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How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future
It’s no longer news that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a driving force behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with the global economic returns of this revolution expected to be in the region of about $16 trillion. Along with these returns,…
Citrix and Microsoft partner to help enhance user experience
Citrix announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to provide Citrix SD-WAN solution as the on-ramp to Azure, for the new Azure Virtual WAN service. The joint solution is designed for the WAN edge of Azure to help enhance user…
Robot Sophia talks about Industry 4.0 in Vietnam
Sophia, renowned globally as the world’s first robot citizen, hogged all the limelight as she took the stage at an international event in Hanoi on Friday, as part of her first-ever visit to Vietnam. The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered humanoid robot,…
How AI helps retailers predict the success of new product lines
All retailers have models for predicting market response to new products, but with cutting edge new fashion items and revolutionary products that have no historical sales data, it can be difficult to gauge the market success the items might enjoy.…
Schneider Electric expands education training collaboration with DHET
Schneider Electric South Africa, specialists in energy management and automation, has signed a statement of intent with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to expand their Access to Education training collaboration. Schneider Electric South Africa’s Access to Education focus…
Ruckus launches Cloud-Ready specialisation program
Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company, has announced the addition of its new Cloud-Ready Specialisation Program for channel partners. Designed specifically to help Ruckus channel partners expand into new, fast-growing market segments and gain renewable revenue streams, the program includes comprehensive…
Artificial Intelligence taking the world to new levels yet again
Samsung Research, the advanced R&D hub of Samsung Electronics’ SET (end-products) business, has ranked first in the global artificial intelligence (AI) machine reading comprehension competitions twice in a row. Samsung Research placed first in the Machine Reading COmprehension (MS MARCO)…
IT simplified for franchises
Unlike other start-up businesses that can survive on a shoestring budget, franchises require huge upfront investment. In exchange, the franchiser normally offers comprehensive support, business processes and systems to increase the chances of success. However, like any other start-up, the…
Frost & Sullivan evaluates stumbling blocks in the Crypto Chain
Blockchain was first introduced by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. At this time, with institutional trust at a low, the power it offered for individuals to bypass traditional intermediaries quickly captured the public imagination. Although cryptocurrencies now draw the…
Top 5 ways that DevSecOps isn’t like sport
There’s the World Cup, cricket, baseball, rugby, Wimbledon – more sport around at the moment than you can shake a stick (or bat, racket or croquet mallet) at. I love watching various sports – an activity at which I excel,…
The blockchain to redefine insurance
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have become all the rage with people viewing them either as an investment opportunity or a bubble waiting to burst. However, the technology on which these are built, the blockchain, holds significant promise for insurance. Jonathan Jardim,…
Former Apple engineer charged with stealing autonomous car tech
An ex-Apple engineer on Monday, 09 July 2018 was charged with stealing secrets from a hush-hush self-driving car technology project days before he quit to go to a Chinese startup. Xiaolang Zhang was in custody for stealing trade secrets from the…
Small businesses in South Africa critical to the 4th Industrial Revolution
Small businesses will be critical to South Africa in the 4th industrial revolution while access to information will revolutionize education. This was highlighted at a panel discussion in Midrand on Thursday (5 July). The topic debated was: “Is South Africa…
The three biggest AI challenges businesses face
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming pervasive in everyday life but many businesses still apply AI for the sake of AI, rather than for the sake of real business value. This was one of the main messages to emerge from the…
The intelligent enterprise and the COO of the future
The rise of exponential technologies is pushing organisations into a self-running future where machine learning, AI, predictive analytics, IoT and robotic process automation increasingly substitute or augment human capabilities. In the evolution from a traditional manual enterprise to a self-running…
Smart cities in Africa start with smart broadband infrastructure
With over half the world’s population currently living in urban metropoles and an estimated three million people moving into cities every week, it’s safe to say that the concept of smart cities is becoming more crucial than ever. This is…
