In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

SIU concludes Treasury’s Oracle contract was irregular

Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has given National Treasury three weeks to come up with a way forward after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) concluded that an almost R1-billion contract with Oracle was irregular. The integrated financial...

Increase in demand for APIs will come from AI

More than 30% of the increase in demand for application programming interfaces (APIs) will come from AI and tools using large language models (LLMs) by 2026, says Gartner. "With technology service providers (TSPs) leading the charge in GenAI adoption, the fallout will...

Lenovo announces channel winners

Kathy Gibson reports - Lenovo named its top partners for South Africa and SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) in a virtual ceremony last night. Thibault Dousson, country manager: southern Africa at Lenovo SA, says the past your had been a tough one, although...

Relentless change creates audit control gaps, raises risk

A February 2021 survey of 200 audit business partners revealed that over half (56%) of respondents said they were facing more changes in the last two years, and a large majority agreed these changes were both bigger (81%) and faster (74%), according to Gartner. The...

Coal still dominates SA’s power mix

Demand on South Africa's electricity system increased by 5% in the first half of 2021 relative to the same period last year - but it was still 2,2% lower than two years ago. This is among the findings in the half-year update on utility-scale power generation from the...

5G set for major growth trajectory

Worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenue is on pace to grow 39% to total $19,1-billion in 2021, up from $13,7-billion in 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Communications service providers (CSPs) in mature markets accelerated 5G development in 2020...

Covid puts financial wellbeing on the SA agenda

According to the 2021 Schroders Global Investor Study (GIS), 86% of South African investors have spent more time thinking about their financial wellbeing since the onset of Covid-19. This has translated into certain behavioural changes or motivations, which played out...

AI tipped for $342bn spend this year

Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is estimated to grow 15,2% year over year in 2021 to $341,8-billion, according to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

Will the office make a comeback post-Covid-19?

The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns worldwide have challenged conventional ideas on how we work and what a workplace should look like. But will the traditional 9-5 workday and five-day work week at the office come to an end as new, more flexible work...

Latest lockdowns, civil unrest affect auto industry’s green shoots

While the latest indicators for the second quarter of 2021 suggest an uptick in the local car market, the combined effects of the latest third wave lockdowns and civil unrest could hit the South African automotive industry hard in coming months, with potential...

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Web site helps users locate health services

A new interactive mapping Web site, FPD Compass, has been launched with the aim of providing consumers with an easily accessible way to locate all health-related services in their area. Grant Shippey, CEO of Amorphous, the solutions focussed digital marketing agency,...

Nokia partners with ONE to fight poverty

Leveraging the power of mobile technology, Nokia has partnered with The ONE Campaign to support their mission of ending extreme poverty around the world. ONE’s new music-based campaign, agit8, showcases the incredible progress that has been made in the fight and to...

Centralising security management

Businesses of all sizes – and especially smaller organisations – often find that deploying and controlling workstation and mobile device protection is not an easy task. In this situation, centralised management tools can help, but barely half of companies understand...

Yellowfin announces version 6.3

Global business intelligence (BI) and analytics vendor, Yellowfin, has officially released the latest version of its BI software, Yellowfin 6.3, following a series of launch Webinars held across Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May 2013.  Analysts and customers have...

Magix Security, STEALTHbits partner up

STEALTHbits Technologies, a leading developer of data and access governance solutions and Magix Security (Magix), an IT risk and security consulting firm, announced a partnership to offer STEALTHbits’ Data & Access Governance solutions to South African enterprises...

New WiFi standard on the horizon

The latest standard and fifth generation in WiFi protocols, the 802.11ac promises to deliver speeds on wireless LAN sites of up to three times faster than the previous 802.11n standard, finally making true high-definition video streaming at 500Mbps possible. With the...

Malicious e-mails abound in SA

Although cybercriminals and scammers are increasingly using social media to launch attacks on companies and individuals, they haven’t abandoned e-mail as a channel. In South Africa malicious e-mail traffic is amongst the highest in the world and so is the phishing...

Big data and presidential campaigns

After President Obama was re-elected in 2012, it emerged that his campaign had successfully used big data analytics in ways no other political campaign had done before. The team of over 100 people started with the core data of the voters' roll, modelled how they could...

Kaspersky named in Magic Quadrant

Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that it has been recognised in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software. Kaspersky Lab was one of 18 software providers – out of more than 100 which were evaluated – that meet the technical and business...

The power of collaboration

While the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) mandates that all listed companies must adopt the practices and guidelines outlined by the King III report, non-listed companies are increasingly reaping the benefits of sustainability reporting in their annual reports by...

X3 SQL Developers – Gauteng Pretoria

We're looking for x3 SQL Developers to join our team! As part of our dynamic and growing organization, they will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers.What you'll do:Development of high-quality...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Sandton

Our client has a vacant position for a Business Analyst/ Consultant to perform business analysis functions as well as consultancy service for current and new business requirements on product supported by the organisation. Suitable candidate must have relevant tertiary...

.Net Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We're looking for a Full Stack .NET Developer to join our team. As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers. The successful candidate will be...

Intermediate Software Developer

Join our team as an Intermediate Software Developer and work on cutting-edge projects! Full-time position is available now.What you'll do:Developing front end website architecture.Designing user interactions on web pages.Developing back-end website...

Senior Project Manager

Our client has a vacant position for a Senior Project/Program Manager to oversee and coordinate multiple related IT projects within an organisation to achieve overarching business goals. This is a pivotal role in aligning various projects with the organisation overall...

Senior Business Analyst

Leading SA Bank requires the skills of an experienced BA Experience within the credit card business is mandatory (3 years minimum)Experience within the payments business is preferable (3 years minimum)6 month contract with the possibility of renewalExperience with...

SAP ABAP Consultant

Our client is looking for a skilled SAP ABAP consultant with a minimum of 5 years of project experience. If you have a strong background in S/4 HANA, BTP (Business Technology Platform), and SAC/DWC (SAP Analytics Cloud/Data Warehouse Cloud), we want to hear from you....

C# Software Developer

Searching for a Senior Software engineer who will Write software in line with industry standards and design patterns. Key Requirements C#C++AWSJavaHTML, CSSLinuxJavascriptAngularSQLSoftware DevelopmentSolution ArchitectureDevOpsTeam ManagementSolution DesignSQLRisk...

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