Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

Campus NaaS set to boost contracting LAN market

Campus Network as a Service (CNaaS) revenues will double in 2024 in the midst of a LAN equipment market contraction, according to projections from Dell'Oro Group. "Campus NaaS uses cloud-managed equipment to simplify LAN connectivity for enterprises," says Siân...

Young scientists fly the SA flag

Six South African young scientists who presented their innovative research projects at international science fairs in Tunisia and Beijing have returned home triumphant, each securing medals in their respective categories. Keerthana Kishor Nair (Grade 12 at Bryanston...

Chia cryptocurrency drives HDD sales

The European hard disk drive (HDD) market continued to soar in the second quarter of 2021 with its largest ever total addressable market (TAM) size, thanks to the impact of the Chia cryptocurrency, according to research group Context. Unlike regular cryptocurrencies...

Telkom posts overall Q1 growth

Telkom has posted group revenue of 3,5% year on year to R10 618-million, mainly driven by the mobile business, for the quarter ended 30 June 2021. Mobile data revenue grew 11,1%, supported by growth in mobile broadband customers; and mobile broadband customers up...

High-speed fibre takes over from DSL

High-speed fibre Internet subscriptions surpassed copper-wire DSL connections across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for the first time in 2020. The need to move work and home life activities online during the Covid-19 pandemic...

Office romance in the age of WFH

The average working individual spends a great deal of time at work. In fact, according to at least one study, South Africans have some of the world's longest working hours. As such, the workplace is often a fertile ground for office romances. Women's month could be...

Employees spend hours a week trying to make tech work

Employees spend hours every week trying to make their IT and connectivity work properly - time that could be clawed back if they had the right devices. An Intel-commissioned UK-based survey found that more than 40% of employees polled said they spent two to three...

Developers drive move to containers, Kubernetes

When Linux containers first emerged as an architectural concept for building and packaging applications, they opened the door to a whole new world for developers. By Markus Eisele, developer adoption program lead: EMEA at Red Hat The Kubernetes container orchestration...

Digital wellness takes on new importance

Over the last 17-months, people have had to embrace a more full-on digital lifestyle, and everything that it entails. From shopping to entertainment, working and attending virtual classes, looking for love and even building online communities with friends and family,...

Vehicle sales lose momentum in July

The momentum being gathered in South Africa's new vehicle sales recovery was given a harsh blow during July as civil protests tore through large parts of the country. In addition, the majority of the sales month was spent in adjusted Level 4 lockdown and the ongoing...

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Quocirca names Lexmark market leader

Lexmark International has announced it has again been positioned as a leader in managed print services (MPS) by leading European-based industry analyst firm Quocirca. In the firm's report, Managed Print Services Landscape 2013, Lexmark achieved the highest scores...

Enterprises need extra network security

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Motorola, Psion present integrated solutions

Motorola Solutions and Psion will be showcasing their integrated range of solutions at this year's Enterprise Mobility Forum, to be held from 29 to 30 May at the Sandton Sun in Johannesburg. The Enterprise Mobility Forum brings together the technology leaders in...

VMware, SAP collaborate on solutions

VMware and SAP AG have announced a new model to deliver SAP Core Solutions and SAP HANA in the newly announced VMware vCloud Hybrid Service.  The joint offering is designed to allow customers to consume SAP solutions on VMwarevCloud Hybrid Service in a true OpEx model...

globetom named Altova reseller

South African ICT provider, globetom has been appointed an official reseller of Altova, a leading software company specialising in data management, software and application development and data integration. The partnership will enable globetom to provide its customers...

Veeam announces Backup & Replication v7

Veeam Software, an innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, has announced Veeam Backup & Replication v7, taking Modern Data Protection to the next level with two disruptive...

Spiro Vitae Consulting implements PPO

Specialist in SME and SOHO advisory services, Spiro Vitae Consulting has chosen to implement Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to centralise its many projects, as well as manage...

Botswana innovates with SAP Business One

The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has appointed local SAP Business One specialists 4most to implement an affordable, easy-to-use business management software application. SAP Business One will help BIH better manage its processes and provide greater visibility into...

Comstor offers expanded FlexPod solution

Comstor, a division of Westcon SA, is pleased to announce that South African customers can now immediately benefit from NetApp and Cisco’s decision to expand their partnership and in turn unify branch office, data centre and public cloud infrastructures under the...

Adapt IT opens Amaoti Knowledge Centre

Adapt IT, a growing and innovative IT company, launched their first Knowledge Centre on 21 May 2013. The centre will serve as a computer lab for the more than 1 400 children and 45 educators of the Zwakele Primary School in Amaoti - the largest informal settlement in...

Applications Developer – Gauteng Centurion

APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER LOCATION CenturionPOSITION TYPE PermanentCLOSING DATE 15 March 2024 COBSALARY R650 000 to R710 000 CTC Per AnnumTO APPLY CALL SHASHI or send WhatsApp message to cell number in the REF above shashi@mployglobal PURPOSE Desired Skills: developing...

Business Analyst (6-Month Contract) – Western Cape Mowbray

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Financial Services Group seeks the expertise of a Business Analyst to fill a 6-Month Contract role where you will effectively manage the gathering and analysis of business requirements from users. You will be expected to negotiate and agree...

Mid C#.Net Full Stack Developer – Western Cape Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:HELP companies pioneering services in the financial, banking, and Crypto industries & work on cutting-edge projects as your coding expertise as a Mid C# Full Stack Developer is sought by a Cloud Solutions & IT Consultancy to join its team. They...

Senior Data Engineer – Gauteng Randburg

"Fuel your media dreams with cutting-edge tech! ?? Join our dynamic team as a Data Engineer and revolutionize content delivery. Dive into the world of streaming, analytics, and AI-driven experiences. Elevate your career with us - where innovation meets entertainment!"...

Cobol Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Description To design, code, verify, test, document, amend and refactor programs/scripts. Apply agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result. To monitor and report on own progress and proactively identify issues related to software development...

X3 SQL Developers

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

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...

JavaScript/Web Software Engineer (Advanced) – 2325

Large company looking to fill this urgent role:ContractHybridESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Technical & Functional:· Understanding and experience in the IT SDLC process.· Good grasp of business/user requirements and translating these into system documents and...

.Net Full Stack Developer

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...

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SKILLSET: 10 years plus Engineering experience with following components:Cloud (Azure and Oracle advantageous)Oracle Cloud Infrastructure advantageousServer Virtualization (VMWare; Hyper-V, OVM)Linux experience essential (all flavours)Networking experienceFirewall...

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