ChatGPT gets lawyer into hot water
In a judgment of 20 February 2024, by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a lawyer who had relied on case law generated by ChatGPT dodged a figurative bullet when the court found that, given the circumstances of the case, she should not be slapped with a special...
Women are still under-represented in senior sales positions
Despite making up nearly half of the global workforce, women represent only 40% of mid-level B2B sales employees, dropping to 31% at the senior level, according to Gartner. Gartner conducted a labor market survey of 72 000 employees globally from Q1 through Q4 of...
LGBT+ workplace discrimination still high
Despite a year of intense global focus on social justice issues, nearly half of lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans recently surveyed by the IBMInstitute for Business Value (IBV) stated they believed that their employer discriminates against people of their sexual...
El Salvador won’t be alone in adopting bitcoin
On Wednesday, El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as official legal tender - but it won't be the last. This is the word from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, speaking as the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador on early...
European IoT spend set to hit $200bn
Spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) will reach $202-billion in 2021 in Europe and will continue to experience double-digit growth through 2025, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide. Despite the...
IT failure affects WesBank services
WesBank has confirmed that it is experiencing technical issues that are affecting the availability of some of its services. According to a statement from Ghana Msibi, CEO of WesBank Motor, the issues are as a result of hardware failures. "Our IT teams are giving this...
Digitalisation helps manage new retail challenges
Changes in demand, emerging consumption occasions, and changing shopping methods have been identified by GlobalData as three key aspects to which consumer companies and food service outlets have had to adapt due to Covid-19. The company's latest report, "Future of...
SA, Nigeria, Kenya are Africa’s top e-commerce markets
A recent Visa report has shown that the top market contributors to e-commerce in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last three years were South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya. Ghana has also shown growth, having replaced Kenya in the top three contributors in 2020. SSA may...
AI can help government improve service delivery
The adoption of artificial intelligence in all spheres of life is an unfolding and accelerating megatrend that is greatly changing how we live, work, and socially interact. A new study by University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) graduate of the MPhil in...
Data centre switch sales surged in Q1
Global data centre switch market revenue was up 14% year-over-year in 1Q21, the strongest growth rate recorded since 1Q18. According to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, growth was healthy across all major customer segments (Cloud Service Providers, Telco Service...
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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...
Users get what they pay for with ERP
The mere thought of installing a business application, such as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, is enough to set any financial or IT manager’s heart racing. The prospect of the time and money spent planning, installing and taking a new system live is a...
After-sales service key for IT industry
Many a company draws in customers with promises of excellence in after-sales service, but once the customer has purchased the item and experienced difficulties with the use thereof, the after-sales service becomes an intangible promise which the supplier is not...
Phoenix conquers distribution in Africa
The constant change that is a standard part of business in the dynamic African environment brings with it both challenges and opportunities. In the pursuit of growth, South African businesses that take their mandate seriously have invested into the continent,...
New VBrick encoder/decoder from Kathea
Kathea, a distributor of video communications solutions, has announced that VBrick Systems, an Enterprise IP Video leader, has unveiled release 2.0 of its 9000 Series. This line of video encoding and decoding appliances delivers HD video quality and channel density....
Reducing data centre complexity
Managing the data centre is no new challenge for IT executives, and aspects such as the need for robust security, disaster recovery capabilities, high data availability and adequate data backup are issues that are well understood, says Fred Mitchell, Security business...
First National Battery powers Dakar 2013
The excitement of the Dakar rally is palpable; on 5 January 2013 a number of international racing teams started their journeys in an attempt to cross the finish line first. Spanning three South American countries, the Dakar is widely regarded as one of the most...
Thomson Reuters launches FATCA solution
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced the launch of a solution to help institutions fulfil and comply with their obligations under the forthcoming US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act...
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