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African gains boost Vodacom results
Vodacom has announced that, for the quarter ended 31 December 2023, group revenue increased 26,8% to R38,9-billion, positively impacted by the acquisition of Vodafone Egypt. Group service revenue growth including Vodafone Egypt on a pro-forma basis was 8,8%, at the...
Learn and innovate together at SAP’s SAPPHIRE NOW
This year SAP's flagship event SAPPHIRE NOW is a free-to-attend virtual experience that brings live panels, round tables, expert conversations and immersive virtual experiences to delegates around the world. The SAPPHIRE NOW 2021 program kicks off on 2 June 2021 with...
Americans set to lose over $5bn to Internet crime
Cybercriminals in America are getting richer. According to the Atlas VPN team's analysis, Americans are estimated to lose $5,6-billion to internet crime by the end of 2021. Cybercrime losses are expected to grow by nearly a third (32%) in 2021 from 4,2-billion in...
IDC forecasts growth for carrier VNF/CNF and NFVI markets
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide revenue for telecommunications network functions virtualisation (NFV) software, including virtual network functions (VNFs), network functions virtualisation infrastructure (NFVI), and cloud-native network...
Cold chain tracking solutions market bolstered by Covid
Berg Insight, the world's leading IoT market research provider, today released a new market report covering the cold chain tracking market. The number of active tracking devices deployed for refrigerated cargo loading units including trailers, intermodal containers,...
Treated right, Born Digital workers can deliver big profits
Today's young employees are the engines of the knowledge economy and tomorrow's business leaders - and according Citrix Systems' "The Born Digital Effect" research, they're primed to deliver an extra $1,9-trillion in corporate profits. But they'll need some help to...
USSD still key for omnichannel strategies in Africa
As companies forge ahead with their digital transformation, many are inadvertently excluding large parts of their customer base who don't own smartphones, alienating vital demographics and crippling their digital inclusion agendas. A technology they should not forego...
MEA’s PC shipments on a 15-year high
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, recorded incredible year-on-year growth of 36,6% in the first quarter of 2021 -- the highest annual growth seen in the region...
Chip shortage fails to dent global PC growth
Despite ongoing concerns around semiconductor shortages the PC market continues to be one of the many consumer technology markets that is thriving. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...
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BYOD poses serious risks to IT security
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Tellumat appoints Plessie as ShoreTel reseller
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Sophos recognised in Forrester report
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Integr8 supports BCX’s Nigerian cloud
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Fujitsu optimises Eternus DX S2
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