Automotive haptics will drive the sector’s growth
Haptic technologies deliver feedback through the sense of touch - from simple vibration alerts all the way to immersive tactile interactions. In 2024, the largest market for haptics is in smartphones but, as the smartphone market stagnates, the industry is looking...
Joint Kaspersky, Interpol effort combats 2024 Olympics cybercrime
Kaspersky has contributed to tackling fraudulent schemes surrounding the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France by sharing threat intelligence data with Interpol as part of Project Stadia. The initiative is designed to ensure the cyber safety of major international...
Legaltech will augment, not replace, lawyers
Legaltech refers to the use of technology to deliver legal services and support various functions within the legal industry – and factors such as remote working, high inflation rates, changing client demands, and developments in technologies like artificial...
Zoom undergoes GenAI-driven renaissance
At its annual Zoomtopia 2024 showcase event, Zoom unveiled a wide array of new and upcoming platform enhancements powered by generative AI (GenAI) – compelling for their sheer volume, breadth, and substance in continuing its renaissance, according to GlobalData. Gregg...
A cybersecurity roadmap for the future
A multi-pronged approach to cybersecurity is essential, including strong authentication, regular data backups, security awareness and collaborative threat sharing across organisations to secure the increasingly vulnerable digital landscape. Dr Jaya Baloo, chief...
We need to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap
Cybersecurity Awareness Month highlights the increasing cyber threats that organisations face daily, underscoring the growing shortage of cybersecurity professionals – a significant challenge for South African businesses. With a global deficit of nearly 4-million...
Unlocking SA’s potential as a regional energy exporter
The energy landscape in South Africa is undergoing a seismic shift, which presents challenges and remarkable opportunities for our country and the southern African region, writes Jenna Harris, MD of Apollo Africa. The recent launch of the National Transmission Company...
SOS Suite offers triple protection for estate residents
One hundred and fifty three years since the world’s first panic button was introduced in New York City, a local South African company is offering estate residents three different ways of summoning emergency assistance at the touch of a button. Glovent’s SOS Suite is...
Weelee Mega Store gets Pricer Electronic Label solution
Weelee’s flagship Mega Store in Centurion, has become the NEC XON Retail Business Unit’s first implementation of the Pricer Electronic Label solution in South Africa’s pre-owned vehicle market. Weelee, a fast-growing player in the pre-owned vehicle industry, sought to...
Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal offers threat landscape overview
To provide businesses with an all-encompassing view of the threats targeting their organisations, Kaspersky added new Threat Landscape section to its Threat Intelligence Portal. Now customers can access the most comprehensive and up-to-date information regarding...
The peaks and pitfalls of performance management systems
Performance management is crucial to anyone who wants their business and its employees to thrive. Unfortunately, it is often seen as a ‘tick-box’ HR exercise that becomes dreaded. Professional performance coach Alvin Govender teaches us the value of a system that...
Better ISO standardisation could win QSEs more BEE-qualifying work
Standards improve structure, governance and assurance, while business owners can tap into useful SEDA and enterprise supplier programme funding grants, writes Muhammad Ali, MD of World Wide Industrial & Systems Engineers (WWISE) Broad-Based Black Economic...