Initiative aims to open access to digital finance
Visa and the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation (GSMA Foundation) have announced the launch of the Digital Finance for All (DFA) Initiative. The five-year initiative aims to advance digital financial inclusion for 20 million individuals, including women, small...
New Nvidia GPUs drive AI-enhanced workflows
New Nvidia RTX 500 and 1000 Ada Generation Laptop GPUs will be available in new, highly portable mobile workstations, expanding the Nvidia Ada Lovelace architecture-based lineup, which includes the RTX 2000, 3000, 3500, 4000 and 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPUs. The...
Innovation and tech critical to get vaccines into hard-to-reach places
As South Africa's Covid-19 vaccination programme ramps up, with a target to vaccinate 41-million people by the end of March next year, health NGO Right to Care is deploying teams to vaccinate people living in hard-to-reach places in remote parts of the country. Dr...
Electronic payments at the epicentre of industry transformation
The financial-services industry is in the midst of a significant transformation, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the key role digitisation plays in the financial lives of more and more of the world's population, electronic payments are at the epicentre of...
Insights into Africa’s infrastructure finance
Infrastructure remains a top priority for economic and social development for Africa. The Africa Infrastructure Development Index (AIDI), which tracks the progress of infrastructure development across the continent, shows that sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest stock...
EMEA smartphone market retains shine despite lockdowns
The EMEA smartphone market grew to a first-quarter record of 93,06-million units, according to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). This was a 20,9% increase over 1Q20, while the value increase, at...
Top 10 security misperceptions
The Sophos Rapid Response team has compiled a list of the most commonly held security misperceptions they've encountered in the last 12 months while neutralizing and investigating cyberattacks in a wide range of organizations. These are the top 10 misperceptions,...
EU falls short on AI, blockchain investment
The European Union has an annual shortfall of up to €10-billion in investments that would be needed to keep it in the global artificial intelligence and blockchain race. Although it excels in research related to both technologies and has a large pool of digital talent...
SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2021 an immersive virtual event
SAP SAPPHIRE NOW brings customers a truly immersive multimedia event through live presentations, digital showcases and the ability to network for SAP experts and fellow attendees. The free-to-attend virtual event kicks off on 2 June with a global keynote by SAP CEA...
Students invited to join Ericsson Innovation Awards 2021
Ericsson has launched its annual Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2021, a global competition with a grand prize of €25 000 that offers university students around the world the chance to develop new, innovative ideas with support from Ericsson experts. The theme in...
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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...
Epicor drives growth with channel strategy
Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, has announced that it has fine-tuned its channel strategy to drive growth opportunities in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and...
Blockchain Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Join the Future of Technology! Blockchain Developer Opportunity in Johannesburg! Are you a passionate and skilled Blockchain Developer looking to make your mark in the dynamic world of decentralized technology? We have an exciting opportunity for you in the vibrant...
Cyber Security Specialist – Western Cape Athlone
PURPOSE OF THE JOBThe incumbent will be responsible for the optimization, monitoring, and support of internal and client facing Security & Systems, both on-premises and in the Azure and Office 365 cloud-based environments. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AMONGST...
Computer Technician – Gauteng East Rand
We are looking for Technicians to upgrade our systems for a period of up to six months. A valid drivers License, A+, N+, clean criminal record and minimum 2 years experience with proper reeence will secure the job. No chance takers. The project is all over the...
SQL Database Administrator
The SQL Database Administrator's role is to design, install, monitor, maintain, and performance tune production SQL databases while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing database...
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Solution Architect ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Minimum of 8 years working experience in development (Backend & Frontend experience and knowledge and custom digital solution development).Minimum of 3 years working experience in web development using JavaScript...
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Hybrid work model : 1- 2 day per week in the office Data analyst - Value chain solutions As part of the new Value Chain sloutions Team, you will be responsible for data analysis and solutions including design and implementation of a digital Supply Chain. You will work...
SQL Database Administrator – Gauteng Johannesburg
The SQL Database Administrator's role is to design, install, monitor, maintain, and performance tune production SQL databases while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing database...
Front-end Developer (Blazor) – Eastern Cape Gqebera
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Solution Architect (Expert) 0232 – Gauteng Pretoria
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