Fibre provider choices are limited for SA users
Many South African consumers have no choice of fibre service provider. This is one of the findings of the Open Access Network (OAN) mapping project conducted by the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) in partnership with mapping specialists 28East. An...
Global PC workstation shipments under pressure
The global desktop and mobile workstation market reported a slight recovery as it exited 2023, with unit shipments growing 6,1% year over year in the fourth quarter (4Q23). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker,...
Digital banking takes off
Over the last few years, millions of people worldwide turned to digital or app-only banks, choosing them over a traditional high-street financial institution. However, after the pandemic struck, digital banks witnessed an influx of new clients, as mobile banking...
Chief compliance officers must expand role
As demands on the compliance function grow more intense, chief compliance officers (CCOs) must proactively embrace new leadership responsibilities for their role and reposition how their function is thought of among stakeholders, according to Gartner. Gartner has...
Consequential accountability to drive leadership diversity
To achieve and sustain diversity among leadership benches, HR organisations must adopt consequential accountability, which meaningfully impacts behavior and outcomes for individual leaders, according to Gartner. Despite mounting external and internal pressures to...
Intel core processors, Bridge Technology ready for Windows 11
New PCs enabled by Intel Core processors and Intel's portfolio of intellectual property and platform technologies are ready to deliver the full potential of new Windows 11 experiences -- allowing people to collaborate, create and connect in ways that are meaningful to...
Netflix keeps on adding subscribers
Netflix is steadily increasing its popularity outside of the US, particularly in mainland Europe. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the number of Netflix subscribers in Europe is expected to reach almost 67-million in 2021 and is projected to gain...
Average age of cars and trucks rises
New research from IHS Markit shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen to 12,1 years this year, increasing by nearly two months during 2020 and elevated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The increase in average age will further drive...
Global marketplace VC investments triple to historic high
Marketplaces are continuing to benefit from shifts born out of the pandemic and show no signs of slowing down. According to the research data analysed and published by Definanzas.com, global venture capital (VC) investments into marketplaces hit a new all-time high in...
Young SA scientists shine at Hong Kong science fair
Two young South African scientists have received honourable mentions after showcasing their technological advancements in the 2021 Virtual Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) Science Fair in Hong Kong. Eskom Expo for Young Scientists silver medal winners...
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Move from BI to intelligent business
Companies are getting very good at collecting business intelligence - but too few are using it to change the way they interact with customers. Addressing delegates at the Teradata User Group hosted by Bytes Systems Integration in Midrand recently, Teradata’s Rob...
Stellenbosch University optimises VDI
As an early adopter of desktop virtualisation, Stellenbosch University has optimised their virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) even further by deploying a Tintri VMstore T540 unit that provides high throughput required to enable hundreds of simultaneous user logons...
Mobile computing to grow IT in 2013
Mobile computing is growing momentously and is set to account for as much as 57% of worldwide IT market growth in 2013, says Derick Roberts, CEO of TruTeq Devices, a Pretoria-based company focusing on wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors, including a...
The four steps to IT consolidation
Tell a spouse that users would like to consolidate their neatly organised home storage to a single closet and the idea may be met with a startled face twisted into a smirk. Why would users want to destabilise the status quo if what they have is adequate? Similarly,...
Ovum: treat customers as individuals
A fundamental lack of understanding about who the customer is means insurers are facing a “through the looking glass” moment. Traditional perspectives about the importance of operational excellence and a primarily product-focused approach, are being turned inside-out...
The end of the landline?
Landline users in South Africa are cutting the cord. In mid-November, Telkom, the country’s major fixed line operator – which also happens to be the largest in Africa – revealed that it has witnessed a steady decline in the amount of landline users it serves, with the...
Will the 2013 big data trend last?
No matter which industry users are involved in, the chances that they have heard about the concept of “big data” as a “big” trend for 2013, are quite high. In fact, the IDC is predicting that the big data market will grow at a rate of 31,7% until it reaches...
Use Discovery Miles on TAKEALOT.com
TAKEALOT.com has partnered with Discovery and is now offering customers the option to pay for their TAKEALOT.com order using Discovery Miles. “It’s great to be able to partner with a brand with the history and status of Discovery. Discovery Miles is a well recognised...
Quintica launches Q-Campus in Cape Town
ICT specialist company Quintica has officially opened its doors to the Cape Town market, in a bid to bring leading ICT based training and technology support services to the region. The launch of the new offices coincides with growing demand from companies within the...
SoHos and SMEs require a UPS
Small businesses face the same IT challenges and frustrations as their larger counterparts, yet they don’t have the resources a larger organisation may have to resolve these issues, says Elrica Quick, APC specialist at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). When it comes...
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