Cell C slashes international roaming rates to 58 countries
Cell C offers new international roaming rates to 58 countries. South African telecommunications company, Cell C, announced on Tuesday 12 September 2017 that the company will be reducing international...
View ArticleEnergy companies are challenged by IoT connectivity
54 percent of energy companies are challenged by IoT connectivity. (image source: pixabay.com) An independent research commissioned by Inmarsat has revealed that energy companies will struggle to...
View ArticleTwo South African fintech companies aim to change the payment space
Sureswipe’s MD Paul Kent and Traderoot’s CEO, Eugene von Engelhardt. Traderoot and Sureswipe, two of South Africa’s first financial technology companies, announced on Tuesday 12 September 2017 that...
View ArticleInterview: Demystifying Bitcoin with ProsperiProp
CEO and Founder of ProperiPro, Llew Morkel. IT News Africa recently sat down with the CEO and Founder of ProperiProp, Llew Morkel, who looked to demystify the world of Bitcoin by breaking down the...
View ArticleOrganisations must disrupt cyber attacks before they become a business disrupt
Dimension Data and Cisco publish new white paper that provides organisations with a framework for ransomware defence. ICT services and solutions provider, Dimension Data, and Cisco, have joined forces...
View ArticleDiscussing how museums of Kenya 3D printed artifacts to preserve heritage
Discussing how the museums of Kenya 3D printed artifacts to preserve heritage. (Photography by Darryl Linington). Tatjana Dzambazova is an inspiring force in AutoDesk's quest for service excellence...
View ArticleWhy hire people to breach your network?
Why hire people to breach your network? As data breaches become more commonplace, littering the headlines on a daily basis, businesses of all types and across all industries need to work on the...
View ArticleTop 3 tips for expanding your organisation’s security strategy
3 tips for expanding your organisation's security strategy. With a leadership team in place and a set of known and likely email security threats identified, African organisation’s need to be ready to...
View ArticleDevOps: Is it the missing link?
DevOps: Is it the missing link? For IT Professionals, the idea of having a more collaborative approach between development and operations is highly appealing. Getting rid of the isolated “siloes”,...
View ArticleSouth Africa: First data science academy launches in Cape Town
South Africa: First academy focused on data science launches in Cape Town. The emerging field of data science took a quantum leap forward today with the launch of South Africa’s first data science...
View ArticleNetworks Unlimited establishes ESM business unit
Anton Jacibsz, MD at Networks Unlimited. African value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited, has established a new Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) business unit to meet the technology demands of...
View ArticleSouth African company to tackle ebook piracy with blockchain technology
G-J van Rooyen, CEO of Custos. Custos Media Technologies, a South African company that provides a globally effective solution to piracy by outsourcing the detection of pirated content using Bitcoin...
View ArticleDeadline extended for 2017 MTN Business App of the Year Awards
Deadline extended for 2017 MTN Business App of the Year Awards. App developers who may miss the 14 September 2017 MTN Business App of the Year submission deadline shouldn’t be despondent; MTN Business...
View ArticleNew e-commerce platform launched in SA
A new ecommerce platform launched in SA. (Image source: Shutterstock.com) A new e-commerce platform that sells musical instrument and offers a technology retail experience was launched in...
View ArticleAddressing the risks of data loss
Claude Schuck, regional manager for Africa at Veeam. Every organisation understands the value of having always-on access to its mission-critical data. In fact, data has become the currency driving the...
View ArticleCell C drops out-of-bundle rates and extends data life
Cell C drops out-of-bundle rates and extends data life. South African telecommunications company, Cell C, announced on Wednesday 13 September 2017 that the company will be slashing its out-of-bundle...
View ArticleTop 5 gadgets for the African business leader
5 top gadgets for the African business leader. If there is one thing that business leaders around the world have in common, it's the fact that they need to be in tune with what cutting edge technology...
View Article1Life launches first of its kind Chat Bot for Facebook
1Life launches first of its kind Chat Bot for Facebook. 1Life, a direct life insurer, announced the launch of its 1Life Chat Bot, named Emily – a first of its kind for the long-term insurance...
View ArticleHow traditional retailers can learn from eCommerce
Garth Meier, Business Development Manager Retail and Consumer Industry – at Wipro South Africa. The harsh reality is that local retailers are still very early on their journeys towards leveraging Big...
View ArticleRadical data transformation
Forget growing the economy if data is not made affordable and accessible, or if app developers continue to disrespect phone users in South Africa. There is currently a lot of buzz around ICT4D – the...
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