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Sendr courier app now available on Android in SA
Sendr, a smart-phone based mobile application (app) courier service, revealed that it is now available on Android’s mobile operating system. At the reveal, Sendr’s co-founder, George Sibotshiwe. stated that: “Our end goal has always been to offer all our consumers…
Battleborn Open Beta now live
The Battleborn Open Beta is now live on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Developer Gearbox Software and Publisher 2K Games have set out three goals for the open beta, which will reward gamers with three in-game gold skins.…
ICT can accelerate Sustainable Development Goals
Ericsson has published its 23rd annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s performance in 2015 in three areas: responsible business; energy, environment and climate change; and communication for all. The report also highlights how Information and Communications…
Making supply chains digital in Africa
Different to the tourism or marketing environments where digital integration has been absorbed organically, supply chain and manufacturing professionals have been sluggish to phase out what is a deeply entrenched traditional mentality. Thinking must change Prominent supply chain analyst and…
CIOs to reveal all to IT vendors at upcoming masterclass
Let’s face it, selling to CIOs is not easy. They are extremely busy and they are inundated with technical sales calls. Nonetheless, those who make a good living selling to CIOs have learned that there are ways to sell to…
The public sector needs to embrace availability
Following the completion of the South African Budget speech in Parliament, it is clear that government is striving to create an enabling environment for its citizens. Gregg Petersen, regional director for the Middle East and Africa and the South Asian…
Huawei set to focus on the Internet of Things
At the Huawei Global Analyst Summit (HAS) 2016, Huawei announced the Internet of Things (IoT) as one of its strategic priorities. Drawing on its long-term investment and expertise in ICT, Huawei has made impressive breakthroughs with its five IoT solutions.…
Digital consumers are being driven by content
Consumers are evolving into marathon consumers of video content. Thanks to faster internet connectivity and more affordable bandwidth, digital users are likely to binge watch an average of five television episodes at a time. This is according to the 10th…
How to secure the Smart City of the future
Car navigation systems that can predict where and when traffic jams might occur, by siphoning data from sensors in roads and other vehicles. Cameras that can spot litter in public places and call in the cleaning crew. Self-adjusting street lamps.…
Will we see ‘pop-up’ contact centres in the future?
The way of doing business is changing rapidly and, as a result, customer engagement will have to follow suit. Customer needs are also changing, demanding to be serviced quickly and efficiently through channels of their choice. As traditional organisations continue…
DFA acquires stake in SA Digital Villages
DFA, a South African provider of open-access fibre infrastructure, has revealed that it has acquired a significant minority stake in SA Digital Villages (SADV). The transaction will see SADV reposition itself as a wholesale open access FTTH service provider in…
Google to train 1 million people in Africa in digital skills
Google has, at a press conference in Johannesburg, announced its commitment to train one million young Africans in digital skills in the next year. In realising this commitment, Google is supporting its partner Livity Africa to run two training programs:…
Will Africa be digitally relevant in the next 10 years?
By 2025, jobs which were common place in 2015 will no longer exist. Students graduating in 2016, will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession by 2025. – Front-line military personnel will be replaced with…
IDC reveals new regional research center in Egypt
International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed the opening of its dedicated new office in Cairo’s Smart Village. The firm says a number of analysts and consultants are already on board and that recruitment efforts are continuing after today’s formal inauguration…
Lamudi to offer free online diploma courses in Kenya
Lamudi Kenya has partnered with global education technology company Shaw Academy in order to enable Lamudi subscribers to access a live online learning course worth Sh.50,000 ($500) for free. All online interaction now made with Lamudi will give subscribers an…
Bi-modal IT: Finding the perfect harmony
As the concept of bimodal, or ‘two-operations IT’ gains traction, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are grappling with the dilemma of how to keep existing systems humming, while simultaneously developing the agility and innovation capability to respond to new business demands.…
