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Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in South Africa gets a boost
Cisco, Comsol and NIL has on Thursday, 05 April 2018 announced an agreement to help accelerate the adoption of IoT-enabled devices and networks with applications such as ‘intelligent farming’ and Smart City technologies. With the addition of Cisco gateways utilising…
African companies need to get ready for the GDPR
A new data privacy and protection framework called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect across the European Union on 25 May this year – and it will change the game for African businesses, too. If your…
Why businesses need a digital workplace strategy
The surge in digital in South African businesses has had massive implications on how employees work. Digital workspaces are no longer a luxury but a necessity for survival and growth. Do businesses care about a digital workspace strategy? Business leaders…
Plantronics Voyager 6200 UC headsets transform how work force communicates
It’s hard to believe that over the last two decades the world’s communications capabilities have changed the way we interact with one another on a fundamental level. By pressing a few digits, you can reach almost anyone on earth, a…
Taxify partners with Namola to address driver safety
On Wednesday, 04 April 2018, taxi-hailing app Taxify announced the launch of a driver safety feature at the Taxify Driver Summit which took place at Turbine Hall in Johannesburg, South Africa. The in-app driver safety feature which connects drivers to…
MTN’s new mobile money kiosks to drive financial inclusion in Zambia
MTN Zambia has announced the rollout of more than 500 new mobile money kiosks as the company steps up its drive for financial inclusion of the country’s unbanked population. This is in addition to the opening of more than 3,000…
Archiving has come a long way since the day of the dial-up modem
It’s hard to believe that less than 20 years ago the dial-up modem still ruled the Earth. Today it is found either in the tip or in dinner party conversations about the cost and the horror of its endless noise,…
5G is expected to become an integral part of a connected society
In this digital age, devices and applications require a wireless network access that is not only fast but also resilient, secure, and able to protect the individual’s right to privacy. The 5G system puts all this front and centre. The…
Looking forward, companies will do more with security
Current trends predict that companies do more with their security solutions than just secure their people, assets or data in the near future. Security solutions are providing critical links to drive automation, increase access, accuracy and the efficiency of key…
Mastercard appoints new Sub-Saharan Africa Division President
Mastercard has appointed Raghav Prasad as Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa. Prasad brings his extensive 30-year global financial services and payments industry experience to further Mastercard’s goal of financially including 100 million people by 2020 – an objective that can…
Are robots stealing our jobs?
We’ve seen it in the Industrial Revolution, where machines replaced countless jobs almost overnight. The socio-economic effects of that transformation have been well documented. Today, many believe we are facing the same tidal wave of change. The major difference now…
Financial services vulnerable to cyber incidents
The Allianz Risk Barometer 2018 has revealed that cyber incidents are a top concern for the financial services industry with 51% of responses from risk experts within the sector. Changes in legislation and regulation with 28% of responses are second, up…
Is there more to PoPI compliance than just backup and recovery?
Never before have South African businesses been more aware of the need to properly protect and store their data, under the looming enforcement of the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act. Organisations are striving to establish effective backup, storage and…
Hyland completes acquisition of OneContent from Allscripts
Hyland, a software solutions provider for managing content, processes and cases, has completed the acquisition of the OneContent business from Allscripts, a provider of healthcare information technology solutions. Effective immediately, OneContent’s associates and 350 customers will transition to Hyland. The…
Ecobank mobile app reaches 4 million users milestone in Africa
Ecobank’s upgraded mobile app has attracted 3 million new customers in 6 months, taking the total number of users to 4 million. The app builds on the core functionality of the original version applauded for African banking by using digital…
Taking voice communications in a whole new direction
We live in a time where businesses, regardless of their size, find financial constraints at every turn, which is why the focus on ‘doing more with less’ has become the accepted cost saving mantra. While there are a multitude of…
