Commvault and Google Cloud partnership to support multi-cloud strategies
Commvault and Google Cloud partnership to support multi-cloud strategies. Commvault, an enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud company has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to help...
View ArticleAfricaCom 2017: Convergence Partners acquires stake in ESET Southern Africa
Andile Ngcaba, founder and Chairman of Convergence Partners. At the annual AfricaCom conference in Cape Town, South Africa pan-African ICT investor, Convergence Partners and 4Di Group announced a...
View ArticleWhy you need personal cyber insurance
Simon Campbell-Young from MyCyberCare We’re living in a connected world. We bank online, we stay in touch with family and friends via social media, and we are even connecting our homes these days....
View ArticleNigeria: Airtel picks up three awards
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, CEO/Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria; Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) and Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, EVC, NCC and...
View ArticleSouth African entrepreneurs launch AIRBASE
Jason de Villiers, co-founder of AIRBASE. On Monday, 13 November 2017, three South African entrepreneurs launched AIRBASE, an app-based platform that aims to help connect people to places where they...
View ArticleNokia 2 now available in South Africa
Nokia 2 now available in South Africa. HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, on Monday, 13 November 2017 announced that the Nokia 2 is available exclusively through Vodacom at retailers nationwide...
View ArticleAI-enabled phones paving the road to 5G
AI-enabled phones paving the road to 5G . Earlier this year, global research company Gartner predicted that an impressive 8.4 billion things would be connected by the end of 2017, a significant 31%...
View ArticleUnearthing the Internet of Things in Agriculture
Jeremy Potgieter, regional head, SADC, Eseye. IoT M2M connectivity company, Eseye has partnered with Burkard, designers and builders of air samplers for agricultural research, to harness the power of...
View ArticleKonnect Africa to launch SmartWiFi in Kenya
Konnect Africa to launch SmartWiFi in Kenya. Konnect Africa, a satellite Internet solutions provider has announced the introduction of new public hotspots in Kenya. SmartWiFi service will be available...
View ArticleExecutives should not fear regulatory consequences for leaked data
Rudolph van Rooyen, pre-sales security consultant at Axiz’s Advanced Technologies division. Most South African company directors incorrectly fear the regulatory backlash of cyber attacks as POPI, the...
View ArticleHuawei showcases smart city nervous system at SCEWC 2017
Huawei showcases smart city nervous system at SCEWC 2017. The Smart City Expo World Congress 2017 (SCEWC) in Barcelona, Spain got underway on 14 November 2017 and looked to showcase the latest...
View ArticleThe building blocks of a global software business
The building blocks of a global software business. According to the latest IDC research, the South African enterprise application software market will reach a value of $410-million by 2018. That is a...
View ArticleThe future arrives in the Gulf as the Future Cities Show season kicks off
The future arrives in the Gulf as the Future Cities Show season kicks off. The second edition of the Future Cities Show, that will take place in Dubai, UAE, from April 9-11, 2018, will set the tone...
View ArticleDigital platforms crucial for SME funding
Mike Vacy-Lyle, CEO of FNB Business. The efficient use of digital platforms is crucial in enabling convenient access to funding for South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This is...
View ArticleHow creativity is becoming increasingly married to advanced tech solutions
Bradley Elliott, MD of digital agency Platinum Seed. Traditionally, companies have seen digital as just another marketing channel, isolated from operations, with these two areas never to interfere...
View ArticleData backup needs to improve a lot, not just a little
Anton Jacobsz, MD at Networks Unlimited. Data lies at the very core of an organisation’s success in the digital economy, spurring the evolution of data backup and recovery technology. “As...
View ArticleSouth African informal traders can now accept electronic payments
South African informal traders to get digital payment systems. Mastercard has announced a partnership with Spazapp, a Durban-based tech company, to offer mobile payments to informal traders and...
View ArticleHuawei releases the "brain" of smart city at SCEWC 2017
Huawei releases the "brain" of smart city at SCEWC. ICT solutions provider, Huawei, at the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) on 14 November 2017 in Barcelona, Spain released their Intelligent...
View ArticleSmart Hospitality transforming South Africa's hospitality industry
Smart Hospitality transforming South Africa's hospitality industry. (Image source: File) Millennials are upwardly mobile, they are wired into the world around them with the newest technology, they...
View ArticleDriving innovation and productivity through effective communication
Maricelle Boshoff, Operations Manager at HansaWorld South Africa. Innovation is a driving force behind business improvement and increased productivity. The Internet and mobile technology, for example,...
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