Hubble glimpses a glitzy galactic cluster
The glittering, glitzy contents of the globular cluster NGC 6652 sparkle in a star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The core of the cluster is suffused with the pale blue light of countless stars, and a handful of particularly bright foreground...
Chromebooks resilient but tablets see sharp decline
Worldwide tablet shipments posted decline of 29,9% year over year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), totaling 28,3-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....
How to leverage VoC for effective CX management
Service organisations looking to make more informed decisions on customer experience (CX) investments and improvement should implement a cohesive voice-of-the-customer (VoC) strategy, according to Gartner. This will allow customer service and support leaders to gain...
New momentum for vehicle sales forecast
New light vehicle sales of 83,4-million globally are forecast in 2021, up 9% from a 2020 projection of 76,5-million, as industry demand levels emerge next year in the wake of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic – especially in major markets. The IHS Markit forecast...
Don’t neglect data protection, security in SaaS deployments
With the acceleration of digital transformation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisations have had to turn to technologies such as cloud computing to ensure business continuity and enable employees to work remotely. By Simon Williams, Metallic sales specialist UKI...
End of cheques a boost for digtial payments
By 1 January 2021, individual consumers and businesses will no longer be able to cash cheques in South Africa. This follows a joint announcement by the SARB, FSCA, PASA and BASA which confirmed that the issuing and acceptance or collection of cheques will cease from...
Phorpiex botnet returns, hits computers around the world
There has been a new surge in infections by the well-known Phorpiex botnet which has made it the month’s most prevalent malware, impacting 4% of organisations globally. Phorpiex was last seen in the Threat Index’s top 10 in June this year, according to Check Point...
Off-highway vehicle telematics to hit 9m by 2024
Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active off-highway vehicle telematics systems reached 4.4 million units in 2019. This includes connected units deployed on various off-highway vehicles across the construction, mining, agriculture and forestry...
Sales organisations lack standard definitions
Only 25% of organisations have a standard organization wide definition for sales metrics, according to Gartner. This lack of metric definition standardization is a key roadblock to sales analytics’ ability to drive commercial success. In fact, The Gartner State of...
Adware hits quarter of a million in SA
As the world becomes more accustomed to the digital realm, people have become more reliant on the Internet to remain connected, work, shop and play - a reality that has been heightened by the global pandemic. In their research report, titled “Insights from the...
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Ricoh named sustainability leader
Ricoh is one of Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the world for the ninth year and has been every year since the list's inception in 2005. The list recognised Ricoh in three areas: resource management; financial management; and employee management. “The list...
Master data management with Software AG
There has been much hype written around master data management (MDM) – indeed, analyst firm Gartner released their Hype Cycle report last year. Gartner describes MDM as “a technology-enabled business discipline that helps organisations achieve a 'single version of the...
Ericsson defines cloud evolution
Mobile networks have evolved through 2G, 3G and long term evolution (LTE). As mobility becomes part of the mainstream digital lifestyle, the next step is for the network to be the vehicle of cloud evolution. With an increasing focus on quality of experience among...
Adobe Creative Cloud available from Comztek
Local value added distributor, Comztek, is pleased to announce the immediate local availability of Adobe Creative Cloud for teams sold through its network of certified gold and platinum resellers. According to Comztek’s Adobe specialists, the new Creative Cloud for...
SerVision solution provides live monitoring
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F5 announces policy enforcement solution
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IPS, Oltio sign licensing agreement
Oltio, the South African technology company focusing on developing innovative mobile payment solutions, has signed an agreement with Integrated Processing Solutions (IPS), a transaction processing joint venture between Standard Bank and Absa. The agreement gives IPS...
Ensure power at mission-critical facilities
Constant power supply is fundamental to the operation of a mission-critical facility. Yet, according to Eben Owen, Enterprise and Solutions manager for South Africa at Schneider Electric, as power outages are not uncommon, certain electrical design considerations need...
Is BI an opportunity or a minefield?
According to Gartner, business intelligence (BI) has been the top action item for CIOs worldwide for the last year. Only recently displaced, BI remains a close second behind mobility. Since the largest driver for mobility remains BI, it seems the more things change,...
Effective measurement methods for BPM
Part four of a four part series by SoftExpert, Roger Tregear, a manager at Leonardo International and Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, representatives in sub-Saharan Africa of SoftExpert, a market leader in software and services for enterprise-wide...
Senior Business Analyst Reports – Gauteng Johannesburg North
12 Month contract role with top tier client within the Financial Services sector (not banking) for a skilled and accomplished Senior Business Analyst who are Certified with experience in PLSQL, Data Mapping, Reporting.12 Month contract role with top tier client within...
Scrum Master at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...
Senior Java Developer
Are you a seasoned Java developer ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role? Momentum Metropolitan, a leading financial services provider, invites you to be a part of our dynamic team. Through our client-facing brands like Metropolitan and Momentum, we empower...
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Front End Developer (Grad) at Accenture
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Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Are you a seasoned Java developer ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role? Momentum Metropolitan, a leading financial services provider, invites you to be a part of our dynamic team. Through our client-facing brands like Metropolitan and Momentum, we empower...
Systems Analyst (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Front End Developer (Grad) at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
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