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Will AI disrupt business?
Will AI disrupt business?
[Donald Brown] The once-futuristic predictions about how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the world are becoming reality... read


New partnership initiative celebrates women in tech
New partnership initiative celebrates women in tech

A new platform has been launched by MTN SA in partnership with Kagiso Media's Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to acknowledge and celebrate... Read

How to speak startup
How to speak startup

Venture capital in South Africa is starting to take hold. With a host of venture funds, section 12J companies, incubators and startup clubs being launched, startups are becoming more popular... Read

Wanted: cutting edge IT audit skills
Wanted: cutting edge IT audit skills

Michelle Tietz

IT auditors are in hot demand right now, as organisations move to mitigate the serious risks presented by savvy cyber criminals... Read

ICT
2016 global IT spend remains flat
2016 global IT spend remains flat
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to be flat in 2016, totaling $3.41 trillion, according to Gartner. This is up from last quarter's forecast... read
How to ensure risk and business continuity management add value
How to ensure risk and business continuity management add value
Too many companies see risk management and business continuity management as compliance issues, something they need to do... read
App and website development
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Five mobile development pitfalls - and how to avoid them

Sven Hammar

The mobile web is going through an exciting growth phase as consumers and businesses shift their interests toward the 'second screen'... read
Cyber Security
'Wait and see' approach to POPI could be crippling
'Wait and see' approach to POPI could be crippling
Many organisations have taken a 'wait and see' approach to the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. This is largely due to the delay... read
Visibility: your top defence against rising cyber attacks
Visibility: your top defence against rising cyber attacks

Martin Walshaw

Anonymous Africa's recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the SABC and Oakbay Investments aimed to flood the websites of both companies... read
Data Management
Entrepreneurs must embrace an 'always-on' mantra
Entrepreneurs must embrace an 'always-on' mantra

Claude Schuck

With South Africa's unemployment rate rising to 26.7% in the first quarter of this year, there is increased strain on the market to find a way to address this... read
Hardware
Samsung flags big jump in profit on strong S7 sales
Samsung flags big jump in profit on strong S7 sales
Samsung Electronics on Thursday flagged its biggest operating profit in more than two years, boosted by cost-cutting efforts and solid sales... read
Internet
What's wrong with the web and do we need to fix it?
What's wrong with the web and do we need to fix it?

Sam Hinton

More than 20 years after the first web server started bringing the internet into our lives, a recent conference in San Francisco brought together some of its creators... read
South Africa votes against internet freedom
South Africa votes against internet freedom
According to a report via Fin24, South Africa has joined other nations such as China and Russia in voting against a United Nations resolution... read
Network
Benefits of SD-WAN for unified communications
Benefits of SD-WAN for unified communications

Greg de Chasteauneuf

Many organisations are starting to realise the benefits of unified communications (UC) as an essential tool that allows knowledge workers to collaborate... read
Tech Startups
SA cloud storage startup Digital Cabinet raises funding to scale
SA cloud storage startup Digital Cabinet raises funding to scale

Tom Jackson

Launched five years ago, Digital Cabinet is a cloud solutions and digital post technology company, which has until now been focused on small and medium... read
WDB, Grovest buy stakes in Seed Engine
WDB, Grovest buy stakes in Seed Engine
WDB Investment Holdings (WDB) and venture capital company Grovest have taken 30% and 27,5% stakes respectively in ICT accelerator Seed Engine... read
Technology
Cozmo, the unpredictable robotic companion
Cozmo, the unpredictable robotic companion
Cozmo fits in the palm of your hand. Despite being man-made, Cozmo is able to display over 100 emotions, adapt, learn, plan and plot... read
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