Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

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...

SAP, Nvidia accelerate GenAI adoption across enterprise apps

SAP and Nvidia have announced a partnership expansion focused on accelerating enterprise customers' ability to harness the transformative power of data and generative AI (GenAI) across SAP's portfolio of cloud solutions and applications. The companies are...

Cisco completes Splunk acquisition

Cisco has completed the acquisition of Splunk. “We are thrilled to officially welcome Splunk to Cisco,” says Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco. “As one of the world’s largest software companies, we will revolutionize the way our customers leverage data to connect...

Contribute to SA’s ICT skills survey

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on ICT skills is expected to be revealed by the 2021 ICT Skills Survey carried out by the IITPSA and Wits University's Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), which has gone live for the first time since 2019. The 2021 ICT...

The true health of your cloud

There is nothing like a routine check-up to put your mind at ease. This was the thinking of a financial services company last year except the check-up was with a doctor of a different kind, one that checks your cloud health. By Kim Furman, marketing manager of...

Attackers strike with another supply chain ransomware attack

The Kaseya technology management software was hijacked in a global ransomware attack that started on Friday. Attackers changed a Kaseya tool called VSA, used by IT professionals to manage servers, desktops, network devices and printers. Kaseya has responded to the...

Rampant rep disengagement could cost companies

Only one in three customer service reps are actually engaged - the remaining reps are neutral or disengaged, says research group Gartner in a new report. The Gartner 2021 Customer Service Rep Role and Experience Survey of 600 customer service reps, reveals...

Cloud infrastructure spend on the up

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 12,5% YoY in the first quarter of 2021 to $15,1-billion, This is according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure...

Khula! scoops top tech innovator award

KPMG SA has announced the winners of its KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Africa competition, with South Africa-based Khula! coming out as the leading tech innovator and set to participate in the global leg of the competition in November. This global...

Rental and leasing car telematics set for strong growth

The installed base of telematics devices in the car rental and leasing market reached 5-million in 2020, according to new market research from IoT analysts Berg Insight. The Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on the world economy are believed to drive demand for...

Video game subscriptions to grow by 13,5% in 2021

Video game subscriptions are one of the fastest-growing segments within the gaming industry and are projected to have double-digit percentage growth from 2020-2021. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites USA, video game subscription revenue is projected to...

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DVT becomes OnTime value-added reseller

Local software developer DVT has been appointed a value-added reseller for Axosoft’s OnTime project management software for Agile and scrum software development. The deal was signed early in February 2013, and makes DVT the first OnTime reseller in Africa. “This is a...

Redington Value named VMware distributor

Redington Value, the value-added distribution division of Redington Gulf, has been appointed as a VMware distributor in WECA, marking a significant drive by the leader in virtualisation and cloud solutions into the African continent.  As a value-added distributor,...

Video calling holds major opportunities

It couldn’t have escaped anyone’s notice that the tablet computer (and mobile devices on the whole) have cemented themselves firmly in the lifestyle artillery of the modern consumer, says Henry McCracken, regional sales director, Africa at Aspect Software.  According...

Fujitsu announces Power Appliance

Fujitsu has announced a certified, ready-to-run virtualised appliance for the SAP HANA platform for test and development use. The fully virtualised Fujitsu Power Appliance enables more rapid development and testing for implementations of SAP HANA, allowing companies...

Developers need to come to the BI party

A majority of employees have yet to use BI in organisations that have implemented it and the adoption rate or percentage of people who use it has changed little since as far back as 2007. In the past two years BI vendors have also gone to some trouble to increase...

Jasco helps NBC improve workflow

The Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been making use of an Avid iNEWS system from Jasco Broadcast Solutions for the past nine years. When the hardware on this legacy system became obsolete and NBC began to experience compatibility and server-related issues,...

Huawei launches BYOD solution for banking

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has showcased its BYOD solutions to cater for the introduction of omnichannel banking in the African market, at the Future Bank Africa event 2013.  Future Bank is part of a...

Defining business class productivity

With technology innovation unfolding at break-neck speed, the past few years have introduced a wealth of new connectivity, mobility and device options for employers to consider for their workforces.  As organisations seek to capitalise on these innovations in order to...

The security landscape in SA in 2013

The big challenge within the South African security and innovations space today is the lack of competent expertise available in the market. Simply put, there are not enough trained people to do the design, installation and system audit work, which security projects...

Genesys positioned in Magic Quadrant

Genesys, a leading provider of customer service and contact centre solutions, has announced that information technology research and advisory firm Gartner has included the company in its report, Magic Quadrant for CRM Web Customer Service Applications, published...

Senior Scrum Master – Gauteng Sandton

Duties and Responsibilities: Managing and executing the project planLead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practicesHelping the development team to achieve customer satisfactionRemove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing...

Senior Developer Full Stack

Details of RoleWrite, develop and test high-quality codes.Peer review work.Mentor more junior developers.Lead on designs for software solutions and large projects.Essential CompetenciesProven formal software development experience.Must be technically strong with a...

Applications Developer

Requirements:? The successful candidate will hold a relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/ComputerScience/ Information Systems or equivalent coupled with at least 2 years' experience in ICT applicationsdevelopment, implementation, support and...

Business Intelligence Analyst – Tzaneen at Ntice Search

Westfalia Marketing Africa, a prominent avocado marketing company based in Tzaneen, is seeking a highly skilled Business Intelligent Analyst.The primary responsibilities will include developing and maintaining business intelligence dashboards for our operations,...

Business Analyst

Our client is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join their team! The preferred candidate must have previous experience as a BA within the Banking/ Financial Sector: The position is on-site, based in Rivonia, Sandton. The Job Type is contract-based, for...

Senior PHP Developer

A award winning end-to-end tech innovation design agency is seeking a Senior Back-end PHP Developer to join their firm on a fully remote basis. If you meet the below requirements, kindly apply for the position. Qualifications & Requirements: Matric (Grade 12) or...

Applications Developer & Support

Requirements:? The successful candidate will hold a relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent coupled with at least 2 years' experience in ICT applications development, implementation, support and...

Senior Software Developer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) at CSIR

Key responsibilities: Desired Skills: Ability to demonstrate Object-orientated software engineering skills mathematics/statistics/computer science ability to supervise/mentor/develop junior staff investigative orientation planning and organising Building multimodal...

Senior Developer Full Stack – Western Cape Cape Town

Details of RoleWrite, develop and test high-quality codes.Peer review work.Mentor more junior developers.Lead on designs for software solutions and large projects.Essential CompetenciesProven formal software development experience.Must be technically strong with a...

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