Local game development gets a boost at Comic Con
Comic Con Africa is helping to grow independent local game developers, as well as to also give them an international platform, by focusing on Project Mosi and Project Springbok. Project Mosi is the...
View ArticleHigh-performing networks key for 4IR
Mobile network operators will play a crucial role in providing the infrastructure ecosystem that will enable other industries to harness the benefits of digitisation and implement new age solutions...
View ArticleGoogle Cloud, VMware extend strategic partnership
Google Cloud and VMware have announced Google Cloud VMware Solution by CloudSimple, a new service that will allow organisations to run their VMware workloads in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This gives...
View ArticleThe thorny issue of productivity and efficiency
By Kathy Gibson – The economy is under pressure, so companies are having to work harder than ever to stay relevant – and this means that every employee must be performing to the very best of his/her...
View ArticleTips and tricks: It’s time to get pretty
Want to be the person who knows how to make PowerPoint walk 500 miles? Here you go… Microsoft PowerPoint, part of the Microsoft Office 365 bouquet of products, is available as an easy download for...
View ArticleSecurity terminology demystified: the worm
A secretive code army hidden inside an innocuous looking email and ready to wreak havoc on your computer empire In our comprehensive guide to all things deadly and dangerous in the world of computer...
View ArticleThe Learning Resource: the plumber
Want to invest into a highly technical and in-demand job? This is where to start You’re sitting at home watching TV when you suddenly realise that the hissing noise that you initially thought was part...
View ArticleWomen in Gaming highlights diversity
‘Shining a light on Diverse Women within the gaming industry,’ is the theme of this year’s Women in Gaming initiative developed and organised by Clarion and sponsored by the South Africa-based Zamani...
View ArticleISPA membership a ‘badge of respectability’
South Africa’s burgeoning ICT (Information and Communications Technology) grew 12% to amount to a R229-billion industry last year, according to ICASA, and there is no end to this growth in sight as...
View ArticleIress simplifies Xplan for users
Iress will release the first of several planned updates to thousands of users this Friday aimed at making Xplan simpler to use and for users to have greater access to its rich functionality. The...
View ArticleNew NVidia RTX Studio laptops, mobile workstations from Lenovo
NVidia has announced that new NVidia RTX Studio laptops and professional-grade mobile workstations are being released by Lenovo, delivering realtime ray tracing, advanced AI and ultra-high-resolution...
View ArticleStemming the rising unemployment tide
Government, business and labour should urgently look to progressive international labour laws to stop the rising tide of unemployment, says a labour expert. “South Africa’s rising unemployment rate is...
View ArticleFujitsu’s biometric encryption technology provides quicker processing
Fujitsu Laboratories has announced that it has developed a technology that can compare biometric information while it is still encrypted, with the same accuracy and processing speed as conventional...
View ArticleMake sure of change management success
Implementing a compliance project within an organisation is always challenging. This is the word from Sandi Hager, senior change management consultant at Bizmod, who adds: “The primary reason for this...
View ArticleLG Counts on G+D Mobile Security
LG has launched the LG Pay mobile payment service supporting Mastercard and Visa in the US, the first market outside of its home country South Korea. The Convego CloudPay service from G+D Mobile...
View ArticleChatbots enable a better customer experience
The local contact centre industry is thriving and has seen substantial growth over the last four years, as South Africa became an enticing destination for offshore business. By Emmanuelle Salon,...
View ArticleSoftware AG gets highest IIoT use case scores by Gartner
Gartner, in its new Critical Capabilities for Industrial IoT Platforms report, has given Software AG the highest score in every use case in the report – Monitoring Use Case, Predictive Analytics for...
View ArticleVenezuelan military under attack by cyber spies
ESET researchers have discovered an ongoing cyberespionage campaign against high-profile targets in Latin America. More than half of the attacked computers belong to Venezuelan military forces....
View ArticleEven Superwoman needs a sicknote occasionally
As South African Women’s Day rolls round again, we can draw satisfaction from the small victories achieved along the way. For instance, we have successfully challenged the old ‘weaker sex’ stereotypes,...
View ArticleSmall enterprises need big data too
All businesses big and small need data and the insights that can be derived from it. When it comes to understanding customers’ preferences and needs, big data plays a crucial role. But to get the...
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