A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

CISOs under threat from repeat attacks

Boards need to get behind their security teams to prevent attacks from happening. Trellix has released new research, "Mind of the CISO: Behind the Breach" that surveyed global chief information security officers (CISOs) across major industries to better understand the...

ITU publishes 6G framework

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published the framework for the development of standards and radio interface technologies for the sixth generation of mobile systems, popularly referred to as 6G. The details of the 6G framework are contained in...

Contactless payments surge by 36%

There was a 36% year-over-year (YoY) increase in contactless transactions in Ireland, reaching $3,4-billion in Q3 2020. Transaction volume surged by 77% YoY to 182-million during the quarter. According to research data analyzed and published by Comprar Acciones, the...

Technology key to Africa’s future

Building a business in Africa is now as much about embracing digital innovations as it is about understanding the nuances of each country and what it takes to succeed there. If businesses are to successfully expand into Africa, they must be willing to spend time...

Expanded unemployment rate climbs to 43,1%

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on November 12 that employment in South Africa increased by 543 000 in the third quarter of the year – recovering some of the 2,2-million jobs lost during the lockdown-hit second quarter. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for...

Alviva buys Tarsus in historic channel deal

Mark Davison reports – The biggest deal in the history of the South African IT distribution channel has come to fruition with the Alviva group acquiring its main competitor Tarsus Technology Group from holding company Investec, for R185-million. The deal is subject to...

IT spend set to pick up in 2021

IT spending in EMEA is forecast to total $1,075-trillion in 2021, an increase of 2,8% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in the region is expected to decline 6,5% in 2020. “The combined effects of Brexit and the Covid-19 public health...

Supply chains and their role in modern slavery

No matter which part of the world you live in or what industry you work in, modern slavery is closer to you, your business and your country than you may think. This is the word from Rachel Wu, MD: Asia at Axis Group International, sharing her insights and experiences...

WFH accelerates digital adoption

Organisations have undergone unprecedented IT change this year amid a massive shift to remote work, accelerating adoption of cloud technology. And the security implications of this transition will reverberate for years to come, as the hybrid workplace demands the...

Competition injects R5m into innovation

Competition injects R5m into innovationGlobal Entrepreneurship Week, celebrated this year from 16 to 22 November, connects innovators across the world to more than 9-million potential collaborators, mentors, and even investors. South Africa's scientists, engineers and...

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