Gartner has identified the top 10 data and analytics (D&A) technology trends for 2021 that can help organisations respond to change, uncertainty and the opportunities they bring in the next year. "The speed at which the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted organizations...

A year into the crucial Decade of Action intended to achieve 17 key Sustainable Development Goals, the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has resulted in setbacks. In response, the commissioners of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has advocated the...

The wearables market maintained its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2015 as new vendors, including Apple, prepared to enter the market. A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker estimates that...

Almost half of chief financial officers (46%) rely on “gut-feel” and instinct to make business decisions in the absence of fast access to accurate internal data - a practice that can delay decision-making, introduce errors and erode profitability. These are just a few...

Business Connexion confirms that it is “business as usual” while the company awaits the final decision on its proposed merger with Telkom. On 14 May 2015, Business Connexion Group (BCX) and Telkom Group reported that the Competition Commission of South Africa had...

Telkom has announced enhancements to its free WiFi offering that will make access to Internet and the management of time online, for non-Telkom customers, much easier across more than 6000 WiFi hotspots nationally. Manelisa Mavuso, Telkom’s MD: content and value-added...

Cell C has issued a statement voicing its concern that, since the apparent approval of the Vodacom-Neotel transaction, ICASA has not published its decision nor explained the reasons for this decision. “With the exception of comments attributed to the outgoing...

US-based machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions provider Novatel Wireless has made a bid to buy out South African telematics supplier Digicore Holdings. The two companies have published the firm intention from Novatel to make an offer to acquire (either itself or through...

CA Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rally Software Development, a provider of Agile development software and services, for $19.50 per share, which equates to approximately $480-million, net of cash acquired. The transaction has been...

An investigation into child pornography in South Africa is ready for trial, police have told the regional court in Knysna. William Beale (37) appeared in the court this week on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography images, and the state indicated...