device. Further...
TonnUp launches digital channel in commodities market
South African agri-tech startup TonnUp has launched an online trading platform that aims to shake up the local commodities market by helping farmers market and sell their agricultural products within a structured and transparent environment. The platform aims to...
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Panasonic introduces Toughbook, Toughpad
Syntech, a South African based IT hardware distributor, and Panasonic, one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, have announced the launch of the Toughbook and Toughpad at a media and reseller get-together on Thursday. The new Toughbook and...
Strong social media passwords are key
Last week (23 April), the Twitter account of the Associated Press (AP) news agency was hacked and subsequently sent out a hoax tweet reporting that President Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion in the White House. Within seconds, Wall Street was in panic...
MITSUMI wins at BoICT Awards Nigeria
The fourth Annual Beacon of ICT Awards 2013, the annual industry-wide celebration of deserving talents, contributions and commitments to the growth of the ICT industry, was held on Saturday, 20 April 2013 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. MITSUMI...
Quintica unveils COBIT 5 training courses
Companies throughout South Africa are fast starting to see the benefits of implementing governance initiatives at the heart of their business. As a result, COBIT and related frameworks are gathering traction and the need for their implementation is foremost on the...
Mobile computing is far from mature in SA
Mobile computing is a growing phenomenon in the workplace and out with leading researchers already recognising the emergence of a "post-PC" era, says Nitesh Devanand, Dell Consumer product specialist at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). As more people access IT...
Sage ERP Africa implements PPO
Provider of scalable enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, Sage ERP Africa has selected Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to create greater...
joBerg2c riders stay in touch with Itec
Itec has partnered with Vodacom to provide mobile connectivity for participants in the Old Mutual joBerg2c challenge, one of the country’s favourite mountain bike stage races. This falls in line with Itec’s commitment to supporting sports in South Africa, and provides...
Mahindra Comviva grows mobile music
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, is rapidly expanding its mobile music offerings in Africa. Over the last 12 months the company has become one of the largest music aggregators in the African continent, having collaborated...
BDS appoints new owners for Xerox dealership
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has announced that its Xerox dealership in the southern Cape, known as Southern Cape Copiers (SCC), has been acquired...
Tool Centre improves ERP with Sage
Tool Centre, a well-established Industrial supply company on the East Rand, moved its ERP systems into the cloud with Sage ERP X3, in an effort to improve their service levels to their customers, combined with simplifying the ordering process. In the early days, Tool...
Full Stack Developer – 2024-04 – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Our client, an International Mining Company has a contract vacancy for a Full Stack Developer. To develop, support and enhance Applications using a variety of tools and methology.To assist in establishing, maintaining and expanding the DevOps practices using Azure...
IT Technician
If you are passionate about IT, eager to learn, and ready to kick-start your career as a Junior IT Technician, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of technology and making a positive impact on our clients' IT experiences Responsibilities: Provide...
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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a .Net Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing: Works...
Junior Front End Developer
Skills and Experience X1 Graduate Developer (BSC Computer Science / Information Technology -Related qualifications).Experience in React, React Native and TypeScriptExperience with inclusion and integration of native IOS and Android componentsExperience with SQL Server...
Data Engineer/BI Developer (Power BI/Tableau/SSRS) Hybrid contract (2024_03) TB
Travelling involved: This position will require ad-hoc local travelling to offices and sites (possibly across all regions in South Africa). Petrol will get reimbursed. Must have a valid driver's license and own car. Job functions:Some of the primary responsibilities...
React.js Developer
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of a self-driven & strong [URL Removed] Developer is sought by a dynamic Financial Services company to join its team. Your core role will be to design, build and implement modern user interface components while enhancing application...
IT Technician – Gauteng Krugersdorp
If you are passionate about IT, eager to learn, and ready to kick-start your career as a Junior IT Technician, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of technology and making a positive impact on our clients' IT experiences Responsibilities: Provide...
.NET Engineer – Remote Remote
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Junior Front End Developer – Gauteng Menlyn
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Data Engineer/BI Developer (Power BI/Tableau/SSRS) Hybrid contract (2024_03) TB – Gauteng Johannesburg
Travelling involved: This position will require ad-hoc local travelling to offices and sites (possibly across all regions in South Africa). Petrol will get reimbursed. Must have a valid driver's license and own car. Job functions:Some of the primary responsibilities...
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