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Infinidat appoints new Head of Solutions Architecture for South Africa
Infinidat has appointed Eugene Beauzec as Head of Solutions Architecture for their South African division. The appointment follows Infinidat’s strategic establishment of a local presence earlier this year, with Hayden Sadler at the helm, as Country Manager. Hayden Sadler, Country…
MTN and Arsenal coach young football talent in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria and Premier League club Arsenal have been vigorously identifying and coaching some of the best young football talents in Nigeria. MTN and Arsenal held a 3-day coaching clinic for 128 young players and 30 coaches from October 26-28, 2018…
Schneider Electricity launches new power quality meter
Schneider Electric, energy management and automation company, has launched the world’s most advanced, most accurate power quality meter, the PowerLogic ION9000 series. With rapid advancements in IoT, event analytics, and accuracy, this newest addition to Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Power portfolio…
Cranfield Aviation Training launches e-learning platform
At Cranfield Aviation Training over 6000 students are certified per year. With over 80 courses available to all flight deck, cabin crew personnel and flight engineers, Cranfield has remained relevant and embraced all advancements in the aviation industry over the…
Gemalto celebrates 100 eSIM solutions deployed worldwide
The most recent generation of flagship phones and smartwatches works with the revolutionary remote connectivity management solution enabled by Gemalto. “eSIM around the world” is becoming a reality that will enable millions of consumers to seamlessly provision and activate a…
Kyocera SA appoints new corporate sales manager
Kyocera Document Management Solutions South Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Warren James Lock to the position of Corporate Sales Manager at the company’s South African headquarters. Lock holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Marketing and Business…
Mastercard hosts African Debit Forum to discuss role of technology
In its journey to build a stronger payment ecosystem across Africa, Mastercard recently hosted its first African Debit Forum, as part of its Connecting Tomorrow 2018 Forum in Barcelona. Topics discussed included the strategic role that current accounts and debit…
Vodacom Business expands its fixed connectivity network in Africa
Vodacom, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, has added 19 new countries to its already extensive 28 markets footprint, in so doing increasing its overall coverage to 47 countries across Africa. Through its strategic partnerships, Vodacom Business, the leading fixed communication…
Could Johannesburg be the AI Hub Africa needs?
When one thinks of artificial intelligence (AI), major corporations working out of leading tech hubs like Silicon Valley and – with a growing presence – London come to mind. Africa, on the other hand, hasn’t yet taken a seat at…
Digitalisation will make most heritage financial firms irrelevant by 2030
By 2030, 80 per cent of heritage financial services firms will go out of business, become commoditised or exist only formally but not competing effectively, according to Gartner, Inc. These firms will struggle for relevance as global digital platforms, fintech companies and other non-traditional…
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Review
Developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the latest Assassin’s Creed title to arrive on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game is set in Ancient Greece, more than 2,400 years ago, at the onset of the…
IBM to acquire Red Hat
IBM and Red Hat, provider of open source cloud software, has announced that the companies have reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share…
BI to combat insurance policy lapses
For insurers, managing policy lapses or surrenders are part of business. But despite recent figures reflecting a nine percent decrease in surrenders last year from 2016, it will remain a concern for companies trying to compete amidst ever-tightening budgets. Kelly…
Nokia rolls out Android 9 Pie in Kenya
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the roll out of Android 9 Pie on EISA’s Consumer Smartphone of the Year, the Nokia 7 plus. Fans will start receiving Android 9 Pie on their Nokia 7 plus in Kenya. Packed…
Kaspersky Lab helps build skilled capacity with SABRIC
Kaspersky Lab has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) in October 2017 and plans to renew the MOU for a further year, following its success. The MOU has seen Kaspersky…
Are businesses keeping pace with the speed of threat evolution?
It’s been a year since the private personal data of almost 60 million South Africans was compromised when a database named ‘masterdeeds’ was leaked publicly online, exposing ID numbers, contact details, addresses, and income estimates. But, have any lessons been…
