In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...

AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

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...

M4Jam wins global award

South African gig technology company M4Jam, which provides a digital networking platform for workers in the gig economy, has won a World Summit Award (WSA) for its role in using technology with smart content to address global development gaps. The WSA awards, which...

Women’s Day phishing scams abound

Kaspersky researchers are reporting on phishing pages purporting to be gift offers for International Women’s Day . The fraudsters exploit users who wish to buy presents for women on International Women’s Day. In 2021 some of them are even offering such gifts for free....

MTN will respond to strikers’ grievances

MTN SA management will respond to employee grievances within seven days. This follows today’s strike action by some employees, who handed a memorandum of grievances to MTN in support of their demands for salary and bonus increases. MTN SA CEO Ahmad Farroukh received...

SA’s paperless education stumbles

South Africa’s tablet roll-out at public schools in Gauteng has already been hit by thefts, propelling the education department to recall 88 000 tablets while it enhances security. “Many industry pundits have questioned the planned roll-out, by government, of...

Rocky road for fast-growing IaaS

The market for cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is in a state of upheaval, as many service providers are shifting their strategies after failing to gain enough market traction, according to Gartner. Global spending on IaaS is expected to reach almost...

Craig Venter steps down

Craig Venter will resign as CEO of Altron TMT and as an Altron director, effective 31 July 2015. He has worked for the group, founded by his father Bill Venter, in various positions for the last 27 years. Altron unveiled a new group strategy earlier this month in which it announced that it will transition from a family managed business to an independent management structure. The Venter family will remain a committed shareholder and will retain its 56% shareholding in Altron. Going forward, Altron will focus on selling off some non-core assets and entering into equity and technology agreements with some international partners. In terms of succession details, the group will make further announcements in due course.

Huawei partners for Industry 4.0

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing - The new Industrial Revolution has begun, and ICT has a massive role to play. However, to effectively aid in the development of Industry 4.0, ICT vendors need to partner with one another as well as with a...

SA’s SMEs go green

The small and medium enterprise (SME) market is considered a vitally important business segment as far as South Africa’s economy goes – and now it’s becoming an engine for sustainability as well. The SME Survey 2015 is expected to confirm that there is a growing...

Huawei launches light IoT operating system

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing – Huawei has launched a light, open operating system that will help to connect the 100-billion devices that are expected to soon connect to the Internet of Things. William Xu, executive officer and chief...

Into the IoT era with Agile networking

Huawei has launched its Agile Network 3.0, which it believes will help to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). Liu Shaowei, president of the switch and enterprise communications product line at Huawei, points out that the end-user devices have changed dramatically over the last few years, but the network infrastructure is still largely based on older switching technology. Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing.

The new move to software defined networking allows for centralised management and control, virtualisation and openness.

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