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Westcon-Comstor named Ruckus Wireless’ Africa Distributor of the year FY16
Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa the value-added technology distributor of category-leading solutions in security, collaboration, networking and data centre is pleased to announce that the company has for the second year running been awarded as the African Distributor of the Year (FY16)…
After receiving $2.1m in funding, Nigerian startup set to upend ISP market
Founder of Tizeti Network Services, Kendall Ananyi, a Masters Graduate in Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria, Canada, has over 15 years experience in the technology space. Throughout his career, Kendall had worked in various companies including ExxonMobil, Microsoft…
How to modernise physical security systems
Many commercial facilities in South African have a number of different security solutions in place. As technologies continue to advance and prices drop, the enormous benefits they bring are making it a risky proposition not to upgrade to digital, analytics…
In the era of immediacy, time is a premium commodity
In the age of mobile, social media and messaging, it frequently feels as though everything is happening now, RIGHT NOW. It seems even the slightest wait can place the most tedious weight on any customer’s shoulders, and so perhaps service…
CIO-as-a-Service, a new era in IT organisational management
In a market dominated by increasing interest in just about ‘everything-as-a-service’, the role of the CIO has attracted the spotlight and the relevance of CIO-as-a-Service has come to the fore in South Africa, says Chris Daffy, Chief Commercial Officer of…
Software AG Unpacks Innovation At Latest Conference
On the 29 June 2017, Software AG hosted their Innovation Tour 2017 in Fourways, Johannesburg at the Langham Estate. Under the theme “Unleash your digital vision” the speakers unpacked the changing landscape facing businesses due to the rapid rate of innovation.…
Blockchain is set to revolutionise international trade
In international trade, the shipping documents that accompany the goods carried can weigh as much as 40kg per vessel and cost up to 10% of the value of the goods. What’s more, paper can be easily forged or mislaid. Now,…
Interview: Benji Coetzee EmptyTrips CEO, Seedstars Finalist
In another eye-opening interview, IT News Africa spoke to Benji Coetzee, the CEO and Founder of innovative startup, EmptyTrips. EmptyTrips is a startup which is looking to usher in a new age of logistics. As many transporters and companies suffer…
Intelligent analytics: Use your data properly
Big data, analytics, business intelligence – these terms define a trend that has found its way into almost every business conversation. They also define the era of data and the need to harness the possibilities it presents. Everybody wants to…
10 reasons your business needs cyber liability insurance
New technology means new risks. The internet asks a lot of questions of its users. How should the internet interact with nation states? What opportunities can it offer criminals? How should legislation and regulation apply to the seas of data…
Shadow IT – a cause for concern or an enabler for the business
Shadow IT is not a new concept. It emerged as a result of employee frustration from IT departments’ often rigid rules and inflexible standards. These issues impacted IT’s speed to deliver services and meet employee requirements. Unfortunately, while Shadow IT…
How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionise Banking
Artificial Intelligence gets a bad rap in pop culture. Movies like Terminator (with its rebellious Skynet) and 2001 (with its murderous HAL 9000) portray a future where the robots get smart, and conclude that it is in their interests to…
Nigerians Show Outrage Following Buhari’s Hausa Message
On Sunday, 25th of June, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, released an audio message to the Nigerian public from London where he has been on a medical check up for the last 50 days. The president’s address, which was to wish…
Six ways to gain a robotics advantage
The global market for robotics—the use of computer-controlled robots to do manual tasks—is growing far faster than expected. In 2014, BCG projected that the market would reach $67 billion by 2025. In 2017, we increased that estimate to $87 billion.…
Artificial Intelligence’s Poker face – time to fold or call its bluff?
Most of us get how a machine can beat a human at Jeopardy and Go. But what does it say about the learning capability of machines – which, by the way, is not fully understood – when a machine bluffs…
The rise of AI: the rise of new skills
The fear that artificial intelligence will threaten the jobs of human workers is quickly being dispelled. “It is natural that with change comes fear, however fear also hinders development moving forward. Change should therefore be viewed as an opportunity and…
