Intel gets $8,5bn direct funding under CHIPS Act
Intel and the US Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to $8,5-billion in direct funding to Intel for commercial semiconductor projects under the CHIPS and Science Act. CHIPS Act funding aims to increase US...
Data, fintech services key for MTN
MTN has reported that group service revenue grew by 6,9% (13,5% in constant currency after accounting for the impact of the pro forma adjustments) for the year ended 31 December 2023, to R210,1-billin (2022: R196,5-billion). EBITDA (before once-off items) was down by...
Top tech ideas for township economic growth
Over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of June 2021, Silicon Cape and the US Mission to South Africa hosted a virtual hackathon aimed at discovering digital solutions to accelerate inclusive economic growth for local businesses in the township economy. This was the...
SA businesses among the best at coping with Covid challenges
Although organisations worldwide found their businesses disrupted, projects postponed, and strategies challenged during 2020, South African companies were very adept at coping with business related challenges as a result of Covid-19, says Project Management Institute....
Digital regulators must collaborate to build a better post-Covid world
Bold regulatory approaches are needed to guide ground-breaking technology uptake, foster collaboration, and drive digital transformation in the post-Covid world, This is according to participants at the latest Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-21) organised by the...
Merchants, developers invited to join VodaPay platform
Kathy Gibson reports - Vodacom is calling on merchants and developers to join its VodaPay platform. Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, describes the VodaPay platform as a super-app offering a range of shopping and payment services made possible by the agreement signed...
Banks set to form customer-centric ecosystems
A significant 65% of global banking executives believe branch-based banking will be "dead" within five years. This is according to a report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) entitled "Branching out: can banks move from city centres to digital...
New Intel XPU targets HPC and AI
At the 2021 International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) Intel is announcing advances in its Xeon processor for HPC and AI as well as innovations in memory, software, exascale-class storage, and networking technologies for a range of HPC use cases. "To maximize HPC...
To win, insurers need to navigate future factors
The insurance industry should aim to provide enhanced advice and assistance to a greater proportion of the country's population. This is among the finding of a PwC report on the future of advice and engagement in the South African insurance industry. Riaan Singh,...
NGOs could buckle under lockdown pressure
The pressure on non-governmental organistions (NGOs) since the first lockdown over a year ago has not subsided, and the news of another hard lockdown could cripple the sector entirely. This is highlighted in a survey by Tshikululu Social Investments in 2020, which...
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Popular cloud storage and backup solutions deliver lower total cost of ownership and more convenience for SMEs, but are cloud backups secure, asks Gareth Tudor, CEO of Altonet. Many South African organisations don’t feel comfortable with the perceived parting with...
Graduate development critical for SA
The skillset of graduate professionals, specifically in the technology arena, is of paramount importance and yet remains under constant pressure, says Susan Reis, head of People Effectiveness at technology-based professional services firm BSG. The recent annual...
PM vital in financial services sector
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HP ENVY x2 hybrid available from DCC
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Unison first to host SAP MMS locally
Unison Communications, the continent’s leading enterprise communications management (ECM) provider. recently became Africa’s first ECM specialists to boast a locally hosted SAP Managed Mobility Service (MMS). The partnership is an exciting one for the company, whose...
Classifieds boosted by mobile generation
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Windows Phone update for Nokia Lumia
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Online collaboration aids property transfer
Buying a property is something that most consumers will only go through a few times in their lives. As a result, would-be homeowners have come to grudgingly accept the arduous nature of the property transfer process, taking comfort in the fact that it needn’t be...
bbd nurtures local app developers
Leading SA software development company bbd - with operations in South Africa and Europe - is continually striving to bring new skills into its local development teams. Each year the company scours universities for talented graduates to bring on board as interns, and...
M-health to empower doctors, patients
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