Hubble spots a galaxy hidden in a dark cloud
The spiral galaxy IC 4633, snapped here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is located 100-million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From our...
Samsung leads global smartphone recovery
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , global smartphone shipments increased 7,8% year over year to 289,4-million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24). While the industry is not...
Northern Cape youngsters showcase innovation in science
Washing hands has become common during the Covid-19 pandemic – as it should. But not all soaps are effective. This is one of the findings of an award-winning research effort which was one of some 79 such projects showcased at the provincial Northern Cape Eskom Expo...
Speedcast wins mine connectivity contract
Speedcast has been selected by Mining Company Katanga for a three-year contract to deliver satellite connectivity services to its headquarters and a major mine complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mining Company Katanga (MCK Sarl) is a Congolese mining...
Cloud trends set the scene for SA’s business growth
South African companies moved quickly to the cloud in 2020, and this momentum is set to continue in 2021, according to the IDC South African Public Cloud Market study 2021-2025. Cloud deployments underwent rapid growth in 2020 as enterprises raced to connect...
Tablet sales set to slow
Tablet market shipments reached 11,8-million units in EMEA in the second quarter of 2021, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a 1,7% YoY decline, the first negative quarter since the start of the pandemic. A slowdown in consumer demand...
Access to vaccines vital for Africa’s recovery
Vaccine inequity is a recurring theme when it comes to Africa's recovery from Covid-19, with climate change, debt levels and investment shortfalls also needed. Participants of a G20 Compact with Africa meeting assessed Africa's progress in fighting the Covid-19...
International community urged to avoid two-speed economic recovery
There is a real danger of the world experiencing a two-speed recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic - with Africa lagging behind. Heads of international development institutions held a closed-door session with German Chancellor Angela Merkel last week to discuss the...
Implement strategic planning now to ensure future growth
While many long term plans were put off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, executive leaders should act now in implementing a strategic planning process for future revenue growth, according to Gartner. Organisations must actively prepare to respond to future disruptions...
Covid brought collaboration apps into the mainstream
2020 was a transformational year for collaboration applications as organizations everywhere turned to "work from anywhere" business models to meet the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, worldwide collaboration applications revenues grew to...
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Chief data officer: the next C-level exec
In most organisations, C-level executives have a specific function. The CFO looks after finance, the CEO execution and strategy, and the CMO marketing. The exception is the chief information officer (CIO) who can fulfil anything from infrastructure planning and...
3fifteen wins MS SharePoint accreditation
South African companies with enterprise licence agreements with Microsoft for its SharePoint product range may have credits for free planning and deployment services for the software that they have not used and are not aware of. So says Jimi Lutz, MD of the Solutions...
Implementing ERP in a growing business
When your growing company reaches a certain size, the time comes to consider implementing more sophisticated systems for management and control. Just where that inflection point lies differs from one company to another, but the answer to managing growing...
Keeping an eye on the supply chain
Procurement fraud is a growing phenomenon around the world. A recent study conducted by ACFE revealed that an estimated 5% of revenues are lost each year as a result of fraudulent activity. At Governance Week 2013, enterprise risk management specialist André Stürmer...
SanDisk announces new USB Flash drives
SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, has announced three USB flash drives, the SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0, Cruzer Orbit and Cruzer Force USB flash drives. Designed with style, speed and reliability in mind, all three drives are ideal for...
Beefing up network security
Thanks to evolving technology, even small businesses collect vast amounts of data these days. This includes the systems logs that are constantly being generated by servers, apps and other network systems. “Let’s take a bank as an example. At the backend, all the...
Fujistu strengthens cloud solutions
Fujitsu has announced new solutions to help organisations to keep pace with change, boost innovation in their businesses and navigate cloud complexity. Fujitsu's improved end-to-end portfolio of services and solutions for the cloud leverage its ICT heritage and...
BlackBerry, Oracle boost mobile development
BlackBerry and Oracle are bringing a Mobile Apps Challenge to South Africa with the goal of inspiring local developers to build mobile business solutions that can help customers boost productivity and efficiency in their mobile workforces. The Mobile Apps Challenge...
McAfee completes Stonesoft tender offer
McAfee has announced a major milestone in its acquisition of Stonesoft by completing the tender offer that was announced on 6 May. Stonesoft’s innovative, high performance technology meets the needs of distributed enterprises, both today and tomorrow, and its...
CyberPro Consulting wins Gold partner status
CyberPro Consulting, backed by PBT Group, has recently been awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status, in affirmation of the company’s commitment to Microsoft technology. Says Petr Havlik, MD of CyberPro Consulting; “Being a recognised Microsoft Gold Certified...
Developer .Net at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...
Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...
Snr C# Developer -EvdB – Gauteng Pretoria
-Implementing code that can be reused on multiple platforms-Breaking down complex issues into smaller manageable tasks-Support existing and develop new functionality and components.-Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to...
Server Engineer (Westville KZN) – KwaZulu-Natal Westville
ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE critical Enterprise Microsoft Server Support for IT Infrastructure environment as the next Server Engineer sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist to join its Durban division. The ideal candidate must have Matric/Grade 12, a...
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An industry leading Bank has an exciting opportunity available for a Analyst Developer to join their dynamic team.Purpose Statement Responsible for the design and development of new service orientated applications (SOA) according to specifications.Experience 6+ years...
Developer .Net at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...
Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...
Junior BI Developer
Junior Business Intelligence Developer - Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! Hybrid working opportunity We are looking for a Junior Business Intelligence (BI) Developer to create and manage BI and analytics solutions that turn...
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Matric/Grade 12Valid Drivers LicenseISO 9000, ISO 45000, Legal Compliance OSHActNTC 3 Minimum Preferably NTC5 Diesel MechanicMinimum 8 years experience in a similar role at management levelMust be able to manage workshop and maintenance staffMust be able to budget and...
SAP ABAP Developer (Advanced) 2552 TT
DevOps is key.ABAP, SAPUI5 & OData Development.Designing and implementing new solutions; prototyping.Maintaining and optimising existing systems.Troubleshooting system defects (debug).Responsibility for Unit, Integration and Regression Testing.Documenting all...
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