Digital bank in African first with LEO satellite connectivity
The first bank branch of a South African digital bank has gone live on the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite, connected via Q-Kon's Twoobii Smart Satellite Services. This represents a major milestone for satellite connectivity on the African continent as it's not only a...
After three years on Mars, Ingenuity helicopter mission ends
NASA's history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in communication with ground controllers, imagery of its 18 January flight sent to Earth...
Chris Norton to head up Veeam in Africa
Veeam Software has announced the appointment of Chris Norton as country manager of Africa. In his new role, Norton will support Veeam's continued investment and strong presence in Africa and accelerate the region's growth with a specific focus on Enterprise. He will...
More skilled workers needed to make manufacturing smart
Manufacturers around the world are under pressure to bring their factory workforce into the 21st century - but 57% of manufacturing leaders say that their organisation lacks skilled workers to support digitisation plans, according to a survey by Gartner. The 2020...
Trading statement from Datatec
Datatec has published a trading statement for the financial year ended 28 February 2021. Despite the challenging economic environment resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Datatec achieved a strong operational performance in FY21, benefiting from the strength in the...
Ransomware operators and where to find them
Ransomware is on the tip of everyone's tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their advances like never before, with the news about organisations being hit with ransomware...
Covid pushes online shopping to tipping point
Kathy Gibson reports - Online shopping has reached the tipping point, having doubled in volume and value in just one year. This isn't the end of the traditional bricks-and-mortar store, says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, although it will start losing some...
CEOs look forward to economic boom
More CEOs anticipate an economic boom (60%) than stagnation (40%) in 2021 and 2022. This is according to a recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner, which shows that most respondents (35%) anticipate returning to or exceeding 2019 revenue levels as early...
Global chip shortage to persist for another year
The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner. "The semiconductor shortage will severely disrupt the supply chain and will constrain the production of...
Absa to implement finance and procurement programme
A programme to transform Absa's finance and procurement processes as part of its digitisation journey has made significant progress as its Kenyan operations switched to an integrated, fully cloud-based solution last month. The programme will go live in South Africa...
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OTEL relocates VoIP station
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Esquire launches new Geeko tablets
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ILM implementation empowers utilities
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Avoiding virtualisation’s dark side
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Printing goes mobile
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First TD-LTE TV broadcast a success
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Kathea announces Polycom HDX update
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Itec grows footprint with new dealers
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