Ericsson, Volvo Cars sign Connected Vehicle Cloud deal
Ericsson has been selected by Volvo Car Group to provide the industrialized Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud (CVC) platform to further enable its digital vehicle services in more than 120 markets worldwide for the next five years. Volvo Cars, like other major players...
UP, Sanral launch Future Transportation Research Hub
The University of Pretoria's Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have embarked on a major partnership to establish an...
SynergIT helps Steyn City keep IT overheads down
Steyn City lifestyle resort has partnered with SynergIT to implement a fully independent, secure and scalable technology solution to streamline and customise the complicated network of business operations within its infrastructure. Steyn City partnered with systems...
Agri-business chooses MiX Telematics
MiX Telematics, a provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, has been chosen as the preferred telematics provider for a leading diversified agri-business in South Africa. Keeping track of their at-risk vehicles at all times is a primary objective for the...
Fidelity SecureDrive hits the fleet market
Fidelity SecureDrive, the latest offering from Fidelity Security, is set to cause waves in the vehicle tracking and telematics market. Wahl Bartmann, group CEO of Fidelity Security, says moving into this segment made perfect sense for Fidelity - already leaders in...
Using data to build a Cape Town for all
The 21st century has brought a new range of urban challenges, compelling cities to become more resilient to the shocks and stresses which they face. By Craig Kesson, executive director: corporate services as well as chief data officer and chief resilience officer for...
IoT is as simple as ABC … D
There is no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve everyday challenges using technology, and with IDC predicting there being over 20-billion connected devices by 2020, we are seeing an emergence of more IoT technology, creating even more choice. However,...
Focus on the challenges, not the technology
Digital transformation and the Internet of Things (IoT) are widely discussed topics in business today. That said, many organisations are still slow in getting their transformation initiatives underway and implementing tangible IoT solutions. According to Rodney...
The opportunity of IoT
IoT can help companies to build solutions that capitalise on the potential of IoT demand insight, investment, and intelligent thinking writes Sean Laval, executive: solutions and innovations at SqwidNet. The Internet of Things (IoT) is not the by-product of hype and...
Better city, better life
Cities already account for approximately 70% to 80% of the world's economic growth, and this will only increase as cities continue to grow. In the next 35 years, the population in cities is estimated to expand by an additional 2,5-billion people, almost double the...
VMware makes WAN edge magic quadrant
VMware has been recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. The report, profiling 20 vendors, recognized VMware as a Leader in both ability to execute and completeness of vision, and VMware's position was placed furthest...
Moving SA forward this Transport Month
An effective transport and logistics network is a fundamental building block for a country to be competitive within the global market. This October, South Africa celebrates Transport Month under the theme "Together we move South Africa forward". The campaign...