Trends in IT and e-commerce
Another interesting year in the IT and e-commerce world has passed and 2018 promises to be even more eventful. Sven Hammar, chief strategy officer of Apica, identified what he thiks will be the three...
View ArticleWhat’s next for AI?
2017 was a breakout year for artificial intelligence (AI), writes Kriti Sharma, vice-president: AI at Sage. Despite repeated attempts to sensationalise AI over the past year, we have witnessed...
View ArticleCyber-predictions for 2018
Doros Hadjizenonos, country manager of Check Point South Africa, looks at the wider cybersecurity-related issues impacting our daily lives that we can expect to emerge over the coming year. As the...
View ArticleADATA debuts INFAREX mouse combo
ADATA Technology has launched a combo pack of the INFAREX M10 gaming mouse and INFAREX R10 mousepad. Both devices are equipped with RGB lighting effects, creating the optimal atmosphere and gaming...
View ArticleMisrepresenting matric results is fraud, says MIE
Last week Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, announced the matric pass rate of 75,1%, a 2,6 percentage point improvement on the 2016 pass rate. A total of 802 431 full- and part-time...
View ArticleAcer unveils Nitro 5 gaming laptop
Acer has announced its new Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop. Powered by Windows 10, the new 15-inch laptop is targeted towards mainstream users who enjoy the thrill of gaming with friends, and building their...
View ArticleAffordable luxury with Hisense TVs
Hisense has unveiled its 2018 TV line-up, including the 100-inch Hisense 4K Ultra HD Smart Laser TV, 1 000+ zones U9 ULED TV, and the bezel-less U7 ULED TV. These products are underpinned with...
View ArticlePassword dilemmas revealed
Today we log into online accounts all the time — from transferring money between bank accounts, to shopping online, checking the weather, or booking a taxi on a night out. But what if suddenly you...
View ArticleITIL still relevant in transformation
IT service management (ITSM) and executive leadership in organizations need greater strategic alignment to make digital transformation a success, according to a global study by AXELOS. The first AXELOS...
View ArticleCybersecurity – mind the (skills) gap
Vikas Kapoor, practice head: cybersecurity & GRC at In2IT Technologies, talks about the skills shortage facing cybersecurity. The digital landscape has grown at a rapid pace over the past 10 years....
View ArticleSMEs grow in cloud
The outstanding business value delivered by cloud technology has seen numerous small businesses boom into global giants. “Cloud computing is the not-so-secret key to a business’ success,” says Anton...
View ArticleAcer debuts new Chromebook
Acer has introduced its new Chromebook 11 line that offers strong everyday performance and a portable design with all-day battery life of up to 10 hours. The new Acer Chromebook 11 offers an 11.6-inch...
View ArticleA cybersecurity minefield
Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern Africa, talks about tank-traps and trappings in virtual currencies. Virtual currencies have been the talk of the town of late — including that of the ‘online...
View ArticlePanasonic celebrates its centenary at CES 2018
Panasonic kicked off its centenary year with a bang at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. The company announced its investment in a diversity of domains, including electric cars, voice assistant integrations and...
View ArticleTight budgets requires innovation
Budgets are tight and businesses need to be innovative when purchasing electronics or trying to find the right tools and technologies to meet their unique requirements. Rather than trying to reduce the...
View ArticleMoney-back guarantee from Acer
Acer Africa has announced its 30-day money back guarantee in-store promotion with Incredible Connection. The promotion utilises the no-risk concept by encouraging its customers to purchase a new Acer...
View ArticleFortinet demos security for connected cars
Fortinet exhibited advanced cybersecurity capabilities for the connected car of the future at CES 2018 in the Renesas Advanced and Autonomous Test Track and Future Ready Solutions Showcase. Developed...
View ArticleWinning app makes shopping easier
The village of Ntshuxi outside of Giyani in Limpopo may not be renowned as the home of tech start-ups, but it is this remote outpost that produced the founder of a company that is making waves in...
View ArticleKaspersky, ENISA boost IoT security recommendations
In November 2017, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) published “Baseline Security Recommendations for the Internet of Things in the context of critical information...
View ArticleUncover passion and potential in new hires
If there’s one resolution HR departments should make this new year, it should be to transform the onboarding experience for new hires, writes Michelle Seko, talent acquisition manager at Sage Africa...
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