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Vulnerabilities found in DJI Drone platform
Check Point Software Technologies researchers outlined the process in which an attacker could have potentially gained access to a user’s account through a vulnerability discovered in the user identification process within DJI Forum, a DJI-sponsored online forum about DJI products.…
Cell C to give customers greater control over managing their costs
Cell C customers, according to the company, will not have to worry about their out-of-bundle (OOB) spend again, with Cell C’s new Spend Control service, which will be available from mid-November, 2018. Whether its voice, SMS or data, or even…
Namibian firm Green set to exhibit at AfricaCom 2018
Green Enterprise Solutions (Green) is attending Africa’s largest Telecom Conference in Africa, AfricaCom 2018, in Cape Town, South Africa. They are the only Namibian company to be an exhibitor with its own stand at this pan-African event. This is a…
How fibre compares to satellite in meeting South Africa’s connectivity needs
With more and more South African neighbourhoods receiving the infrastructure necessary for fibre connectivity, the question that the average South African should be asking is: how does it compare to satellite in meeting the country’s needs for inclusive, affordable and…
The evolution of business communication from fax to email to – What now?
Love them or hate them, emails are still considered the primary method of communication for most organisations. However, businesses are under increasing pressure to respond quickly to customer demands, spurring the need for faster internal communications, too. Email, while convenient…
Why there is a growing appetite for decentralised networks
While the internet isn’t technically centralised, it is monolithic and monopolised in practice. A handful of companies currently control most of the world’s personal data and, in most cases, we are ostensibly fine with this situation… or are we? Driven…
Why you should attend Digital Retail Forum 2019
Digital Retail Forum is set to take place on 30 January 2019, at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa. Under the theme “Harnessing Digital Technology for Next-Level Customer Centred Retailing”, #DigitalRetailForum will draw hundreds of Africa’s retail and technology…
Vodacom appoints new Managing Executive for IoT Africa
Vodacom Group has appointed Peter Malebye as Managing Executive for Internet of Things (IoT) Africa Vodacom Group Business. Peter, who has almost 20 years of experience replaces Deon Liebenberg. Peter previously held the position of Managing Executive responsible for Industrial/Commercial…
Ericsson to showcase best performing networks at AfricaCom 2018
Ericsson is set to showcase its digital transformation and innovation solutions to propel Africa towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution at AfricaCom 2018, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) from November 13 to November 15,…
South Africans lead the world in demand for constant connectivity
AfricaCom – South Africans with internet connections lead the world in expectations for constant connection both at and away from home, with 95 percent of respondents saying they expect it and it is important to them, according to the 2018…
Using GDPR and PoPI as strategies for success in a digital landscape
In the Digital Era, compliance to ever-tightening regulations around the protection of business and customer data is viewed by many organisations as an added expense, or a waste of time and resources. Until, that is, they fall victim to a…
Edge computing will come of age in 2019
Christian Mahncke, Enterprise Business Development at Routed, Africa’s only vendor neutral cloud infrastructure provider, says that disruption will continue to dominate the technology landscape as 2019 approaches. Supporting Gartner’s predictions, Mahncke says that computing will extend well beyond centralised facilities…
The ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Mention the words ‘Artificial Intelligence’ around your family dinner table and talk inevitably turns to a Terminator-like future, where machines become our masters and quantum-computers dictate our lives. Many people still think of AI as a semi-futuristic concept, the premise…
Interview: Vox CEO highlights the importance of respect, accountability & efficiency
Jacques du Toit is the CEO of Vox. Vox has, under his stewardship, not only grown its product and solutions portfolio but also its employee base. Du Toit believes that employees/staff are critical to the success of a business –…
Workonline, Equinix open networks between Africa and Asia-Pacific
Workonline Communications, one of Africa’s top three transit networks, has established a Point of Presence (POP) in the Equinix Singapore data centre, effectively establishing a gateway between networks in Africa and Asia-Pacific. Workonline Communications is a leading provider of IP…
Microsoft launches end-to-end program to help boost start-ups
In-order help empower and build start-ups Microsoft South Africa has launched a support program that boosts tech startups by giving them open access to wide-ranging skills development resources, coaches and mentors, a fully-fledged customer network, and the platform on which…
