Cell C puts communications, entertainment in one contract
Cell C has launched MediaPlay, allowing consumers to plan and budget for their connectivity and entertainment needs through one contract. MediaPlay allows customers to connect with the world and with...
View ArticleUBA adds Clickatell’s Chat
United Bank for Africa (UBA) will be going live with Clickatell’s Chat Banking solution, Leo, on WhatsApp. In a first for Nigeria, customers can now conduct their favorite banking activities in a...
View ArticleTalk is cheap – and now it may even buy the whisky
All of us want a better life, not just for ourselves but for our families and the societies we live in. The key to realising this dream is productivity. by Simon Carpenter, chief technology advisor at...
View ArticleVeeam helps ContinuitySA deliver hyper-availability
ContinuitySA, an African provider of business continuity management services to public and private sector organisations, has selected Veeam Availability Suite to help deliver dependable disaster...
View ArticleModern KPIs for effective cybersecurity
Faced with increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyber-attacks, enterprises are scrambling to put technologies and processes in place to effectively detect and combat cyber risks. By Martin...
View ArticleTo email or not to email?
Communication in the workplace has evolved beyond telephone calls and emails. Instead, the digital business environment is all about real-time messaging to provide stakeholders with instantaneous...
View ArticleTaxify rolls out dockless electric scooters
Taxify will be the first transportation platform to bring scooter sharing and ride-hailing together in one mobile app. The company is rolling out an electric kick scooter service in Paris this week and...
View ArticleSmartphone pioneer awarded honorary doctorate by UP
Professor Ben Shneiderman, a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and a world leader in the visualisation of big data sets, was this week awarded an honorary doctorate by the...
View ArticleComsol, Samsung go live with 5G pilot
Comsol Networks and Samsung South Africa have lit up Vilakazi Street in Soweto with a live 5G pilot network. “Vilakazi Street is the family home to two Nobel Prize laureates, and one of our nation’s...
View ArticleNokia 2.1 available with Android Oreo
The new Nokia 2.1 is now available to buy from Vodacom and MTN as well as leading retailers from R1 699.00. Delivering a 50% performance boost on its predecessor, the Nokia 2.1 combines a larger screen...
View ArticlePredicting the big data election race
With digital personalised targeting using machine-based learning posing big implications for politics and elections of the future, we take a look at how data miners are able to influence a voter’s...
View ArticleDell EMC enhances cloud solutions
Dell EMC is announcing several enhancements to its cloud-enabled infrastructure solutions portfolio to help customers maximise the value of their IT ecosystem and multi-cloud environments. Coupled with...
View ArticleNew finance option for lifecycle solution
Xperien has partnered with independent financial services company Merchant West to provide continuous IT lifecycle solutions, a fresh line of alternative funding to reduce the cost of IT assets. The...
View ArticleIT security: oxygen or onion?
Security is as vital to organisational success as technology and people. By Mark Walker, associate vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa at International Data Corporation (IDC) Search for security on...
View ArticleDon’t let security concerns keep you out of the cloud
Cloud computing is gaining traction and, with major cloud players establishing – or committing to – a local presence, it’s only a matter of time before every business has some, if not all, applications...
View ArticleVAST Networks engineers smart, wireless dumb pipe
Aimed at addressing South Africa’s spectrum shortage challenges and facilitating access to affordable connectivity, VAST Networks (VAST) has developed the continent’s first, true carrier-grade...
View Article‘Tap to feed’ initiative delivers 1,5m meals
Mastercard, Pick n Pay and FoodForward SA have delivered more than 1,5-million meals to vulnerable South African women and children following the success of their ‘Tap to Feed’ campaign. This eclipses...
View ArticleEricsson showcases SMME solutions
Ericsson is showcasing new solutions in 5G, digital services and Internet of Things (IoT), with a focus on supporting SMMEs at ITU Telecom World 2018 in Durban, South Africa. Highlights on display at...
View ArticleFlySafair uses tech to speed check-in
FlySafair has launched Express Check-In, a new technology that allows the airline to service passengers more quickly than ever before. Express Check-In, which has already been rolled out at all the...
View ArticleParanoia and personas to secure IoT
The low-cost, low-power nature of the IoT can cause security considerations to be deferred till much later in the product implementation stage, or sometimes, indefinitely. By Sherry Zameer senior...
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