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September 21, 2017 •
Education, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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ANewSpring, a dutch-based learning technology company announced on Thursday 21 September 2017 that the company has opened a Johannesburg-based office with exclusive distributor, New Leaf Technologies. The announcement was made at the E-learning Insights 2017...
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September 21, 2017 •
Big Data, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
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When Tim Berners-Lee declared data to be the “new raw material of the 21st century” back in 2011, he was perfectly describing the direction many economies were heading in – from industry to insights and intelligence. But in the six years since, data...
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September 21, 2017 •
Cloud Computing, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
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Many South African businesses are excited by the potential of advanced Cloud services – opening the doors for everything from artificial intelligence to virtual reality, to advanced analytics, connected sensors, real-time customer insights, and much more....
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September 21, 2017 •
Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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On Wednesday 20 September 2017 brand intelligence organisation, Ornico, and high-tech market research consultancy, World Wide Worx, revealed the findings of the SA Social Media Landscape 2018 study which showed that social media use has intensified among...
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September 20, 2017 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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Samsung has won the title hands down this year. They received 40% of the votes for being the best smartphone brand for 2017. This is according to the South Africa Mobile Report for 2017. According to the report, which conducted various surveys among 4993...
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September 13, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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Retrenchment, recession and reduced spending – signs of an economy under pressure, but, it would seem from research that SA companies are fighting back! Local ICT managed services provider and leading infrastructure management firm Integr8 says there is...
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September 12, 2017 •
Finance, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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Traderoot and Sureswipe, two of South Africa’s first financial technology companies, announced on Tuesday 12 September 2017 that the companies have entered into a strategic business relationship that they claim will change the fintech payment space....
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September 12, 2017 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, North Africa, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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South African telecommunications company, Cell C, announced on Tuesday 12 September 2017 that the company will be reducing international roaming rates to 58 countries covering 99 networks. The company said that the changes are aimed at making the pricing...
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September 12, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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Of the big six large African markets – Egypt, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa – South Africa is the most expensive when it comes to data. The cheapest 1GB package belongs to Egypt, at around R15.55. In comparison, South Africa’s...
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September 8, 2017 •
General, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
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In the digital economy, business productivity solutions (BPS) have become essential to running an effective organisation. While various industries (like banking, supply chain, and FMCG) have readily embraced automation of their business processes, others...
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September 7, 2017 •
Finance, Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Retail, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on The shortlist for the PriceCheck Tech and E-commerce awards revealed
After a record number of votes, 44,500, were cast to determine South Africa’s leading players in Tech & E-commerce, PriceCheck, the hosts of the awards, revealed on Monday, 5 September 2017, the companies who have been shortlisted across the various...
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September 7, 2017 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on The Nokia 8 launches in South Africa
The new Nokia 8 was released on Thursday 7 September 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, unveiled the first flagship device in the Nokia/HMD journey which will be available exclusively from Vodacom at the recommended...
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September 6, 2017 •
General, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Facebook launches Developer Circles in South Africa
Social media giant, Facebook, announced on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, that the company has begun the roll-out of Developer Circles in South African cities; Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. The project, which was launched at Facebooks Developer...
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September 6, 2017 •
Finance, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on South African Reserve Bank approves TerraPay launch
TerraPay has revealed that the company has successfully obtained regulatory approval from the South African Reserve Bank to launch Cross-border money transfer services in South Africa. The approval sees TerraPay become the fifth company to be licensed as a...
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September 5, 2017 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Vodacom releases new range of “affordable devices”
On Tuesday, 5 September 2017, Vodacom announced the launch of two new 4G smartphones to bolster its suite of Vodacom Branded Devices (VBD) that are designed and priced to appeal to the value conscious customer looking for a device that is affordable and that...
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September 5, 2017 •
Mining & Energy, Opinion •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ensure your power backup doesn’t let you down
Power problems are a reality in South Africa for the foreseeable future, and many organisations have implemented solutions to minimise downtime and ensure business continuity. One of the most common solutions that people turn to is the use of an Uninterrupted...
