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...

2020 was worst year in tourism history

Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020 with international arrivals dropping by 74%, according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Destinations worldwide welcomed 1-billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than in the...

AI ethics come under the spotlight

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool when employed ethically, but in the hands of careless or unscrupulous operators it could cause a tremendous amount of harm. The Global AI Action Alliance (GAIA), a new flagship initiative to accelerate the adoption of...

Huge revenue increase for EOH

EOH has announced that revenue increased by 39,4% to R4,61-billion (2014: R3,308-billion) for the six months ended 31 January 2015. Profit after tax increased by 37,7% to R340-million, headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased by 26,4% to R290,1 cents and cash increased by 86,6% to R1,466-billion.

Regional PC sales continue to climb

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market posted its third successive quarter of year-on-year growth in Q4 2014, continuing its recovery from the seven consecutive quarterly declines it experienced leading up to Q2 2014. The latest figures from International Data...

Vox, YahClick to connect SKA communities

Click YahClick, the satellite broadband service of UAE headquartered Yahsat, in conjunction with Vox Telecom, has won the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project tender in South Africa. This will see YahClick delivering voice and data services in the country’s Northern...

Mining improves on the back of ICT spend

The South African mining industry has experienced a significant decrease in profitability over the past two years. This decline is primarily the result of rising energy costs, labour unrest, the demand for increased wages, and older and deeper mines resulting in...

Pinnacle increases revenue, but profit down

Pinnacle Holdings has reported revenue of R3,6-billion for the six months ended 31 December 2015. However, gross profit was down 2,3% on margins of 14,4%. For the period, headline earnings were down 17% to R125-million, with headline earnings per share (HEPS) down 16%...

SAP attains 30% BBBEE equity in SA

SAP South Africa is to issue 19,5% of its shares to a broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Trust that will distribute dividends to beneficiaries who will use the funds to cover education costs at accredited institutions. By using these dividends for education purposes, the beneficiaries of The SAP South Africa Empowerment Trust will obtain long term sustainable economic self-sufficiency. This move, a first of its kind for a multinational company in the IT sector in South Africa, comes on top of SAP South Africa’s existing 10,5% ownership by broad-based black IT organisation, BLITEC.

SAP unveils ‘biggest launch in its history’

SAP has shared details of its new S/4Hana suite, which is being dubbed the biggest launch in the company’s history, to customers in Johannesburg. Rob Enslin, executive board member and president: global customer operations at SAP, says the company is poised to deliver the greatest of innovations to Africa and to its customers worldwide.
“With Hana, SAP embarked on a strategy to help businesses reduce complexity,” he explains. “It was initially introduced as an in-memory database but has since evolved into what we consider the greatest development platform in the history of IT.”

Physical stores still tops for consumers

Despite the growth of online stores, physical stores are still the main touch point for shoppers both locally and globally. This is according to PwC’s annual consumer survey, Total Retail: Retailers and the Age of Disruption. Based on an online survey of 19 000...

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