Nvidia boosts robotics with Project GR00T
Nvidia has announced Project GR00T, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots which is designed to further its work driving breakthroughs in robotics and embodied AI. As part of the initiative, the company also unveiled a new computer, Jetson Thor, for...
Nvidia ushers in a new era of computing with Blackwell
Aimed at powering a new era of computing, Nvidia has launched its Blackwell platform which it says will enable organisations everywhere to build and run realtime generative AI (GenAI) on trillion-parameter large language models (LLMs) at up to 25-times less cost and...
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...
Scammers get up to some new tricks
Amid continued disruption in supply chains and mail services, scammers sought to use this fact to steal money and credit card details during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. Since last year, scammers have been taking advantage of disruption in deliveries to convince...
The next normal for passenger transportation
Covid-19 has negatively impacted passenger transportation, with the industry one of the most affected in terms of revenue losses. The transit systems in many European cities have seen 70% to 90% ridership losses and airline passenger load factors dropped dramatically...
Serame Taukobong is Telkom’s group CEO-designate
Telkom has announced the appointment of Serame as group CEO-designate with effect from 01 October 2021. Sello Moloko, chairperson of Telkom, says the organisation is pleased that its extensive search process confirmed the calibre of Telkom's people. "Serame is a...
AI, cybersecurity drive M&A activity
In the first six months of 2021, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the tech, media and telecom (TMT) sector totaled $555-billion, according to GlobalData - that's a huge 169% rise from the same period in 2020. The data and analytics company notes that, in H1 2021,...
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Etisalat, GSMA battle against diabetes
The Etisalat Group is throwing its full support behind a GSMA initiative to find effective technological solutions for the epidemic of diabetes. In September, a team of the company’s most determined employees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia will participate in a...
Keep up with traffic updates via Twitter
TomTom released its annual Congestion Index in April and, in addition to this announcement, traffic information will now also be made available through TomTom’s Twitter feed on @TomTom_SA, which will include details of exceptional delays around the country. Through...
JDA announces Cloud Optimise services
JDA Software Group, The Supply Chain Company, has announced the release of six JDA Cloud Optimise services. JDA Cloud Optimise services enable customers to enhance and transform their supply chains by expanding their internal teams to include JDA expertise and...
Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry 10 released
BlackBerry and Flurry have announced that Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry 10 is expected to become available by the end of Q2. Flurry Analytics is a tool developers can easily integrate with their apps to enable access to user data. It provides developers a...
NetApp launches Connect solution
The rapid influx of mobile devices into the workplace offers individual employees convenience and productivity, but it presents significant challenges for IT organisations that are attempting to curtail data leakage and prevent increased operational costs associated...
Can mobile enterprise apps keep up?
The unprecedented adoption of tablet PCs means the fully mobile enterprise is now possible. But true enterprise mobility also requires access to full ERP functionality on the road, says HansaWorld. With tablets, smartphones and phablets moving to surpass PC...
Why the cloud requires agentless security
Virtualised desktops, servers, data centres and cloud computing solutions should be afforded the same level of security as physical machines, is the word from global security specialists Trend Micro. According to Trend Micro country manager, Gregory Anderson, there...
Nedbank’s Approve-it reduces phishing
It is a year since the launch of its enhanced Internet banking security feature Approve-it, and Nedbank reported a reduction of 99% in phishing losses when compared to the same period in 2011. The bank also confirmed that over 16-million secure online transactions...
The necessary art of data exploration
A critical first step frequently overlooked by project managers is understanding the data that sits in their hands. Companies today are investing heavily in tools and people in order to improve the quality of their reporting and to deliver more actionable intelligence...
BDS launches Xerox WorkCentre 5800 MFP
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has launched the new series of Xerox WorkCentre 5800 black-and-white multifunction printers (MFPs), which are enabled...
Applications Developer
A well-established business is seeking to appoint Applications Developer To develop, maintain, document and test software solutions aligned to the business requirements in support of its mandate.EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:A relevant Degree in computer science or...
Junior Software Developer (CH993) (FULL REMOTE)
Our client in the fraud prevention industry is looking for a Software Developer who will be responsible to assist with the development of their software and attending to support tasks. You can work remotely from any location in South Africa.The companyis combating...
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Business AnalystThe Business Analyst's key function is to work with internal and external clients to determine requirements and to define solutions to address complex business, process and systems problems, and improvements in the organisation.The Feature Analyst is...
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Description The Senior IT Engineer's role is to ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in-house information systems that support core organizational functions. This is achieved by monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all...
Junior Business Analyst (Compass)
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Applications Developer – Gauteng Centurion
A well-established business is seeking to appoint Applications Developer To develop, maintain, document and test software solutions aligned to the business requirements in support of its mandate.EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:A relevant Degree in computer science or...
Junior Software Developer (CH993) (FULL REMOTE) – Gauteng Gosforth Park
Our client in the fraud prevention industry is looking for a Software Developer who will be responsible to assist with the development of their software and attending to support tasks. You can work remotely from any location in South Africa.The companyis combating...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
Business AnalystThe Business Analyst's key function is to work with internal and external clients to determine requirements and to define solutions to address complex business, process and systems problems, and improvements in the organisation.The Feature Analyst is...
IT Engineer – Gauteng Rosslyn
Description The Senior IT Engineer's role is to ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in-house information systems that support core organizational functions. This is achieved by monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all...
Junior Business Analyst (Compass) – Gauteng Sandton
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