Digital skills for a digital economy
While South Africa shows excellent potential to lead Africa in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), private business, government and educational institutions will need to work together to...
View ArticleKey questions for effective M2M deployments
If you want to utilise IoT and are preparing for a connected device deployment, you’ll probably have worked through many scenarios and options. By Jeremy Potgieter, SADC regional head at Eseye, IoT...
View ArticleKhanyi Mbau’s ‘The Scoop’ now a mobile entertainment offering
Telecoming, a European technology company specialising in carrier billing technologies, has become an official partner for the distribution of the weekly show “The Scoop” hosted by Khanyi Mbau. Mbau is...
View ArticlePaySpace partners with DNA HR and Payroll
Former SAGE Managing Director for Africa and the Middle East, Anton Van Heerden, chooses PaySpace as its cloud service partner in new venture. PaySpace has been selected as the preferred cloud service...
View ArticleSA-made UApp participates in ITU awards
UApp, a South Africa-created application intended to operate as a ‘one stop shop’ for the young person who is battling with academic and career choices has been selected to participate in the The ITU...
View ArticleDays of ‘nuisance calls’ may be numbered
Unsolicited messages, particularly phone calls and other electronic communications from direct marketers-also referred to as nuisance calls-to promote products and services directly to consumers may...
View ArticleInnovation Challenge tests university students’ potential
Worldwide, organisations are undergoing fundamental changes in the way they work and will work in the future. New laws and regulations, the flexibility of labour, the push and pull between humans and...
View ArticleMiele protects applications with F5 Networks
Miele, the domestic appliance manufacturer, now deploys solutions from F5 in two areas: as a reverse proxy, and web application firewall, which provides additional protection of web applications. They...
View ArticleCustomer experience will drive SME success
The challenge of customer service in SMEs has never been greater as technology threatens to replace or overtake human interaction. While there is a strong case for the role of technology, Mike...
View ArticleBackground screening aids in child protection
Children are among society’s most valuable and vulnerable citizens yet crimes against them are perpetrated on a daily basis. The state has in place a number of legal requirements aimed at people who...
View ArticleImmersive computing is breaking down barriers
Despite all the incredible ways in which technology has advanced and transformed our world in recent years, the way we interact with it – the human interface of technology – has advanced surprisingly...
View ArticleRadio telescope presents biggest data challenge
South Africa needs to consider the capacity needed to handle the massive amount of data that the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project is expected to generate. The precursor to the SKA, the MeerKAT, was...
View ArticleStriata inks partnership with UK-based Communisis
Striata, a digital communications and document security specialist, has inked a partnership deal with UK-based customer communications specialist Communisis. As a result of the partnership, the two...
View ArticleSAB Lerumo’s class of 2018 graduates
The South African Breweries (SAB) Lerumo is an enterprise and supplier development programme targeted at black woman owned small-to-medium enterprises with the intent to help them improve procurement...
View ArticleTurning cyber threat into cyber opportunity
The network of connected sensors, devices, and appliances commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT) has completely changed the way business works. This is as true of the heavy hauling and...
View ArticleCoca-Cola taps into the sunshine
Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA) is going solar by installing rooftop solar photovoltaic units at 11 of its sites, with a combined installed capacity of 10,4MWp renewable energy once completed. Under a...
View ArticleRural KZN residents get MTN’s high-speed internet
MTN has connected thousands of rural residents in Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to high-speed broadband internet after the mobile network operator rolled out 3G...
View ArticleA Black Friday dress rehearsal
For any major production, whether it be theatre, a musical concert or a wedding, a ‘dress rehearsal’ is important to make sure things run smoothly on the big day. It’s the ideal way to put everyone...
View ArticleEnhanced Ericsson Radio System enhances 5G
Ericsson is expanding its end-to-end 5G Platform by adding new hardware and software products to the Ericsson Radio System portfolio, further enhancing the agility and speed with which communication...
View ArticleTelkom VS Gaming High School Esports league
Telkom VS Gaming has announced that the VS Gaming HSEL, in partnership with the High School Esports League (HSEL), held its online tournament in the run up to Comic Con Africa. The top three teams from...
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