Hybrid Cloud as a platform for business innovation
Hybrid Cloud as a platform for business innovation. Cloud computing is one of those innovations that opened a door through which has flooded even more innovation. Originally,...
View ArticleUnpacking the benefits of wearable technologies
Vino Govender Acting Chief Strategy Officer, DFA. Wearable technologies are the wave of the future, and can have a positive impact on a range of industries – provided there is fast, high-quality...
View ArticlePiggybank.ng secures $1.1 million seed funding
Piggybank.ng secures $1.1 million seed funding. Nigeria's Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, has announced that it has closed on Seed Funding of...
View ArticleAfrican banks to become more competitive with SWIFT gpi
The new standard for cross-border payments dramatically improves the customer experience in cross-border payments by increasing their speed, transparency and end-to-end tracking 5 African banks have...
View ArticleTelegram: The new channel of choice for conducting cybercrime
Telegram: The New Channel of Choice for Conducting Cyber Crime (Image from: ukropnews24.com) The Dark Web is a hive of illicit activity. From illegal guns and drug dealing to the...
View ArticleShaping the economy with service
Adnan Theba, CX Sales Consulting Lead, Oracle South Africa The past few years have been categorised by significant changes in the technology landscape across the globe. From emerging technologies to...
View ArticleWill robots enhance or eliminate jobs?
SA’s first humanoid robot at Sustainability Week 2018 (Image from: www.businessinsider.com) Science fiction is a thing of the past. Augmented reality has outstripped the technological imagination. We...
View ArticleTelkom expands its 4G network in Nairobi
Telkom’s CEO, Aldo Mareuse Telkom has on Thursday, 31 May 2018 announced a further expansion of its 4G-network in Nairobi and its environs: Athi River, Syokimau, Kitengela, Thika, Kiambu town, Kikuyu...
View ArticleSouth African tech startup Black Beard establishes European footprint
The company was founded by Wayne Zwiers and Bongani Sithole, the partners who run the business. Having been in business for less than two years, South African technology startup Black Beard recently...
View ArticleNokia announces a change in the Nokia Group Leadership Team
Nokia announces a change in the Nokia Group Leadership Team Nokia announced that the president of Nokia Technologies, Gregory Lee, will leave the company following the closure of the Digital Health...
View ArticleUsing technology to augment the human experience in business process outsourcing
Using technology to augment the human experience in business process outsourcing. In this highly computerised digital age, consumers expect all businesses to be switched on and to respond to their...
View ArticleWhy LTE is a game changer for mining Industry
With latency of as low as 10 milliseconds, LTE is especially suited to support mission-critical applications. The African mining industry is a significant driver of its economic development. The...
View ArticleProtecting businesses and individuals from invoice fraud
Protecting businesses and individuals from invoice fraud Invoice fraud has been in the news this week after Goliath and Goliath, was hit by hackers who intercepted the company's invoices to its...
View ArticleThe AWS shared responsibility model and GDPR
The AWS shared responsibility model and GDPR. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes data processor and data controller roles, and some customers and AWS Partner Network (APN)...
View ArticleThe AI moment: preparing for the revolution
The AI moment: preparing for the revolution. Artificial intelligence, AI, is the next big technology to have entered mainstream consciousness. From eerie androids such as Sophia to the silent...
View ArticleKeeping up with the increasing security risk of the mobile-cloud era
Keeping up with the increasing security risk of the mobile-cloud era The two megatrends of cloud-based applications and mobile devices have been a boon for company productivity, agility, and...
View ArticleIs your network ready for GDPR and PoPI?
Bryan Hamman, territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Arbor Networks Over recent years, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have become one of the biggest cyber-security headaches for...
View ArticleSamsung confirms Galaxy S9/S9+ feature improved call recording restrictions
Samsung Galaxy S9 phones featuring Exynos CPU seem to be able to record phone calls. Since its advent, Galaxy S9 series has seen users not only complaining about Samsung’s decision to drop call...
View ArticleUganda approves social media tax
The controversial new law serves Ugandans who use the internet messaging service WhatsApp to be charged a daily tax. On Wednesday, May 31 Uganda's parliamentarians approved the proposed law to tax...
View ArticleFallout 76 set to debut at E3
Fallout 76 set to debut at E3 (Image from www.digg.com) There's no release date yet but we know it's on its way because Bethesda announced the next entry in its beloved Fallout franchise, Fallout 76....
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