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...

Dove challenges AI representation of beauty

Dove has launched a report titled The Real State of Beauty, a global study that aims to understand how beauty impacts women and girls today. A staggering 63% of South African women - and 35% of girls aged 10 to 17 - grapple with mid to low levels of "body esteem" and...

The whole truth about whole grains

According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - The Whole Truth about Whole Grains - there is huge opportunity in food system transformation, but it's critical to change what is grown, processed, and consumed thoughtfully and gradually. Currently, most...

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...

SA companies chose to keep people employed at any cost

Preserving jobs was a top priority for half (50%) of the South African organisations surveyed by Kaspersky on the challenges facing small and medium businesses (SMBs) at the beginning of the pandemic. However, another top prioritised challenge was the introduction of...

Workers prefer hybrid working to more money

Asked whether they'd prefer autonomy over where they worked or 10% higher pay, 72% of office workers said they'd rather have the option to continue working remotely than extra cash. This is one of the findings from IWG research, which demonstrated how the pandemic has...

Young scientist finds a new way to diagnose malnutrition

Malnutrition is a global scourge and so it is in South Africa. Early detection of possible malnutrition is an important step in combatting it. An approach to show a possible diagnosis of malnutrition comes from an award-winning research effort by Keerthana Nair from...

SD-WAN market on growth trajectory

The worldwide SD-WAN market grew 39% over the first half of compared to the prior year, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Cisco was the revenue share leader for the first half of 2021, and Fortinet climbed into the number two position. VMware, Versa, and...

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Simplified PCI DSS compliance

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Analysing the fast lane

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IronTree extends cloud services with Panda

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Oracle releases Retail Allocation 13.3

Overlaying science with the art of merchandising, Oracle Retail Allocation 13.3 uses embedded business intelligence analysing input from multiple data sources to provide allocators with better insight and recommendations. The resulting dashboard reports and...

mapIT solution includes latest census data

mapIT, leading international digital mapping partner throughout Africa, has released the latest Census 2011 data into their location-based business intelligence application, MarketScope. The Census 2011 was a complex and massive exercise undertaken by Stats SA, it...

Who calls the shots in the call centre?

Call centre managers and MDs are finding that they can no longer rely solely on their IT managers to make the call when it comes to choosing the right technology for their business, says Jed Hewson, director of 1Stream. “We’ve seen a shift in the decision-making...

Sophos releases Mobile Security 3.0

Sophos has introduced Sophos Mobile Security 3.0, the latest version of the company’s free, full-featured mobile security and antivirus application for Android. As more consumers and businesses purchase Android smartphones and tablets, applications are now associated...

Mitsumi scoops distributor award

Mitsumi Distribution, one of the largest technology and consumer electronics distributors in Africa, won the ICT Distributor of the Year award at this year’s CIO 100 Annual Symposium and Awards Competition held in Kigali, Rwanda. The gala dinner, which was graced by...

Physical infrastructure and computing trends

In technology, a change in one area often requires an upgrade in another. Similarly, says Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, computing trends have a ripple effect on customers’ IT infrastructure and, as such, new trends like virtualisation/ cloud...

The four worst BI practices

Business intelligence (BI) software, which emerged in response to the need for accurate and timely information to support informed business decisions, has evolved into a complex market comprising tools and platforms. Many of today’s BI platforms only target large...

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