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...

DCC Technologies signs up Epson distribution 

DCC Technologies has been appointed as an official distributor for Epson, bringing the company’s wide range of printing solutions to its channel partners across South Africa and the SADC region. Epson's product line includes home and office printers, commercial and...

GenAI lets viewers personalise the Masters Tournament

IBM and the Masters Tournament today announced several new fan features coming to the Masters app and Masters.com digital experience for this year's event. Powered by generative AI (GenAI) capabilities built from IBM's AI and data platform watsonx, fans this year will...

MTN anticipates lower six-month earnings

MTN has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to an expected earnings decrease for the six months ended 30 June 2021. The group expects to report a decrease in earnings per share (EPS) of between 75% and 85% (or 506 cents to 573 cents). Considering the EPS...

Voice assistant transaction values set for 320% growth

E-commerce transaction values via voice assistants are tipped to reach $19,4-billion by 2023, rising from just $4,6-billion in 2021. A new study from Juniper Research predicts that the availability of voice assistant devices with screens will be imperative to...

Massive growth for AMD

American multinational semiconductor company, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), recorded tremendous growth in the first half of 2021. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, AMD's 2021 Q2 revenue experienced a 99% YoY increase from Q2 2020. AMD went through an...

Business printer sales recover, set for growth

Sales of printers through European distributors were up strongly in June 2021 (by +17,2% in units year-on-year), and revenues grew even more (by +21,8%), according to the latest data published by Context. Consumer printers, which were in very short supply during April...

MTN ups the prize for business app of the year

In its 10th year of recognising app development, this year the MTN Business App of the Year competition will be giving away R1-million in prize money to entrepreneurs and app developers with creative ideas and solution-driven apps. "To mark the milestone of ten years...

A look back at 25 years of vehicle crime stats

Tracker's Vehicle Crime Index of vehicle crime statistics since the company's inception 25 years ago, shows that incidents have declined over time. The statistics indicate that the level of vehicle crime was significant in the early years of vehicle tracking, with...

Hubble finds first evidence of water vapour on Ganymede

For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapour forms when ice from the moon's surface sublimates -- that is, turns from solid to gas. Scientists used new and archival datasets...

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...

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execMobile offers global data roaming

execMobile now offers mobile executives convenient, cost effective mobile data roaming as a post-paid service, reducing the cost of data connectivity by as much as 98% when travelling outside South Africa. Total cost control is delivered over a real time global mobile...

MWEB Business simplifies data backup

The oft-repeated management platitude that people are a business’s most valuable asset is wrong: data is. That’s the view of Kris Desmet, head of Product at MWEB Business who says that while the consequences of lost data can be relatively minor (having to re-input a...

KEMP strengthens load balance offering

KEMP Technologies, a leading price/ performance load balancer and application delivery controller, has announced the availability of its Edge Security Pack (ESP) in its LoadMaster product line of load balancer and application delivery controllers.  The release will...

Fortinet introduces FortiWeb 5 OS

Fortinet, a world leader in high-performance network security introduced the next-generation operating system (OS) for its FortiWeb Web application firewalls product family, providing important new security advancements to protect against increasingly malicious...

Delivering service management as an asset

Quintica, local service management and technology integration specialists, along with its strategic customers recently hosted an ITSM consulting event, showcasing key projects currently underway as well as how the company is assisting customers on their journey to...

Genesys to acquire SoundBite

Genesys, a leading provider of customer engagement and contact centre solutions, has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire SoundBite Communications for a price of $5.00 per share. SoundBite delivers cloud-based proactive collections, payments, and...

DiData achieves Symantec specialisation

Dimension Data South Africa has announced that it has achieved Symantec Specialisation in the area of Data Protection with NetBackup. Symantec Data Protection Specialisation recognises technology partners with a proven track record and expertise in Symantec’s...

Outsourcing the data centre

Positioning of the core IT infrastructure and related technology integration, upgrade and deployment to bolster the data centre can have far-reaching consequences for business. Experts in the provision of managed ICT and professional services suggest that outsourcing...

NEC launches MultiSyncP242W

NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the launch of the MultiSyncP242W desktop display, setting a new benchmark in image quality, colour accuracy and connectivity for demanding professional applications.  The 24-inch 16:10 IPS desktop display with LED backlight...

BlackBerry launches women’s initiative

BlackBerry Global creative director, Alicia Keys, has launched the new BlackBerry Scholars Programme, the first step in its global women’s initiative designed to inspire more women to enter and develop careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math...

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