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Facebook launches Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge
Facebook launches Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge
Facebook is challenging developers across the Middle East and Africa to create innovative bots in the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge... read
The 10dot cyber security 2017 forecast
The 10dot cyber security 2017 forecast

Jared van Ast

Ever wish you could see into the future? Sure you have. We can. You will be hacked this year. Your servers will be compromised... Read

‘Play Every Day' creates three millionaires, reaches 16m
‘Play Every Day' creates three millionaires, reaches 16m

Vodacom's 2016 summer promotion ‘Play Every Day' has created three new millionaires and has been played 150 million times by 16m people... Read

Google Maps adds bucket list feature
Google Maps adds bucket list feature

You can create lists of places, share your lists and follow other lists, all without ever leaving the Google Maps app... Read


Design Month
#DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?
#DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?

Sindy Peters

With the global smart cities market projected to reach $1.56tn by 2020, SA still has much to do in terms of meeting the necessary infrastructure and connectivity requirements to smarten up our cities... read
#DesignMonth: Chatting molluscs and mobile gaming with Thoopid
#DesignMonth: Chatting molluscs and mobile gaming with Thoopid

Lauren Hartzenberg

In 2013 a cheeky garden mollusc on a quest for the perfect shell captured the hearts of mobile gamers young and old. His name was Snailboy... read
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App and website development
How to get your business online in seven easy steps
How to get your business online in seven easy steps

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

The internet gives your business a wide range of opportunities to reach out to lots of people, and get some awareness. To enjoy this benefit however, you need a website... read
Cloud Computing
How to embrace virtual collaboration for increased productivity
How to embrace virtual collaboration for increased productivity

Damian Michael

Every year thousands of people are being employed in South Africa with job titles that did not exist in the previous year... read
Cyber Security
F-Secure wins AV-TEST Best Protection Award for fifth time
F-Secure wins AV-TEST Best Protection Award for fifth time

Issued by Maximizer Software

F-Secure is now a five-time winner of the Best Protection award from the AV-TEST Institute, and is the only company in the history of AV-TEST to achieve such a distinction... read
What is keeping service organisations' clients awake at night?
What is keeping service organisations' clients awake at night?

Gustaaf Kruger, Dean Isaaks

With the constant change being experienced in the regulatory environment, especially within the financial sector, there is an increased focus on controls over additional regulatory reporting requirements... read
Data Management
Investec Private Banking launches #MoreThanData campaign
Investec Private Banking launches #MoreThanData campaign
Can data tell your whole story? To find out, Investec Private Banking presented three 'out of the ordinary' individuals with how data sees them... read
Extract more value from your backup than just ‘backup'
Extract more value from your backup than just ‘backup'

Iniel Dreyer

Let's face it, data has become a valuable business asset. At any given time, an organisation has reams of data stored, from customer information to records of transactions... read
Internet
Four ways to profit from IoT
Four ways to profit from IoT

Kerry Hope

More and more South African organisations are looking to profit from IoT. According to Vodafone's 2015 M2M Barometer Report, 35% of organisations in Africa now have M2M deployments in place... read
Services
BIM Institute gets a 'thumbs up' to list accredited companies
BIM Institute gets a 'thumbs up' to list accredited companies

Issued by BIM Institute

The BIM Institute has announced its intention to put in place a company listing page on their website for companies that are internationally certified or BIM accredited - at no cost... read
Software
Dangerous new app masquerading as Flash Player update
Dangerous new app masquerading as Flash Player update
ESET researchers discovered a dangerous new app targeting Android devices is capable of downloading and executing additional malware... read
Putting customers first
Putting customers first

Wynand Smit

Business has always been built around the customer, and recent developments are forcing companies to examine their business processes... read
Technology
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SpaceX blasts off cargo from historic NASA launchpad
SpaceX on Sunday, 19 February 2017, blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned Dragon cargo ship, packed with food and supplies... read
Telecommunications
City of Cape Town's fibre-optic network now exceeds 800km
City of Cape Town's fibre-optic network now exceeds 800km
The City of Cape Town's fibre-optic cables now have a combined length of 848km. This includes fibre-optic cabling used to connect the City's buildings, as well as bus stations, cameras, and other infrastructure... read
Business
Sugar tax must come with an education programme
Sugar tax must come with an education programme
The new tax on SSBs can't stand alone in addressing obesity and related lifestyle diseases, and must form part of an integrated education plan... read
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/Mid-Senior Front-End Web Developer - Durban
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ICT Service Centre Manager - Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced ICT service centre manager. Applications close 06 March 2017. Read more >>



SAP Systems Analyst (FI) - Stellenbosch
Distell currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced SAP systems analyst (FI). Applications close 06 March 2017. Read more >>

Client Liaison/Traffic Officer - Johannesburg
We seek a friendly, outgoing frontline client liaison / traffic officer with experience within an IT / web environment, to be the first point of contact for new and existing clients. Read more >>



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