Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

SA faces toxic indoor air quality challenges

A pressing health crisis is looming over South Africa's workforce as many companies neglect the hazardous state of indoor air quality within their premises. Lynne Kuter, director of air quality management company LEEP Solutions, says that numerous companies remain...

GenAI revolution heats up in Asia/Pacific

IDC's latest Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide reveals that the Asia/Pacific region is witnessing an unprecedented surge in generative AI (GenAI) adoption including software, services, and hardware for AI-centric systems and with spending projected to soar...

The rest of 2021 looks promising for the channel

The channel can look forward to market recovery over the rest of the year. This is one of the findings from a new distribution forecasting report from Context designed to help channel businesses plan more effectively for the second half of 2021 and beyond. The PC...

Top-performing companies tend to collaborate with competitors

There is a sharp divide in the digital strategies of better performing companies (Leaders) versus the laggards (Followers), with 80% of Leaders more willing to collaborate with competitors compared to Followers (23%). This is among the findings of global study titled...

New model could make African philanthropy more effective

The sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment. This is the suggestion found in new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation, which finds that foreign...

Ethernet switches up, routers down in Q2

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded revenues of $7,4-billion in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21), an increase of 10,8% year over year. Meanwhile, worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues declined 0,5% year over year in 2Q21 to...

Enterprise WLAN sales continue strong growth

Growth rates remained strong in the enterprise segment of the wireless local area networking (WLAN) market in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) as the market increased 22,4% on a year-over-year basis to $1,7-billion, according to the International Data Corporation...

The lowdown on Covid health passports

South Africans received good new yesterday, with Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla announcing that, in less than a week, all vaccinated South Africans will be eligible for a digital vaccination certificate now under development. "This much-awaited announcement is...

Premium vehicles drive up demand for semiconductors

Semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BoM) by 2030. This is the prediction from Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who points out that represents a staggering five-times growth rate over 2019's 4% figure. This comes amid...

Server market sees global decline

The worldwide server market revenue declined 2,5% year over year to $23,6-billion during the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. Worldwide server shipments surpassed 3,2-million...

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Trustwave launches TrustKeeper Community

Trustwave has announced a new online community designed to foster discussions and a better understanding of information security and compliance best practices. The exclusive Trustwave TrustKeeper Community is a moderated social network where small businesses can...

BWise, IQ Business ink partnership

BWise, a NASDAQ OMX company and the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (eGRC) software, has announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with IQ Business, the leading independent, management consulting firm in South...

Ocular Technologies announces new capability

Contact centre solution provider, Ocular Technologies has announced that its Aspect Unified IP offering can now be fully integrated with Microsoft Lync Server 2013. “Through our software partner, Aspect Software, we now have the capability to empower agents to...

Collaboration to elevate data visualisation

Companies are using data visualisation to communicate with their employees, their stakeholders through their annual reports for example, their partners, and their marketing departments use them to communicate with media and customers, they are used in white papers,...

The evolution of telephony

Communications technology has made astounding advances over time, and yet has not been allowed to deliver on its promise of bringing information to areas where it has the most potential for change and progress, says Rob Lith, business development director, Connection...

Adobe announces Creative Cloud addition

Dax Data has announced the local availability of Adobe’s latest addition to its Creative Cloud family — single desktop applications. Creative teams can now purchase membership of a single app like Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC or any other of the entire...

Radwin provides network for municipality

Internet connectivity is essential to the functioning of any business, and municipalities are no exception. Municipalities around the world are using Internet connectivity to operate more efficiently and improve service delivery to their communities, and require the...

Ster-Kinekor app reaches 1m downloads

The Ster-Kinekor App has been available for download across all mobile platforms for just under a year. This past week it recorded its one millionth download, a milestone believed to be a first for an app across all platforms in South Africa. “Achieving the magical...

NETCB, NetIQ postpone events due to fire

The recent fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya has led to its indefinite closure. Due to the unforeseen delays, NETCB, in conjunction with NetIQ, has decided to postpone its planned range of free seminars across the African continent to a later...

Progress Software delivers aPaaS platform

Progress Software Corporation, represented locally by AIGS, has announced the availability of new data connectivity and application capabilities as part of its Progress Pacific application platform as a service (aPaaS), furthering its strategy to give anyone the...

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The purpose of this role is to elicit, analyse, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to business processes and information. Desired Skills: Business Analyst Project Management Information Systems Desired Work Experience: 2 to 5 years Desired...

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Developer

HYBRID POSITION One of SA's most well know Automotive Industries are looking for Intermediate to Senior Developers. Minimum 2 years work experience (post Degree / Diploma)X2 Positions avaialblie - Junior to SeniorMinimum of 2 years' experience in a Full Stack...

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Reporting Analyst Team Lead – Gauteng Springfield

The Incumbent will be part of a dynamic team working on enterprise software systems. TheReporting Analyst Team Lead will provide technical and team leadership through coachingand mentorship. Your key responsibilities will be:? Guide team efforts towards successful...

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