A year of elections and politically-motivated DDoS attacks
This year is a significant one for elections on the global stage with more than 60 taking place worldwide - including national elections in the five most populous countries in the world. In fact, across the globe, more voters than ever before will make their way to...
Vodacom applies to ConCourt for Please Call Me appeal
Vodacom has applied for leave to appeal the 6 February judgement on the Please Call Me matter, handed down by the Supreme Appeal. The mobile operator confirms that it has lodged its application for leave to appeal this judgment and order to the Constitutional Court of...
5G smartphone, macrocell base station semiconductor market to hit $260bn
Two new forecasts from International Data Corporation (IDC) shed light on the sizable opportunity for 5G-related semiconductors in smartphones and macrocell base transceiver stations (BTSs) for the period 2021–2025. Over the next five years the cumulative market size...
Cellular IoT shipments exceeded 300m units
Berg Insight estimates that global cellular IoT module shipments increased by 14% to a new record level of 303-million in 2020. Annual revenues grew slower at 8% to reach $3,4-billion. While the Covid-19 pandemic affected demand in several major application areas in...
Software-defined infrastructure software pushed past $12bn in 2020
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Software-Defined Infrastructure Tracker, the worldwide software-defined infrastructure (SDI) software market reached $12.17 billion during calendar year 2020, an increase of 5% over the...
SA’s consumer debt surges to R1,9trn
The rate people defaulted on their loans for the first time increased in the first quarter of the year, according to Experian South Africa's Consumer Default Index (CDI). The index deteriorated from 4.02 in December last year to a reading of 4.33 in March 2021, as...
BNPL consumer spending on track to triple by 2025
Since the start of the pandemic, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market has experienced exponential growth. According to the research data analysed and published by Definanzas.com, the top BNPL apps in the market have seen the number of their monthly active users (MAUs)...
Digital banking set to hit $2,5trn in transactions
Even before the pandemic, the global digital banking market had been growing rapidly, with millions of people choosing an app or web-based bank over a traditional high-street financial institution. However, Covid-19 had accelerated the shift to digital banking like...
Fintech marketers invest $3bn on user acquisition in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic directly impacted how consumers interact with financial institutions and how the institutions themselves operate. According to a new AppsFlyer report, The State of Finance App Marketing, fintech apps are in high demand, experiencing a 132% leap...
Pandemic-driven gaming uptake set to continue
There has been a sharp increase in mobile gameplay since the Covid-19 pandemic began. In a global consumer survey that assessed how mobile gaming activity is likely to be affected after the pandemic subsides, 63% of respondents reported an increase in gameplay time,...
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Constant power supply is fundamental to the operation of a mission-critical facility. Yet, according to Eben Owen, Enterprise and Solutions manager for South Africa at Schneider Electric, as power outages are not uncommon, certain electrical design considerations need...
Is BI an opportunity or a minefield?
According to Gartner, business intelligence (BI) has been the top action item for CIOs worldwide for the last year. Only recently displaced, BI remains a close second behind mobility. Since the largest driver for mobility remains BI, it seems the more things change,...
Effective measurement methods for BPM
Part four of a four part series by SoftExpert, Roger Tregear, a manager at Leonardo International and Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, representatives in sub-Saharan Africa of SoftExpert, a market leader in software and services for enterprise-wide...
WiFi gives education a boost
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Canon Powershot SX50 HS available from DCC
Capture the moment like never before with the new Canon Powershot SX50 HS from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Featuring an incredible 50x optical zoom, the Powershot SX50 HS is the pinnacle of the Canon Super Zoom compact camera range. Ideal as a family...
Logikal signs NetScout
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Information Builders named a leader in BI
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Brand New signs agreement with Iris ID
Biometric identity and access management continues to enjoy growth despite the fact that it has never worked 100% successfully using only a traditional fingerprint scan. Increasingly, organisations are looking for a more accurate, less invasive technology to...
Syncrony develops cycling Web portal
While the international cycling fraternity is still recovering from the fallout of the Lance Armstrong saga, an industry leading South African Web site development and content management services company Syncrony, has developed a road and mountain bike focussed online...
Volume licensing is the key to savings
All IT departments want to reduce costs and streamline software deployments. Volume licensing is the first step to achieving this. “Buying and deploying software can become a pricey endeavour for those companies that need the same software to be installed and run on...
Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
Network Engineer (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....
ORACLE DEVELOPER – Gauteng Primrose
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Software Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink) (CPT & Centurion) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:THE exceptional coding skills of a Software Engineer who is able to thrive under pressure, is sought by a provider of cutting-edge Engineering Solutions in Centurion/ Durbanville for automotive controls. You should possess a BEng. Degree in...
Analyst Developer (Retirement Fund Administration (FAS) and Benefit Claims (PEP)) – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an Analyst Developer (Retirement Fund Administration (FAS) and Benefit Claims (PEP)) to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Build features and applications...
Business Analyst (Investment) – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst (Investment) to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Gather and coordinate Business and technical requirements, projects and tasksAssist...
Cobol Developer at QES – Western Cape Bellville
Now HIRING : Mainframe Resources We are currently sourcing for a few Mainframe Analyst developers for independent contract opportunities on some initiatives at our client within the financial services domain 12 month contractCape Town basedHybrid work model (Minimum 3...
Senior Hardware Engineer
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Business Analyst
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