Bitcoin breaks record at $125k
Bitcoin has broken through $125 000 for the first time in its history, and deVere Group CEO Nigel Green predicts the cryptocurrency will climb to $150 000 before the end of the year, supported by a weaker dollar, sustained institutional inflows, and political backing...
Listen to municipal engineers to prevent infrastructure collapse
Marking Transport Month, the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) is calling for urgent reform in how infrastructure decisions are made - warning that many ongoing failures in transport and public infrastructure are rooted in one critical...
Enterprise WLAN continues growth streak
The enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew 5,8% between the second and third quarters of 2024 to reach $2,5-billion, according to results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker. The...
Slight uptick forecast for global car sales
Global new light vehicle sales in 2025 are expected to rise 1,7% year-over-year, to 89,6-million units, according to a new forecast by S&P Global Mobility. The global auto sector remains focused on managing production and inventory levels in response to regional...
Six vendors dominate the SASE market
The global secure access service edge (SASE) market reached $2,4-billion in 3Q 2024, according to a report from Dell’Oro Group. The top six SASE vendors - Zscaler, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Broadcom, Fortinet, and Netskope - each with greater than 5% revenue share,...
Big growth for pharmaceutical data and analytics
The global data and analytics market in the pharmaceutical sector was valued at $1,1-billion in 2022 and is forecast to grow to $2,1-billion by 2028, driven by data and content management. According to GlobalData’s latest report, “Market and Opportunity Forecast to...
Confidence boost for WiFi, OpenRoaming
According to the WBA Industry Report 2025, 81% of respondents plan deployments of WBA OpenRoaming, an 18,9% increase on 2024. Of those, 25% were already rolling out the technology, 42% of those polled by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) said they would deploy in...
These were the 2024 crypto winners
In the world of cryptocurrencies, just 20 tokens make up more than 90% of the total market value, with Bitcoin as the biggest contributor. While 2024 was a stellar year for most, delivering double- and triple-digit gains across the board, a few standout performers...
Emerging smart sensor applications in industrial IoT
The old Internet-of-Things adage: “you can’t improve what you can’t measure” couldn’t be more relevant to the industrial sector. By Dr Jack Howley, technology analyst at IDTechEx With technology adoption in mining, manufacturing, and logistics industries driven by the...
Unofficial GenAI tools will help solve customer service issues
By 2027, 40% of all customer service issues will be fully resolved by unofficial third-party tools powered by GenAI, according to Gartner. Consumers are increasingly adopting unofficial third-party GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and Apple...
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Cisco simplifies software and services buying program
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NU partners with Netskope as Cloud Access Security Broker
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Huawei MateBook B Series – Landing Soon
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Is ERP out of reach of the SME?
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New VAT and customs obligations for online marketplaces
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