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Businesses turn to smart solar solutions as Eskom woes continues
As Eskom resorts to turning off the lights yet again, businesses are looking for ways to lessen their dependence on the beleaguered national power provider. “The long-term risk to business continuity and sustainability is very concerning. Business owners cannot afford…
International Telecoms invest in African EdTech
In recent years, education technology has become inextricable from education reform, resulting in a steady increase in edtech startups and private entities innovating in education. Understanding the realities and complexities of education in Africa, it is imperative that the edtech…
Ericsson enhances 5G Platform
Ericsson is evolving its 5G Platform with portfolio additions across core, radio access and transport areas, as well as service orchestration. These add-ons will make the platform more dynamic and flexible, enabling service providers to smoothly evolve their networks and…
SAP Africa appoints cloud expert for Southern Africa
SAP Africa has appointed Cameron Beveridge as Regional Director for Southern Africa. Beveridge, a seasoned professional with a 25-year pedigree in technology, had until recently led one of SAP Africa’s largest business units, with responsibility for SAP cloud and related…
AECOM promotes Artificial Intelligence with newly consolidated region
AECOM, fully-integrated global infrastructure firm, has announced it is honing its strategic focus across the Middle East and Africa by integrating regional operations as well as consolidating its African presence. “We are incredibly proud to be involved in some of…
Aerobotics appoints new head of Data Science
Aerobotics announced that artificial intelligence expert and thought leader Stuart Reid has joined the company as their Head of Data Science to help drive and grow their capabilities. Stuart will be based in the Cape Town office where he will…
Organisation should consider security concerns in the cloud
Organisations should pay closer attention to security concerns associated with storing data in the cloud as configuration errors together with cloud threats pose a significant and ever-increasing risk to enterprise data, says Nompumelelo Mdima, McAfee Business Development Manager at Axiz…
Top 10 data and analytics technology trends to look out for – Gartner
Augmented analytics, continuous intelligence and explainable artificial intelligence (AI) are among the top trends in data and analytics technology that have significant disruptive potential over the next three to five years, according to Gartner, Inc. “The story of data and analytics keeps evolving, from…
Samsung Blu-ray players are a thing of the past
If you’re in the market for a new Blu-ray player, you’re out of luck with Samsung. The South Korean conglomerate has officially stopped production on 4K Ultra HD and some 1080p Blu-ray players. “Samsung will no longer introduce new Blu-ray…
Kenya: Alphabet Loon expands connectivity in Nyeri
Loon has installed a new set of ground stations in Kenya. This is a key step toward the deployment of commercial service in collaboration with Telkom Kenya later this year. The new site in Nyeri adds to similar ones in Nairobi…
Disruptive technology could transform South African educational landscape
Educational technology will play a bigger influence in all South African schools – particularly in metro areas or regions that have increasing access to an infrastructure that supports the blended learning model. This is the belief of SPARK Schools’ co-founder…
AirtelTigo Business accelerates business growth in Ghana
AirtelTigo has launched AirtelTigo Business, its Business-to-Business arm in Ghana, Accra. AirtelTigo Business aims to provide end-to-end connectivity solutions to Small, Medium and Large corporate organisations to enable them achieve growth and profitability. Under the tagline “Making Business simple”, AirtelTigo…
IAB SA partners Meltwater, Radisson Hotel Group to launch insight series
The IAB SA has launched an exciting new series of strategically aligned events for the digital industry. Held in partnership with Meltwater and The Radisson Hotel Group, the series will give the industry smart, actionable and meaningful insights to make…
Tech is becoming a vital part of insurance
The evolving technology landscape provides insurers with unprecedented opportunities to grow their business. Ben Burger, Managing Executive at SilverBridge, believes 2019 will see the development of the ideal environment to integrate cloud, data analysis, machine-learning, and artificial intelligence to differentiate…
Canon announces imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform
Canon Central and North Africa announces the next edition of its third generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform with new version 3.8 firmware. This portfolio of 26 products and 7 series, offers cutting edge security and an intuitive interface across all devices. Developed…
Microsoft rolls out trial for big Windows 10 update
Microsoft has begun work on Windows 10 20H1 which will be released next year, as opposed to 19H2 which will be pushed out in the second half of 2019. According to reports by The Verge, Microsoft usually releases updates twice…
