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Exploit AI’s long-term potential
In 2018, cars are commonplace, but it took 250 years for the automobile to develop from an idea to the car-oriented life we lead today. The world had to be moulded around it first. Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing in…
Technology makes financial services more affordable
We live in a world where information is at our fingertips. You can book a ride, order food and plan an entire holiday on your phone. Technology is changing the way we live, with a massive impact on how we…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the week
This week was yet again filled with tech news stories that grabbed the headlines both across Africa and around the world. From new innovations and digital transformation, growing economies to emerging startups, here is a round up of some of…
Artificial intelligence – threat or saviour?
Most new technologies tend to see people react with scepticism, suspicion and fear, with some even becoming alarmist and broadcasting extreme negative scenarios up to and including some pending cataclysm. And this has certainly been the case for Artificial Intelligence…
Increase sales and productivity with data cleaning
Up to 32% of any company’s data is inaccurate, according to recent research, leading to revenue losses of up to 23%. This is because data quality has a direct impact on the conversion rate from lead to customer, says Louise…
Mobile app let’s estate agents do almost all their work from their smartphones
Roundr is an iOS and Android mobile app designed specifically to allow realtors to complete almost all of their work from their smartphones. After almost 2 years in development, Roundr the mobile app created to address the specific needs of…
HID Global enables government to offer Mobile IDs to Citizens
HID Global, an identity solutions company, has extended its HID goID platform so governments can more easily offer mobile identities to citizens from multiple authorized issuing agencies. The platform is now available as a cloud service in a packaged HID…
Airtel Nigeria unveils 4G in Lagos
Telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria unveiled 4G LTE network in Lagos eight months after it first rolled out the service in Nigeria. Airtel Nigeria Chief Executive, Segun Ogunsanya, said that the company had launched the 4G network in over 60 major…
SUSE secures OpenChain Certification
SUSE has announced it is OpenChain certified, an initiative to make open source licensing more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain. As a trailblazer in this movement, SUSE is the first enterprise Linux distributor to…
Scholars beware: phishing fraudsters hunt for university credentials
Kaspersky Lab urges academics to be careful online: the company’s researchers have detected multiple cyberattacks hitting at least 131 universities in 16 countries, including South Africa, where several well-known universities have experienced at least one phishing attack in the past…
Digitally enhanced public private partnerships
The term technology is wide and far-reaching – it refers to a plethora of things These can include manufacturing, process, and building technologies. This article focuses on digital technology; which is a technology is today and for the foreseeable future…
Chromebooks in your classroom
How The Chromebook Allows Students To Become Content Creators Rather Than Content Consumers After allaying its critics, Chromebook has been labelled by educators as the essential classroom tool. In a recent study by Acer – European Schoolnet Educational Netbook Pilot…
How the Chromebook allows students to become content creators
After allaying its critics, Chromebook has been labelled by educators as the essential classroom tool. In a recent study by Acer – European Schoolnet Educational Netbook Pilot of 2010, 74% of European based teachers who participated in the study believed…
Blancco simplifies PoPI compliance
According to legislation, businesses are required to manage the complete destruction of all data when IT assets reach end-of-life. Blancco has now introduced Erasure-as-a-Service, a certifiable secure data erasure solution that is PoPI compliant. Blancco partner Xperien can now ensure…
Optimise online search to make the most of the festive season
A digital platform’s potential to generate substantial profits is often underestimated, with most brands in South Africa failing to optimise their websites for organic search. Organic search results are those that are listed without being paid for, and are considered…
Vodacom launches business ticket data bundle
In order to assist customers, Vodacom Business has introduced its latest addition to the consumer ticket range of products, called Business Ticket data bundles. The Business Ticket data bundle is a value-added service that gives customers access to unlimited data…
