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BankservAfrica transforms backup environment
Following its investment in new data centres and disaster recovery strategies, BankservAfrica, Africa’s automated clearing house and payment system operator, has contracted Veeam Software to modernise its backup and data protection systems. Processing billions of transactions annually for 23 banks…
Bringing travel to life through virtual reality
Imagine as a first-time business traveller to Nigeria, you’re given a sneak preview of what to expect without actually leaving your desk. Don a headset and navigate your way through the busy Murtala Mohammed International Airport. Take the long drive…
IT News Africa: Top stories of the week
This week in tech saw a number of developments across the African continent and the world. Facebook revealed that the company is looking to put steps in place to monetise popular messaging service WhatsApp. In other news, Joe Falter was…
How South Africa can prepare for the Big Data Protection shake up
While technology continues to evolve to protect a user and company’s data, organisations still find the most long-standing factors remain the most vulnerable, such as passwords and the person using the device. Many South African companies doing business with EU…
The role of the cloud in your digital transformation journey
Businesses acknowledge they are buried under mountains of inefficiencies and missed opportunities. CEOs understand that digital is an opportunity or a threat. So, the question is not about awareness, but how to unleash the power of digital transformation while finding…
Streaming service Iflix launches in Ghana
Streaming Video on Demand (SVoD) service, Iflix, announced on Wednesday 6 September 2017 that the service has been launched in Ghana. The site will offer a variety of content which was obtained through partnerships with more than 150 studios and global content distributors,…
Social Media Reacts: Mexico struck by record earthquake
An earthquake struck just off the Pacific Coast of Mexico on Thursday 8 September 2017. The earthquake measured in at 8.1 according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was described as the strongest in a century by Mexican…
Huawei becomes worlds second largest smartphone brand surpassing Apple
Counterpoint Research revealed on Thursday 7 September 2017 that Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Huawei, has overtaken Apple as the world’s second largest smartphone maker by sales. Apples’s iPhone now sits in third place with Samsung sitting at the top of the…
IoT to revolutionise global transport sector
A new Internet of Things (IoT) research study from Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications, has found that while global transport businesses expect IoT technology to revolutionise the industry, many of these organisations lack the skills and data-sharing…
Adoption of BPS needs to grow across industries
In the digital economy, business productivity solutions (BPS) have become essential to running an effective organisation. While various industries (like banking, supply chain, and FMCG) have readily embraced automation of their business processes, others (such as mining) are still very…
Top 5 essential gadgets to have during a natural disaster
The world is going through a tumultuous period with various forms of natural disasters hitting different sections of the globe seemingly all at the same time. Countries in Africa, Central America, the Carribean and the United States have all been…
Video: Violence erupts as two Uber taxi’s torched in South Africa
Two vehicles, believed to be Uber taxis, were set alight on Thursday 7 September 2017 near the Gautrain Station in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The drivers escaped the scene unharmed. Violence erupted after the attack. According to reports, a group…
Gemalto reveals the future of e-passports
Gemalto, on Thursday 7 September 2017, announced that it has advanced its e-passport technologies. A technology that according to the company is now being used in over 30 different countries. The e-passport, with its security features, allows for faster, more…
Ericsson launches new small cell solutions
Ericsson has launched three new scalable small cell solutions designed to help expand the small cell market and meet the growing demand for better mobile coverage and capacity while preparing networks for 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) applications:…
Liquid Telecom appoints new chief business development officer
Telecoms group Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, announced on Thursday 7 September 2017, that the company has appointed Willem Marais as Chief Business Development Officer. Marais in his new role will help oversee the group’s business development as well as…
Top 10 African countries with the fastest download speeds listed
Internet penetration is growing in Africa and more people use the internet for various reasons such as work, school, accessing information as well as, more recently, streaming video content such as YouTube, Netflix, Showmax, and more. New streaming video services…
