Load shedding forces SMEs to shut down their servers
The national disaster that is load shedding is already costing the South African economy almost R1-billion every day, according to the Reserve Bank. Now SMEs across the country are shutting down their server rooms because unreliable power means that running costs are...
Study finds signs of depression, anxiety in young adolescents
A groundbreaking study by the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has shed light on the mental health landscape faced by adolescents aged 10 to 14 in the Western Cape. The study - conducted by Mirriam Mkhize, Associate...
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...
Caution weighs on IoT VC funding
Low-value venture capital (VC) funding deals (investments less than or equal to $10-million) volume also shrank as overall VC funding activity in the Internet of Things (IoT) space declined during 2020 compared to 2019. The share of low-value deals as a proportion of...
Top semiconductor stocks deliver over 100% ROI
Despite the global shortage of semiconductors, the industry's stocks are recording significant returns for investors. The returns highlight the sector's potential despite the shortage. According to data compiled by Finbold, the top five selected semiconductor stocks...
Businesses go beyond VPN to secure hybrid settings
With the migration to remote and hybrid work over the last year, cyberattacks have increased at a rate of three to five times compared to pre-Covid. For a while now, VPNs have been a staple of a standard security setup and a fast track for mobile business security....
Telcos move to better services and choice
Innovation and technological advancements over the past three decades have resulted in more competition across the telecoms value chain (TVC), bringing with it better services, greater customer choice and lower prices. This is one of the key findings of a report...
SA uses double the resources Earth can sustain
South Africans are consuming beyond the capacity of Earth's ability to sustain us, using up resources at double the rate at which the Earth's ecosystem can recover. And we have been failing for 51 years. South Africa's Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) falls on 4 July 2021...
Global plan mooted to spur tourism recovery
The dramatic plunge in global tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic is having far-reaching and devastating effects, particularly for Small States. Now, the Commonwealth Secretariat proposed the development of a global "Tourism Action Plan" to help spur a much-needed...
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Vantage Goldfields delopys Sage ERP solution
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Vox offers free YahClick installation
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T3T acquires Antinomy
Times 3 Technologies (T3T) has acquired local ERP software solutions provider Antinomy, with immediate effect. The incorporation of Antinomy into T3T will enable the organisations to realise their combined growth objectives and ensure the best service levels are...
IT channel must keep endpoints secure
IT managers have their hands full when it comes to protecting all of the operating systems and applications that are being used in the workplace today. Not only are attacks from malware and other threats increasing in sophistication and frequency, but the workplace...
Q-KON appointed as Newtec certified partner
Q-KON has been appointed as a member of the global Newtec Business Partner Programme (bePART) and is therefore an official distributor of Newtec satcom products. Newtec is a global provider of equipment used in critical satellite based TV distribution chains. The...
Industry must adapt to trends
The growth of consumerisation scenarios within business is forcing decision makers to adapt to emerging IT consumerisation trends – particularly BYOD (bring your own device). This is the view of executive management of Ukuvuma Solutions, an established South African...
Gemalto highlights NFC at MWC 2013
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, demonstrated innovative NFC applications at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. This proof of concept for enterprise applications transform mobile phones into secure and convenient identification...
Finance to go truly social in 2013
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Alcatel expands OpenTouch Suite
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has announced the expansion of its OpenTouch Suite that supports mid- and large enterprises as they make the experience of the many new faces of conversations available to customers, partners and employees. The OpenTouch Suite 1.2 offers more...
Will the next Einstein come from Africa?
South Africa is calling for improvements in education, especially in the fields of mathematics, science and technology, says Eskom group executive of Sustainability, Dr Steve Lennon. At the same time, the global economy is under enormous pressure which is forcing...
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Software Developer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) at CSIR
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