Despite perceived value, companies lag in digital workplace redesign

Eight in 10 IT decision-makers say the digital workplace is critical to successful AI-led transformation – but only 10% report fundamentally redesigning it for AI. This is among the findings from Lenovo’s sixth Work Reborn report, The AI-ready workplace, which exposes...

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...

Budget 2021: a quick view

Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni delivered his Budget Speech 2021 to Parliament on Wednesday 24 February. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa; and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist, provide an overview of key information relating...

Perseverance snaps first full-colour pic of Mars

The first high-resolution colour image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, following its landing on 18 February 2021. This follows video from its landing that chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of...

Middle East pay TV is the fastest growing

2014 was another year of substantial growth for the pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with pay TV revenues jumping from €702-million in 2013 to €873-million in 2014.According to HIS, announcing the key findings from its annual “Middle...

Financial services operations need CRM

Customer relationship management (CRM) is the glue that holds various systems together in the financial services space, allowing organisations to build customer-centric businesses. South Africa banks – long under fire for holding several instances of the same customer in different silos – have all declared a strategy to shift to a customer focus, says Carel du Toit, MD of Mint Management Technologies. Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015.

Telkom cuts broadband prices

Telkom Wholesale Services has announced wholesale unit price reductions of up to 63% across its product range, including wholesale fibre broadband access, IP Connect, Resell DSL, Metro Ethernet and SAIX dedicated access offerings. This announcement is the latest in a series of price reductions of Telkom’s IP Connect product, which has now effectively been halved over the past 18 months. Effective 1 May 2015, Telkom’s Wholesale customers can expect the a number of price adjustments.

Offensive online messages to be removed

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has committed to removing offensive messages posted on platforms such as mobile networks, Facebook and Web sites they control within five working days. This follows a successful meeting between the association and...

MTN launches music streaming service

MTN South Africa has debuted MTN Music+, a subscription-based music streaming and download platform. Music+ is the only platform that offers its users the ability to simultaneously stream and download music and videos offline. Music+ subscribers can also share music and videos with friends and preview tracks under the same user profile. MTN subscribers can access Music+ through the Web and mobile devices, and the service is compatible with a range of operating systems including iOS, Android and BlackBerry.

‘Smart’ connections will affect business

By 2019, 65% of South African mobile connections will be "smart" connections. This is according to the latest annual update of the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast 2014 - 2019. The significant growth in mobile connections and traffic is based on the...

Outcome-centric approach aids bimodal IT

Organisations struggling with bimodal IT projects should adopt a more outcome-centred approach to project management, according to Gartner. This will help them manage the different requirements of "slow" (Mode 1) and "fast" (Mode 2) IT most effectively. "Enterprise...

African schools join global experiment

Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have officially launched Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for School, an ambitious project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the world in a global science experiment.Participating schools will receive a...

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