Finding the right fit for hospitality
While information technology continues to advance at a pace that few can keep up with, luckily for hoteliers hospitality technology isn’t lagging behind. Hoteliers appreciate that juggling...
View ArticleVox lights up fibre in Richard´s Bay
Integrated ICT and telco provider Vox has finalised and lit up the first three precincts in Richards Bay, the first non-metropolitan town in its National Long Distance Fibre Project which was launched...
View ArticleAI set to revolutionise banking
Artificial Intelligence gets a bad rap in pop culture. Movies like Terminator (with its rebellious Skynet) and 2001 (with its murderous HAL 9000) portray a future where the robots get smart, and...
View ArticleMobiCash launches MobiSpaza in SA
Mobile financial services and technology company MobiCash has announced a spaza sector-focused mobile platform called MobiSpaza in South Africa. MobiSpaza is an inclusive business tool that builds...
View ArticleIntegr8 recognised for HR technology innovation
ICT managed services specialist Integr8 has been recognised for its HR technology, having been nominated as a finalist in the Future of HR Awards 2017 in the category Best HR Industry Innovation Using...
View ArticleRed Hat unveils production-ready hyperconverged infrastructure
Red Hat hasintroduced Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure, the industry’s first production-ready fully open source hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution. Organisations with distributed...
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Maybe you can get everything you want …
Think back to the last time you picked out a laptop computer: did you get everything you wanted? Or did you have to decide which features you absolutely had to have, and which could be left on the...
View ArticleGrowing concern over global security
The recent WannaCry and Petya ransomware attacks over the space of a month have emphasised the importance of preventing system breaches, and of providing an immediate and structured response to...
View ArticleHuawei SA celebrates GSMA’s Best IoT Innovation for Mobile Networks Award
GSMA kudos for Huawei’s NB-IoT solution The GSMA’s recognition of Huawei’s NB-IoT solution will boost the company’ efforts to accelerate the development of the Internet of Things in South Africa....
View ArticleGetting to grips with the Petya virus
Picture the scene: in parts of Africa and Europe, office workers are sitting at their computers when the instruction comes into their office mailboxes: “As a precautionary measure, turn off your...
View ArticlePreventing Petya – stopping the next ransomware attack
Check Point’s Incident Response Team has been responding to multiple global infections caused by a new variant of the Petya malware, which first appeared in 2016 and is currently moving laterally...
View ArticleMulti-tenancy for the cloud enables economies of scale
Multi-tenancy is an architecture where a single instance of a software application runs on a server and services multiple customers – referred to, in this case, as tenants. “Multi-tenancy enables...
View ArticleVolvo, Autoliv team up with NVidia for self-driving cars
Volvo Cars, along with automotive safety company Autoliv and NVidia, the artificial intelligence (AI) and visual computing company, are teaming up to develop advanced systems and software for...
View ArticleTesting drives business continuity, cyber resilience
Most organisations fail to appreciate the importance – and benefits – of testing when it comes to business continuity … and cyber resilience. At ContinuitySA, client service manager Wayde Anderson...
View ArticleIt’s time we took steps to beat unemployment
The private sector has a significant role to play in growing business-ready skills and curtailing unemployment, says Alan Turnley-Jones, executive for services for the Middle East and Africa at...
View ArticleRecession-proof payroll
The current economic outlook is set to have an impact on the bottom line, business and morale, but robust payroll auditing and management processes can curtail risk and support growth. Even in a...
View ArticleTips for switching from employee to entrepreneur
You’ve been laid off, and after a period of discernment, you have decided to switch from employee to entrepreneur, but how can you make the switch successfully? ManpowerGroup South Africa’s MD Lyndy...
View ArticleIFS to integrate BIM Kemi processes
Manufacturing company BIM Kemi has chosen IFS Applications 9 to integrate its operations and support continued growth in Europe and Africa. The solution will be implemented and supported by IFS partner...
View ArticleHow safe is safe enough?
Senior engineer at F5 Networks, Martin Walshaw, provides tips for end users to avoid falling victim to phishing attacks. Did you know that 56% of all data breaches in 2016 began with a user clicking on...
View ArticleGreat expectations for new era of enterprise firewalls
The recent surge in network security preparedness has been driven by threats related to remote access employees – threats that penetrate and persist unnoticed – as well as rapid updates and integrated...
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