Nvidia ushers in a new era of computing with Blackwell
Aimed at powering a new era of computing, Nvidia has launched its Blackwell platform which it says will enable organisations everywhere to build and run realtime generative AI (GenAI) on trillion-parameter large language models (LLMs) at up to 25-times less cost and...
Canal+ makes a firm offer for Multichoice
Multichoice and French media company Canal+ have reached an agreement by which Canal+ would acquire the Multichoice group, offering shareholders R125.00 per share - a 66,6% premium over the R75.00 closing price on 1 February 2024. The announcement constitutes a firm...
Bird’s-eye observations reveal surprises in Earth’s space interface
New research using data from NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (Gold) mission, has revealed unexpected behaviour in the swaths of charged particles that band Earth’s equator. This is made possible by Gold’s long-term global view, the first of its...
Applications open for 2022 ISPA bursary
South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) invites applications for its "ISPA Inspires" bursary programme, 2022. Applications open on Wednesday 1 September, and close on Friday 1 October 2021. ISPA Inspires bursaries will be awarded to one or more...
Wits PhD student cracks high-dimensional quantum code
Isaac Nape, an emerging South African talent in the study of quantum optics, is part of a team of Wits physicists who led an international study that revealed the hidden structures of quantum entangled states. The study was published in Nature Communications, on...
Economic freedom allows better income mobility
Economic freedom enhances income mobility while the poor in unfree nations have fewer opportunities to escape poverty and build prosperity. This is among the findings of a study released today by the Free Market Foundation (FMF) in conjunction with Canada's Fraser...
African mobile phone market recovery still on track
Smartphone shipments into Africa grew 13,2% year on year in Q2 2021 to total 22,8-million devices, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The Worldwide Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker shows that feature phone shipments...
Emerging markets lead global phone recovery
While the supply chain situation hasn't drastically improved, the global smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are...
AI investments set to accelerate
Businesses and organisations across all industries are increasing their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to create competitive advantage through improved customer insight, greater employee efficiency, and accelerated innovation. The new Worldwide Artificial...
Electric vehicle sales see triple-digit growth
During the first half (H1) of 2021, 2,6-million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold on a global basis, up 160% on H1 2020, according to Canalys's latest report. EVs include fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The growth of EV sales far exceeded...
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Jasco Converged Solutions cements offerings
Jasco has consolidated its Converged Solutions business following the acquisition and integration of ARC Telecoms last year, a converged voice and IP data telecommunications service provider for the small to medium (SME) sector of South Africa. According to Paven...
How solid is the cloud?
Despite mixed feelings in the market about migrating IT to the cloud and uncertainty about the security of that which resides off-site (even that which is governed by a hybrid cloud model), the level of security in the cloud is really a matter of who you decide to...
Africa legislation portal a first for SA
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Open source software is gaining ground
Software is eating the business world and open source software is eating the software world, said Johann Evans, chief technical officer at Cherry Olive, the unified data management specialists. “We can see open source software maturing and coming of age – and its...
NEC releases new flagship display
NEC Display Solutions Europe has a new flagship for its popular V Series range of large format displays in the MultiSync V801, a fully-featured 80-inch display that offers both outstanding performance and good value for money. Despite its size, the V801 is designed to...
Orange offers new mobile payment services
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Cherry Olive, Ontology ink partnership
Cherry Olive, the unified data management specialists, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ontology Systems, the semantic search company for structured enterprise application data. Johann Evans, chief technical officer (CTO) of Cherry Olive, said his...
Sybaweb implements Kaseya solution
Sybaweb, a South African IT service and solution provider, has successfully undertaken a country-wide and continental expansion plan, having identified a growing demand for outsourced managed services. In order to ensure Sybaweb’s growth, the company turned to Kaseya,...
A new kind of customer engagement
The rise of smart devices and a focus on customer loyalty has created the proverbial "perfect storm" for enterprises that want to reinvent the customer experience around smartphones and tablets, says Deon Scheepers, strategic consultant EMEA Interactive Intelligence....
Boost service delivery while reducing costs
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