Clean energy tech advances drive reduced costs
The average cost of adding clean energy technologies to the worlds' power grids will see a continued decline, dropping by 15% to 20% by 2030. This is among the findings from S&P Global Commodity Insights' latest report on the Top 10 Trends in Clean Energy...
Captured CO2 goes into useful products
IDTechEx predicts that by 2044, utilisation of waste CO2 will reach 800Mt to create over 3 000Mt of useful products. By Eve Pope, technology analyst at IDTechEx Revenue generated through carbon dioxide utilisation (CO2U) over the next two decades will be vital to...
Large numbers of SA users run unsupported OSs
A significant 14% of PC users in South Africa are still using the end-of-life operating system Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. The numbers come from a study by Kaspersky on anonymised operating system metadata from the Kaspersky...
Slow recovery continues for new vehicle sales
April new vehicle sales told an inspiring story of the South African motor industry's resilience, while also providing a harsh reminder of the bleak outlook experienced a year ago. With April 2020 sales essentially at a standstill as motor retailers stood closed, the...
Vodacom helps connect jobseekers with work
With more than 7-million South Africans unemployed at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the need to connect people to jobs is now more important than ever. Vodacom has launched a support package for jobseekers that combines discounted voice and data offers,...
Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce
After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce. The Microsoft founder took to Twitter to make the announcement, saying: “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. “Over the...
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has a new mission
Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, exploring how aerial scouting and other functions could benefit future exploration of Mars and other worlds....
Digital transformation, IT automation drive hyperautomation
The worldwide market for technology that enables hyperautomation will reach $596,6-billion in 2022, according to a new forecast from Gartner. This is up from $481,6-billion in 2020 and a projected $532,4-billion this year. "Hyperautomation has shifted from an option...
Standard Bank launches services status page
Standard Bank customers have had to deal with protracted disruptions over the last two weeks, including on two Fridays over month-end. Now, Standard Bank has launched a services status page to keep customers up to date about the status of banking services. The free...
APT actors are turning to exploits to launch attacks
Over the past three months, the major waves of advanced persistent threat activity have been driven by supply chain attacks and zero-day exploits. A compromise in SolarWind's Orion IT software for monitoring IT infrastructures led to a custom backdoor being installed...
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Interactive Intelligence grows in Q4
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Managing documents to make money
It has been proposed for some time that ever-improving technology would ultimately usher in the paperless office. However, as new technologies were introduced, the mounds of paper being generated in offices increased. It is in this sea of floating paperwork that users...
Avanade, Nokia deliver WP8 devices
Avanade, a global business technology solutions and managed services provider, today announced an agreement with Nokia to create and deliver packaged Nokia Lumia devices, applications and services to large enterprise customers. As consumer mobile technologies spread...
Money matters in the mobile mix
Service providers in Africa have stated that the future of mobile money in Africa lies in the continent’s ability innovate and move beyond current service offerings. There is growing interest in solutions and services that are designed to facilitate financial...
Moving to mobile communications
With mobile penetration in South Africa already well over 100%, an increasing number of enterprises are turning to this medium as a means of communicating with their customer bases. Mobile communications tools like SMS represent an immediate, personal and...
Niche outsourcing providers drive value
Outsourcing has become a popular service model, particularly in the IT space, as it can help to deliver greater cost efficiencies and high levels of service, says Gerrit-Jan Albers, service delivery manager at RDB Consulting. However, a trend has emerged in recent...
XDSL launches broadband fibre offering
XDSL, a local Internet service Provider (ISP), has announced the immediate availability of South Africa’s first super fast broadband fibre offering. With speeds of 25Mbps, 50Mbps and 100Mbps available, more than 10Mbps faster than existing options, XDSL is meeting...
Enterprise CDN grows in popularity
As the World Wide Web continues to spin its intoxicating and invigorating web – and continues to improve and speed up global communications – speed of delivery is becoming an issue, one of the main reasons why the “next kid on the block”, the enterprise content...
Etisalat, Alcatel-Lucent to boost QoS
In furtherance of its commitment to invest in its network for the purpose of providing the highest possible quality of service (QoS) to its subscribers, Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria, on Tuesday 18 December...
Opportunities for PON vendors in China
The deployment of smart grids based on passive optical network (PON) fibre communications will provide a $1,5-billion to $2-billion opportunity to FTTx PON component and equipment vendors, according to global analyst firm Ovum. In a new report, the independent...
Tech Lead ( Full Stack Engineer)
The Software Engineer/Tech Lead will work collaboratively with the Merchant Journey team to drive development of merchant onboarding and dashboard. How you'll be making a difference: Work alongside the team and be a part of the full software development life...
Senior PHP Developer LW
Write and Edit PHP Code Write and edit PHP code on the back end of web applications and dynamic sites. Consider the web application's intended function and work to integrate the PHP code with existing HTML code. Work with the application's data structure to maintain...
Systems Administrator
Job Title: IT Systems Administrator Location: Malta (Open to Candidates from South Africa) Are you an experienced IT Systems Administrator seeking new horizons? Our company, located in the picturesque setting of Malta, is currently seeking a talented individual to...
Senior Data Engineer
This position can be fully remote. Our client is a leading financial company that leverages data-driven insights to empower their clients and drive innovation. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in...
Tech Lead ( Full Stack Engineer) – Western Cape Woodstock
The Software Engineer/Tech Lead will work collaboratively with the Merchant Journey team to drive development of merchant onboarding and dashboard. How you'll be making a difference: Work alongside the team and be a part of the full software development life...
Senior PHP Developer LW – Gauteng Johannesburg
Write and Edit PHP Code Write and edit PHP code on the back end of web applications and dynamic sites. Consider the web application's intended function and work to integrate the PHP code with existing HTML code. Work with the application's data structure to maintain...
Systems Administrator – Remote Remote
Job Title: IT Systems Administrator Location: Malta (Open to Candidates from South Africa) Are you an experienced IT Systems Administrator seeking new horizons? Our company, located in the picturesque setting of Malta, is currently seeking a talented individual to...
Senior Data Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock
This position can be fully remote. Our client is a leading financial company that leverages data-driven insights to empower their clients and drive innovation. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in...
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This position requires troubleshooting, problem-solving and technical skills using various diagnostic tools. In addition, strong interpersonal skills are required to guide customers through situations, providing customer satisfaction. This may often be under...
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First Degree in Information Studies or Information TechnologyMinimum 5-7 years of experience in database design and modelling for data warehouse and business intelligence applications, including relational database structures and normal forms.Advanced knowledge and...
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