El Niño saw global sea levels spike in 2023
Global average sea level rose by about 0,76cm from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump due mostly to a warming climate and the development of a strong El Niño. This NASA-led analysis is based on a sea level dataset featuring more than 30 years of satellite...
Global PC monitor market returns to growth
The global PC monitor market ended 2023 on a hopeful note, reaching 31,9-million units during the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. This translates to year-over-year growth of...
Intel debuts new Xeon processors
Intel has launched its newest generation Intel Xeon W-3300 processors, available from its system integrator partners. Built for advanced workstation professionals, Intel Xeon W-3300 processors offer extra performance, expanded platform capabilities, and...
Smartphone shipments beat forecasts
The rebound from 2020 continued for smartphones in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) as overall shipment volumes grew 13,2% year over year, slightly beating IDC's forecast of 12,5% growth. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)...
Chromebook, tablet growth defies ongoing supply concerns
The second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) was another strong quarter for both Chromebooks and tablets with both device categories recording growth despite a challenging year-over-year comparison. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)...
Fewer DDoS attacks in Q2 2021
In the second quarter of 2021, the total number of DDoS attacks decreased by 3,.8% compared to Q2 2020, and by 6,5% in comparison to the previous quarter in 2021, according to Kaspersky research. China became the leader in the number of devices from which SSH attacks...
These are the trends shaping the future of public cloud
Four new trends in cloud computing are continuing to expand the breadth of cloud offerings and capabilities, accelerating growth across all segments in the public cloud services market, according to Gartner. The four trends are: cloud ubiquity; regional cloud...
Standard Bank has permanently removed ATM Saswitch fees
The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) has come to an agreement with South Africa's banks that Saswitch fee, which customers pay for using other banks' ATMs, will be waived for a period of two months with effect from 1 August 2021, in response to the recent...
Global cellular IoT connections grew to 1,7bn in 2020
A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight says that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 12% during 2020 to reach 1,74-billion. The regional markets Western Europe and North America recorded the highest growth rates at over 15%....
Marsh warns about financial danger of ransomware attacks
Marsh is warning clients that ransomware attacks across the region are intensifying in both frequency and severity and advising them to take additional measures to protect their businesses. With more people now working from home, cyber criminals are capitalizing on...
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Dell unveils new data solutions
At its Dell Enterprise Forum customer and partner event, Dell unveiled new storage solutions and expanded analytics capabilities designed to help businesses improve their IT performance, support data insights and reduce overall costs. As businesses work to keep pace...
Unified communications comes of age
Three years ago unified communications (UC) was touted as having the potential to be the next thing since sliced bread and, today, it certainly seems to be living up to its promise – offering users a plethora of streamlined communications and accelerated business...
Antarc Furniture grows market share with SAP
Enterprise software solutions market leader SAP has played a critical role in helping East Africa’s leading furniture and lifestyle store, Antarc, significantly grow its business. Since implementing the SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA software in 2009, the...
Four areas of focus for IT managers
Users all recognise the stereotypical IT manager sitting behind a desk in the company dungeon, wearing a t-shirt sporting an obscure geek reference, and sighing into the phone as he tries to convince the marketing manager to use a password other than "god', says...
VoIP shifts into top gear as fibre blooms
A very exciting development currently playing out in the voice over IP (VoIP) arena is the sudden growth in fibre business premises, says Rob Lith, director of Connection Telecom. Having fibre-ready offices makes a company’s transition to VoIP infinitely easier, as...
Take customer experience to the next level
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Velocity includes Mimecast in offering
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Blue Turtle takes on FrontRange
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Fujitsu PCs, workstations made in Germany
Fujitsu has announced that the latest "Made in Germany" PCs and workstations are among the most reliable in the industry. Thanks to the stringent production and testing process at its Augsburg manufacturing facility, Fujitsu has continued to ensure better PC and...
SMS remains best for business messaging
Some commentators on the state of the SMS messaging industry point to the death of SMS as a communications medium. This may be true for global consumer use of SMS messaging in the face of newer communication technologies, but these prophecies of SMS’ doom are...
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