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....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

R2,2bn shopping boost expected this Easter

Easter shopping season is expected to signal the start of a turnaround for retail in South Africa, according to a mixed method research study conducted on behalf of Capital Connect. The research forecasts that the total retail sector will benefit from a R2,219-billion...

Internet shutdowns cost the world economy $50bn

Last year, almost 750-million people worldwide were affected by government-caused Internet blockages and shutdowns. By controlling, partially blocking, or even going into full internet blackouts, governments not only cut people off from information but also caused...

Intel debuts high-performance NUC

Intel has announced the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit (code-named Beast Canyon), a highly modular desktop PC engineered for gaming, streaming and recording. With the latest 11th Gen Intel Core processors, support for full-size discrete graphics cards and a full range of...

Africa ramps up Covid-19 vaccinations

Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up from multiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months with nearly 4-million doses from COVAX arriving on the continent last week, compared with just 245 000 doses from the facility throughout...

Global cyberattacks soar by 29%

Cybercriminals have continued to exploit the global shift to hybrid working and are targeting organisations across all sectors, including government, healthcare and critical infrastructure, according to Check Point Research's latest report. The Cyber Attack Trends:...

ISPA voices concern over Afrinic legal woes

The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) says it "notes with considerable concern" recent developments relating to a legal dispute between Afrinic and Cloud Innovation, one consequence of which is the freezing of Afrinic's bank account. The ISPA is a...

Attitudes to mandatory vaccination vary by activity

Organisations forming or revising in-person workplace policies face difficulties in accounting for disparate attitudes to vaccination requirements. A Gartner survey found that public attitudes to vaccine checks for entry vary depending on the setting. “Legal and...

AI becomes more trusted for digital matchmaking

Kaspersky's international study on dating and the impact of technology on relationships has found that the majority of users positively perceive the role of smart algorithms in dating services - 44% of those surveyed in South Africa would trust the matchmaking choice...

Preparing for migration to subscription selling

Transforming a sales organisation to a subscription model without planning for wide variations in customer readiness can put existing revenue at great risk, says Gartner. The subscription business model is becoming a fast-growing alternative to the traditional...

SME security resellers close the gap on corporates

Just four percentage points separate the security software market share of small and medium resellers (SMRs) and corporate resellers, reflecting changing business priorities during the pandemic, according to Context. The research company's latest figures for Q2 2021...

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Public WiFi hotspots don’t work for execs

When travelling on business internationally, relying on public WiFi access can be problematic, and comes with potential security concerns too. Utilising a PocketWifi device is a far safer way for executives to get online when travelling.  Craig Lowe, execMobile MD,...

Converged communications key for corporates

From corporate management point of view, there is no way one could effectively run an operation without considering the role played by converged communications and related infrastructure.  Experts within the supply of advanced security solutions suggest that there is...

Unitrans upgrades to Sage ERP X3

The need for a seamless process and interaction between finance, logistics and workshops, in order to enhance service levels, led Unitrans to search for a centralised solution that would enable integration between the different business platforms. In addition, to...

Obsidian partners with CTU

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FOXit announces leadership change

FOXit, an independent software vendor and Microsoft-certified Gold Partner across numerous competencies within the Microsoft Partner Network, has announced the appointment of Dierdre Strydom as the company’s new CEO, part of a series of changes that have been...

Powertech consolidates domains

With help from its sister company, Bytes Systems Integration, Powertech has successfully completed an extensive project to consolidate multiple domains. The project is helping Powertech reduce its IT costs while improving security and boosting productivity. Powertech,...

Africa also urged to ‘mind the TMG gap’

George Zervos, EMEA sales director at Kemp Technologies, looks at Microsoft’s decision to "end of sale" its Threat Management Gateway and what it means for enterprise users across Africa. In September last year, Microsoft announced that it was discontinuing its...

Vivotek protects hotel guests

Hotels may be places of relaxation, but they require stringent security to protect guests and their valuables. South African Patrol Security, which provides guarding services at various Southern Sun hotels in KwaZulu-Natal, recently upgraded the surveillance system at...

Axesstel diversifies African customer base

Axesstel, a leading provider of wireless voice, broadband access and connected home solutions for the worldwide telecommunications market, launched its new wireless security alert system by shipping 40 000 AG50 Series Axesstel Home Alert systems to two different...

Co-innovation essential in modern world

In today's globalised economy, organisations that want to remain competitive would do well to adopt policies of co-innovation across multiple boundaries, incorporating consumers, suppliers, and partners with like-minded goals into the process. This was key to a...

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