Nvidia sees big jump in R&D spending
Nvidia propelled its research and development (R&D) expenditure to an impressive 73% in five years, spending $8,68-billion, and highlighting a substantial surge from the $2,38-billion allocated in 2019, according to Stocklytics. "The trajectory of Nvidia's R&D...
Africa Code Week empowers 17m youth with digital skills
SAP's Africa Code Week (ACW) has successfully empowered 17-million young people across 54 countries since 2015, according to the programme's latest impact results. The initiative - in partnership with UNESCO, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa...
Hybrid auditing requires transformed processes
Audit functions that fail to adapt well to hybrid auditing risk a loss of effectiveness and influence at a time when real-time assurance has never been more vital to the wider organisation, according to Gartner. With hybrid audit engagements here to stay for the...
Mixed results for industrial printers
New data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker shows that worldwide shipments slowed slightly year-over-year in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). "Overall large format and industrial printer shipments declined...
Big increase in MS Exchange attacks
The number of users attacked by exploits targeting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Servers, blocked by Kaspersky products, grew by 170% in August from 7 342 to 19 839 users. According to Kaspersky experts, this massive growth is linked to the increasing number...
Close to 5,3bn people use a mobile phone
Although the Covid-19 caused the worst smartphone market contraction in history, the total number of mobile phone users continues growing with no signs of stopping any time soon. According to data presented by StockApps.com, the number of people using mobile phones...
Education notebook sales surge
Volume sales of education notebooks through Western Europe's largest distributors increased by +38% year-on-year in Q2 2021 as demand from institutions and households remained high, according to the latest data published by Context. "The rise in sales of notebooks...
Financial organisations under pressure to increase security
A massive 98% of IT decision makers working in banks and financial service institutions (FSIs) in South Africa are under pressure to level up their security protocols. According to new research from Citrix, this comes as 75% see IT security risks in the industry...
New MD for Altron Nexus
Altron has announced the appointment of Kennedy Chinganya as MD of Altron Nexus, with effect from 1 September, 2021. He succeeds Mark Harris, who will handle special projects until end of November 2021. Chinganya joined Altron Rest of Africa in August 2018 as the...
New Covid variants delay workplace reopening
A Gartner poll reveals that 66% of organizations are delaying reopening their offices due to new Covid-19 variants. “Leaders have been determining if and how to mandate employee COVID-19 vaccinations for the last several months, and the FDA’s full approval of the...
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Samsung boosts student-centric learning
Adequate education remains a critical issue in South Africa. With remote locations playing a largely negative role in appropriate learner schooling alternative options to traditional classrooms are required. Technology is driving the way forward for many educators and...
Mitel, Vidyo offer cloud telepresence
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Discovery 702 walk route guidance from mapIT
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Agile practices aid business growth
Many organisations today are struggling to strike the right balance between remaining flexible enough to capitalise on rapid-fire strategic challenges and still being able to meet short and long-term financial numbers, says Frank Reinelt, senior director for Northern...
Making the most of an ERP implementation
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are one of the most widely used enterprise software solutions in the world, and in recent years vendors have developed scalable solutions for the mid-market as well as for Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), which have become...
DiData cloud solution boosts performance
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Security policies offer companies protection
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Getting a better deal on cloud computing
True cloud services are a lot more user-friendly and cost-effective than remote hosted services, but not everyone is getting true cloud, says Grant Vine, technical director at Cybervine IT Solutions. Cloud computing has a lot to offer businesses, and can deliver real...
EOH scoops top SAP awards
Listed technology group EOH once again scooped three top awards at a gala awards evening held in Cape Town recently. The SAP Partner Awards recognise partners who have achieved excellence in planning and executing SAP projects and programs and more importantly,...
Etisalat announces revenue increase
Etisalat Group, a leading telecoms operator in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, today announced strong results for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of quarterly consolidated revenues and subscribers across its operating markets. Key highlights for Q2 2013...
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