How Avaya went from bankruptcy to CX market leader
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Avaya has successfully emerged from bankruptcy to challenge for supremacy in the burgeoning customer experience (CX) market. There's a new spirit of optimism and passion at the company, with CEO Alan Masarek leading the charge. "There...
Trust key to AI effectiveness
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Artificial intelligence (AI) is something we all want to leverage - but that means we all need to be able to trust it. We are in the middle of a an AI revolution, says Marc Mathieu, chair of the advisory board at Salesforce,...
Covid-19 fuels global appetite for app modernisation, AI, edge computing
Covid-19 has catalysed the speed and depth of the world's digital transformation efforts, according to F5's latest State of Application Strategy (SOAS) report. The report strongly underlines how the need to improve connectivity, reduce latency, ensure security, and...
Did comets deliver carbon to rocky planets?
In early 2016, an icy visitor from the edge of our solar system hurtled past Earth. It briefly became visible to stargazers as Comet Catalina before it slingshot past the Sun to disappear forevermore out of the solar system. Among the many observatories that captured...
Poor hit with disproportionately high connectivity costs
High costs for Internet access relative to income remain one of the main barriers to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) services worldwide - and this is particularly true in emerging markets. This is according to a new policy brief from ITU and...
Covid vaccines surface on the darknet
The world is undertaking one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history and, not surprisingly, scammers and sellers on the dark market are eager to profit off the process. Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet...
Despite vaccine willingness, marketers should be cautious
Most consumers (71%) report they are either willing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as they're able (52%) or a few months after it becomes available (19%), according to Gartner. However, the Gartner Consumer Community Survey, which gathered findings from...
Jasco issues six-month trading statement
Jasco Electronics has issued a trading statement concerning the six months to 31 December 2020. Although the group's revenue has improved, it is still lower than the comparative six-month period the previous year. However, cost-cutting and efficiencies have helped the...
EMEA smartphone market at weakest in six years
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) smartphone market recorded its weakest performance in six years in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reports the EMEA market...
Moderna and IBM to make Covid-19 vaccine supply chain smarter
Moderna and IBM has announced their intentions to explore technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and hybrid cloud, that could help support smarter Covid-19 vaccine management. Central to the effort will be a pilot of open, standardized,...
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To help customers better manage and reduce the cost of backing up and recovering company data, Dell today unveiled its next generation disk backup appliance built on the Fluid Data architecture. The new high performance Dell DR4100 disk backup appliance can help...
Tablets, smartphones fuel telepresence
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SMBs can benefit from BI
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DCC stocks WD Red NAS drive
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HP announces new Cloud Builder programmes
HP has announced two new HP Cloud Builder programmes that enable partners to leverage HP Cloud Services, the company’s public cloud, to expand their cloud practices and generate new revenue opportunities. HP also introduced three new “as a service” offerings from HP...
Mara Online, Plingm form partnership
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African Utility Week to focus on investors
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See the world with Google and Wii
A new application that brings Nintendo and Google together to allow users to travel the world using their Wii U GamePad controller, is now available as a free download in the Nintendo eShop. Wii Street U powered by Google offers the map data and 360° panoramic Street...
Check Point releases 21700 Appliance
Check Point Software Technologies, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced the launch of its new 21700 Appliance providing market leading security and the fastest performance in a compact 2U chassis. The appliance offers maximum security...
Ricoh named sustainability leader
Ricoh is one of Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the world for the ninth year and has been every year since the list's inception in 2005. The list recognised Ricoh in three areas: resource management; financial management; and employee management. “The list...
Qlik Senior Consultant
We are recruiting a Qlik Senior Consultant to join our team. Our ideal candidate must have the required technical skills accompanied by passion and determination to make a difference and deliver a competitive advantage for a passionate and customer-focused IT delivery...
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This role is fully remote.. Our client is seeking a skilled professional to streamline their software development and operations, enhancing deployment efficiency and system reliability. This role will be pivotal in automating our processes, reducing downtime, and...
Senior Front End Developer
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Senior Database and Applications Developer
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Front End Developer
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Leading Corporate and Investment bank requires the skills of Front End Angular Developers.12 month contract PLEASE NOTE: this role requires 4 days in the office, based in Sandton. This is non-negotiable Experience Required Very strong UI development skills (Minimum 5...
Automation Tester
Leading Corporate and Investment bank requires the skills of Automation QA Engineers.12 month contract PLEASE NOTE: this role requires 4 days in the office, based in Sandton. This is non-negotiable Experience Required 6 + years' experienceTertiary...
Automation Tester – Gauteng Sandown
Leading Corporate and Investment bank requires the skills of Automation QA Engineers.12 month contract PLEASE NOTE: this role requires 4 days in the office, based in Sandton. This is non-negotiable Experience Required 6 + years' experienceTertiary...
Angular Developer
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