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CT ranked among top ‘tech cities'
CT ranked among top ‘tech cities'
According to Savills' recent Tech Cities 2017 report, Cape Town, along with Santiago and Buenos Aires, is one of the world's rising global players... read
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Beware of returning that missed call!

Leigh Andrews

NEWSWATCH: There's a new mobile scam doing the rounds – and it's affecting freelancers and those who do international business... Read

Could VR, AI improve customer engagement for telcos?
Could VR, AI improve customer engagement for telcos?

Mark De Groot

If implemented correctly, emerging technologies like virtual reality could provide the on-going customer engagement telecoms companies crave... Read

Why everyone is afraid of Amazon
Why everyone is afraid of Amazon

Sue Morris

How do we survive in an Amazon landscape? With the inevitable adoption of e-commerce across the globe, Amazon has had a staggering impact... Read


Brand Manager Month
Doug Woolley
#BrandManagerMonth: Dell's Doug Woolley on managing a multinational at a local level

Ilse van den Berg

At the recent Dell EMC Forum, I had the opportunity to chat to Doug Woolley about his ups and downs, challenges and experiences as South African general manager for the Dell EMC brand... read
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App and website development
Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups
Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups
The Aspiring Innovators Programme will take place at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2017, profiling African technology startups to an audience of over 1000 CIOs and senior IT executives... read
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Google Family Link lets you monitor kids' mobile usage

Hadlee Simons

Apple's Family Sharing functionality has been one of the better features for parents, allowing them to approve family members' purchases and more. Now, Google has stepped things up in a big way thanks to the Family Link app... read

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Cloud Computing
Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation
Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation
"Smart farming solutions will become the cornerstone of global food production over the next decade." read
Cyber Security
Hotels increasingly vulnerable to ransomware attacks
Hotels increasingly vulnerable to ransomware attacks
Hotels are doubly vulnerable because ransomware attacks may not only impede their systems but... read
Data Management
Ster-Kinekor website leaks millions of users' private data
Ster-Kinekor website leaks millions of users' private data

Julia Breakey

Ster-Kinekor's old website allowed anyone with know-how to retrieve the profile details of every user on the site. This information included phone numbers, addresses and plaintext passwords... read
Internet
Three benefits your business can derive from a WordPress website
Three benefits your business can derive from a WordPress website

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

WordPress is a content management system that enables you to manage your website via a user-friendly interface. From this interface, you can make any necessary modifications on your website... read
Three ways to make your business website extremely fast
Three ways to make your business website extremely fast

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

The days of depending on billboards strategically placed on busy highways to reach out to new customers are long gone. The internet has replaced that with many other tools with which businesses can reach out to new customers... read
Services
Making customer feedback pay off
Making customer feedback pay off

Wynand Smit

The entire customer journey, whether in sales or customer service, must be as seamless as possible and working with feedback from your customers is the best place to start... read
SUSE, Limpopo government launch Offline Content Project
SUSE, Limpopo government launch Offline Content Project
Enterprise Linux and open source solutions provider, SUSE South Africa, has joined forces with Limpopo Connexion to launch the Offline Content Project... read
Telecommunications
New chair, ManCom for WASPA
New chair, ManCom for WASPA
The 2017 Wireless Application Service Providers' Association of SA (WASPA) chairman and management committee members were elected last week... read
International
DSE 2017 promises newest hardware, software, distribution tech
DSE 2017 promises newest hardware, software, distribution tech
ATLANTA: Digital Signage Expo (DSE), an international trade show and educational conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology... read
Intel, Mobileye deal to make Israel autonomous tech hub
Intel, Mobileye deal to make Israel autonomous tech hub

Ilse van den Berg

NEWSWATCH: Intel is buying Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye for an estimated $15 billion... read
Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains
Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains
JERUSALEM, Israel: Intel's $15-billion purchase of Israeli firm Mobileye could help fuel the country's rise in the driverless car industry - not as a builder of vehicles, but as the brains behind them... read
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Business
FASA urges franchisees to support local suppliers
FASA urges franchisees to support local suppliers
Franchising contributes almost 12.5% to South Africa's GDP but its potential lies not only in generating increased sales of products and services... read
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