The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM AM Turing Award for the invention, standardisation, and commercialisation of Ethernet. Metcalfe is an Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at...

Hackers are diversifying attack methods, including a surge in QR code phishing campaigns, according to the latest quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. By isolating threats on PCs that have evaded detection tools, HP Wolf Security has specific insight...

The number of users that encountered at least one so-called stalkerware (commercial spyware often used as a tool for domestic espionage) installation attempt surpassed 37 000 in the first eight months of 2019 (from January to August 2019). This is a 35% increase when...

Finance departments can save their teams from 25 000 hours of avoidable rework caused by human errors by deploying robotic process automation (RPA) in their financial reporting processes, according to Gartner. Currently, fewer than one-third of finance departments...

Seacom has enhance its national high capacity fibre network with the rollout of services along the N1 connecting Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Cape Town as a first phase of its national rollout, following the acquisition of FibreCo earlier this year. Additional...

Nissan South Africa and Generation.e, in conjunction with the Department of Transport and Gauteng Provincial Government, will be embarking on the Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) between Johannesburg and Cape Town. "Nissan's participation in embracing a safe and...

Microsoft has previewed the Surface Neo, a category-defining device co-engineered with Intel. The dual-screen device will be powered by Intel's "Lakefield" processor, featuring an industry-first architecture combining a hybrid CPU with Intel's Foveros 3D packaging...

Vodacom has partnered with BPG Langfontein, a farming business that employs the majority of the people living in Wakkerstroom, to move all farm workers using 2G feature phones to 3G devices. Wakkerstroom is now the first smartphone only town in South Africa powered by...

Datatec has published a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2019, as results for the period will be significantly higher than the corresponding period last year. The group states that Datatec's operations achieved a solid operational performance in H1...

The ICT Council has appointed veteran IT professional Adrian Schofield as acting CEO) from 08 August 2019 until a permanent CEO is appointed. The position was left vacant by the former acting CEO Alfred Mmoto at the end of April 2018 when the ICT Council reached the...