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Day one of IOT Forum Africa 2018 attracts high-level execs
Day one of the Internet of Things Forum Africa (#IOTFA2018), which took place at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, South Africa between 14 and 15 March 2018 saw high-level executives and influential decision makers convene to discuss the latest…
Traffic Management of the future in Smart Cities
The concept of the ‘smart city’ has emerged as a term that describes a city that uses technology to address service delivery challenges, However, building a smart city is about more than just using technology – it is about ICT…
Accenture appoints new Country Managing Director for South Africa
Accenture has announced the appointment of Vukani Mngxati as Country Managing Director for South Africa, effective May 1, 2018, with responsibility for driving Accenture’s growth strategy in Sub-Sahara Africa. Mngxati will succeed William Mzimba, who has been Accenture’s country managing…
LucidView launches the LucidView Enforcer for parents, gamers and SME’s
The World Wide Web is magnificent, filled with massive potential for knowledge-sharing, education, entertainment and human interaction. However, the Internet also has a potential for danger, including ransomware and malware as well as other risky activity such as piracy, illegal…
SqwidNet the Diamond sponsor for the second iteration of the IOT Forum Africa 2018
SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT network operator in South Africa is the Diamond Sponsor for the second iteration of the IOT Forum Africa 2018 (#IOTFA2018), scheduled on 14 – 15 March 2018. This conference is targeted at thought leaders, IoT…
The risks and rewards of meshing physical and cyber security
Security is undoubtedly a primary focus for any organisation, particularly in this digital age where assets extend beyond the physical to include virtual assets such as data. The emergence of cloud or Internet-based devices, such as smart meters and smart…
Social media mourns the death of Stephen Hawking
World-renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking passed away on Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at his home in Cambridge, England at the age of 76. As a graduate student in 1963, Hawking learned that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neuromuscular wasting…
Uber introduces rider call back line in South Africa
Uber South Africa has on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 announced the launch of its latest safety and security improvement; an Incident Response Team (IRT) call-back line for safety-related matters. The call-back line, which has been in its test phase since…
Entersekt wins Best Mobile Security Technology 2018 award
For the third year in a row, South African fintech company, Entersekt has won the Best Mobile Security Technology award in the annual Banker Africa Southern Africa Banking Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise outstanding performance and…
Mastercard Payment Transaction Services launches tokenization on WAY4
Mastercard Payment Transaction Services S.A. (MPTS), a European processor, rolls out a new digital payment solution that leverages Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) tokenization to offer secure payment card provisioning on mobile devices. The solution allows Mastercard Issuers to easily…
Big data and advanced analytics: How the banking sector is keeping up
Big data and advanced analytics are at the center of how financial services institutions are equipping themselves to deliver better value to their customers, while decreasing operating costs and mitigating credit, market, and operational risks. Big data is a term…
Spotify now available in South Africa
Spotify has officially launched in South Africa. With a worldwide community of over 159 million users, Spotify, according to the company, offers users the choice of a free ad-supported service, or an ad-free Premium subscription service. Users can listen for…
Combating cloud’s biggest security risk: The user
Cloud is coming into its own. Forrester says that public cloud platforms, business services, and applications will reach $236B by 2020. With cloud spending predicted to be six times that of IT spending over the same period, a cloud strategy…
Chatbots – A ‘quick win’ in improving government service delivery
As our government looks towards new technologies to enhance services to South Africa’s 55 million citizens and residents, Chatbots appear as a valuable tool, with the potential to transform the way people engage with government departments. Chatbots combine the ease…
Activate Group and SqwidNet sign IoT partnership agreement
Activate Group, an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT), mobile solutions and IoT-as-a-service provider, has signed a partnership with SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT network operator in South Africa. Sigfox, a global IoT network, has established an ecosystem reaching 45 countries.…
Building a cyber-secure organisation
Although the vast majority of businesses today are aware of the dangers of cyber crime, too many acknowledge that they are not really effective at preventing breaches and other security events, and are not confident in their ability to recognise that…
