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Big-data healthcare service launches in Ghana
Korean telecommunication provider, KT, announced the launch of the Global Epidemic Prevention Platform (GEPP) in Ghana on Sunday, 18 August 2019. The project, in conjunction with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), is the first public-private partnership between Korea and the…
New Canon small business printer now available in South Africa
Drive Control Corporation (DCC) announced on Friday, 16 August 2019, that Canon’s new G-Series range is immediately available in South Africa. David Ah-Tow, Canon product specialist at DCC, says “Each printer is designed for the demands of frequent office use…
ASUS South Africa to launch inaugural Republic of Gamers Invitational at rAge 2019
On 16 August 2019, ASUS South Africa announced the inaugural ROG Invitation which, according to a rAge press release, will be South Africa’s richest short-form Counter-Strike tournament. The prize pool is $9,900 and will span a period of one month.…
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Disney hires former Sky CMO for the company’s new streaming platform
Disney recently hired Luke Bradley-Jones, former Sky CMO, to run Disney+, the company’s new subscription streaming service. Bradley-Jones will assume the role of Senior Vice-President of Direct-to-Consumer and General Manager of Disney+ in Africa and Europe. Bradley-Jones will be based…
Women in Tech Profile: Phindi Mazibuko, Director of Service Delivery in MEA at Mimecast
It’s still Women’s Month and we continue to celebrate women breaking the glass ceiling in technology. These are Women in Tech who persistently empower other women and dominate the industry. For the second segment, we bring you Siphindokuhle (Phindi) Mazibuko,…
South African engineers gamify the golfing industry
Smart tracking gamification platform, Inrange been successfully installed at Greenwich Peninsula Driving Range in London as well as the Leadbetter Academy World Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The platform, designed by a team of South African engineers, hosts a distributed radar…
Women in Tech Profile: PaySpace MD, Sandra Crous
Women have fundamentally been at the back-burner of hard and soft skills within the workspace and not highlighting their strengths, especially when it comes to technology. In celebration of South Africa’s Women’s Month, IT News Africa will profile Women in…
The importance of AV equipment in a modern day classroom
As the use of technology has peaked over the years, it has had an impact on many sectors including the education sector. In recent times, it has been noted that children learn and assimilate more information when their sensory experiences…
List of games launching with the Sega Genesis Mini
The Sega Genesis Mini is an upcoming ‘mini’ version of Sega’s classic 16-bit video game console, the Sega Genesis, which was originally released in 1989. The Sega Genesis Mini is the latest console to join the expanding roster of ‘mini’…
Cyber exposure company launches new network monitoring innovations
Cyber exposure company, Tenable announced the launch of their new product innovations Tenable.sc and Tenable.io on Thursday, 15 August 2019. These products aim to continuously discover and assess known and unknown assets across on-premises and cloud environments from a single…
Infinidat cryptographic module achieves Federal Security validation
Infinidat, a multi-petabyte data storage solutions company, recently announced that its cryptographic module for the InfiniBox and InfiniGuard has been awarded Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 validation. This designation validates Infinidat’s cryptographic technologies which certify Infinidat data storage and…
Kaspersky announces opening of first Transparency Centre in Asia
Global security company, Kaspersky announced the opening of its first Transparency Centre in Asia Pacific on Thursday, 15 August 2019. This is the third facility of its kind launched by Kaspersky. Similarly, in Zurich and Madrid, the Transparency Centre in…
Financial inclusion startup, uKheshe, gains seed funding
Fintech company uKheshe recently announced the completion of its first seed investment round. uKheshe was initially under incubation as a CSI initiative within Jini.Guru, a software development house. uKheshe has successfully closed independent seed funding with both Fitech Ventures and…
EA and Ghost Games reveal new Need for Speed game
Need for Speed (NFS) is a popular racing game franchise published by EA Games and currently being developed by Ghost Games. Need for Speed has been an almost-annual release since the first game launched on 31 August 1994. The last…
Johannesburg gets ready for 5th Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2019
It is that time of the year again, when healthcare professionals, industry experts and leaders gather to discuss the impact of emerging technologies on their industry. Taking place at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 8-9 October under the…
Travel technology company plans to close Farelogix deal
Travel technology provider, Sabre Corporation announced on Wednesday, 14 August 2019, that it plans on closing Farelogix deal on August 21, 2019. “We are incredibly excited to close our acquisition of Farelogix so that airlines, travel agents, corporations, and travellers…
