How to avoid December business burglaries
As you prepare to go on holiday, criminals prepare to get to work. That's the word from ATG Digital's Ariel Flax, sharing findings from a Distribution Centre Risk Report produced by a prominent logistics company. The report reviews crime risk trends related to...
Advanced 5G.MIL capabilities hosted on flight ready hardware
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Intel, has accomplished what it believes to be an industry first by successfully integrating a 5G Core and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) into Lockheed Martin's 5G.MIL Hybrid Base Station (HBS), providing decisive information...
Hardcopy peripherals see modest shipment increase
Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals grew 1,2% year over year to 21,2-million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22). Shipment value increased 7,5% year over year during the quarter to $9.8 billion, according to the latest results from the International Data...
US recession looking certain
Some 51% of business executives say the US economy is either already in recession or will be by the new year, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers...
PMI sees November rise
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose firmly back into expansionary terrain in November. The index rose to 52.6 points, up from 50 in October and an average level of 49.6 recorded in the third quarter. On its own, this suggests that the...
Tobacco taxes could reduce cigarette use
In the context of declining tobacco use at the global level, sub-Saharan Africa is positioned to experience a tobacco epidemic. This is as a result of fast economic and population growth, coupled with intensive marketing efforts by the tobacco industry. Increasing the...
Companies under siege as cyberattacks increase
Cybersecurity threats have become one of the biggest risks facing companies in 2022 – and this is only set to get worse. HP research shows that cyberthreats have grown by a staggering 300% year on year (YoY), with close to three-quarters of companies reporting they...
Why wait to upgrade your software when Windows 11 ESD is here!
With Microsoft dubbing Windows 11 the best Windows yet, the time could not be better to upgrade to intuitive innovation, easier organisation, and faster performance – which you can now get through the click of a button. With Windows 10 reaching End of License on 31...
Hack yourself regularly to stay safe
With South Africa being a favoured target for cyber attackers globally, and with the threats growing in both volume and sophistication, local organisations must do more to mitigate against these attacks. By Richard Frost, product head: cybersecurity at Armata In...
The culture opportunity your business can’t afford to ignore
The ways in which a business creates and maintains its culture are changing. Previously, a business's culture may have centred around its office, but in today's do-anything, from-anywhere economy, this approach is no longer fit for purpose. By JG Pons, senior...
Managed services can alleviate the impact of a growing IT skill shortage
South Africa is in the midst of an ongoing and deepening IT skills shortage that is exacerbated by the high global demand for IT talent from the country's skills pool. The exodus of quality skills is often spurred on by attractive remuneration and the opportunity to...
The new era of cloud decisioning
Covid accelerated digital adoption which forced many companies to think about their own digital strategies. The customer experience journey has become more and more digitally driven, making the 'time to decision' more important than ever, especially in the lending...