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Frost and Sullivan partners Education Innovation Summit
Frost and Sullivan– the Growth Partnership Company which enables its clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership – has been named as a strategic partner for the upcoming 2016 Education Innovation Summit. The Summit, which has been…
Cape Town based FinTech start-up raises USD 2 Million
Digital insurance distributor Hepstar has received USD $2 million in funding from UK-based technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners. With the new funding, the company has revealed that it will build on its momentum by expanding its global reach, accelerating technology…
Application downtime costing enterprises USD 16 Million each year
New research from Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, clearly illustrates that despite numerous high-profile incidents in the last year, enterprises are still not paying enough attention to the needs of their users.…
Top megatrends driving the second wave of inclusive digital innovation
Ahead of the Sankalp Africa Summit 2016, which is being held in Nairobi from 24-26 February, panel speaker and Impact Investor, Wim van der Beek – who is the founding partner of Goodwelll Investments – shares his insights on the Top megatrends driving…
South Africa: Smart City Vision – The Journey has Begun
Much has been written over the past couple of years around the topic of ‘Smart Cities’. The utopian vision of the Smart City often involves carefully orchestrated traffic and public transport systems, connected with Internet Protocol (IP) security cameras, solar…
The impact of social media on liability risks
According to a report released by social media agency We Are Social, the number of active social media accounts in South Africa grew by 20% to 11.8 million in 2015. With a growing number of people active on social media,…
Huawei unveils the MateBook at MWC 2016
At Mobile World Congress 2016 (MWC) Huawei had revealed its latest device, the Huawei MateBook. According to Huawei, the MateBook is a 2-in-1 device designed to meet the evolving demands of today’s modern business users. As revealed by Huawei, the MateBook runs…
HTC Vive consumer edition revealed
HTC, in partnership with Valve, have unveiled the consumer edition of the Vive virtual reality system. Continuing to build upon the Vive’s current list of features, HTC has revealed that the Vive will be receiving Vive Phone Service. According to HTC,…
The wearable workplace might be closer than you think
Think back eight years to the launch of the original Apple iPhone – a device that seemed at the time like an expensive toy for the wealthy. Today, smartphones with fast LTE connections are pervasive in the workforce and we…
Driving business value through the Internet of Things in Africa
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the ability to transform the lives of citizens, providing tangible solutions to many of society’s ills. That said, partnerships between the public and private sector will be key in ensuring that these are fully…
Egypt: Digital hub to help Africa track and control disease outbreaks
A new disease control hub is set to be launched in Egypt, which will use technology to trace and control diseases, predict outbreaks and engage communities in affected areas across Africa. The African Health Data and Disease Control Hub (AHDCH)…
MTN empowers Soweto learners with ICT career guidance
As part of its strategic focus of working with government and civil society organisations to plug the knowledge gaps, MTN supported a career expo that sought to expose the youth and matriculants to different career opportunities in various fields, while…
‘Flash’ Forward: What IT Managers Ought To Know
Although a majority of storage systems installed around the world are still based on hard disks, a recent 451 Research report determined that flash storage is rapidly catching up and is now accepted as mainstream. This is true for the…
MWC 2016: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge unveiled
At Mobile World Congress 2016 (MWC), which is currently being held in Barcelona at the Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuïc, Samsung Electronics revealed its latest smartphone devices… the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. The latest devices from the…
Vodafone global survey reveals rapid adoption of flexible working
75 per cent of companies worldwide have now introduced flexible working policies to enable employees to vary their hours and use the latest technologies to work from home or on the move according to one of the largest global surveys…
Street Fighter V Review
Street Fighter V has officially launched on the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Windows platform. Developed and published by Capcom, and co-developed by Dimps, Street Fighter V returns to the world of gaming with a great roster of fighters. At launch,…
