Drought and flood events in recent years have highlighted the importance of water as a strategic global resource and climate change will impact access to water, forcing many countries to modify how they manage resources, according to a new S&P Global Market...

Shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) in Western Europe (WE) declined 11,6% YoY to 3,4-million units in Q3 2023, according to recent research by International Data Corporation (IDC). While the situation tends to differ by country and brand, supply chain issues have...

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) posted strong growth in 2020Q3 (11,7% YoY) and totaled 21-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Consumer demand mirrored the...

Most corporate employees are still using remote working tools to help beat Covid-19, according to a recent survey by human resources consultant 21st Century. However, South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) cautions work from home employees that...

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,8-trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total $3,6-trillion, down 5,4% from 2019. "In the 25 years that Gartner has been forecasting...

There are several web services that employees of small and medium businesses most frequently access while working, including YouTube, Facebook, Google services and WhatsApp, with some of these applications being the most exploited by cybercriminals as a springboard...

EOH Holdings has reported an improvement of between 70% and 76% to the previously reported total headline loss per share in a trading statement for the 12 months ended 31 July 2020. The group generated both positive EBITDA, before normalisation adjustments, and...

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has issued a warning to the public about fraudsters using an online job advertisement in the name of the organisation to obtain personal information from unsuspecting job-seekers. The Commission warns that the advertisement...

Cyber crime is costing businesses worldwide between $4-trillion and $8-trillion annually and has the potential to grow 20-fold over the next few years. This is the message from cyber protection company Acronis CEO and founder Serguei Beloussov speaking at the Acronis...

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual IDC CIO Summit - The world has largely weathered the Covid-19 storm and is ready to start feeling its way to the new normal. That's the word from Crawford Del Prete, president of IDC, who believes that organisations are now...