ICTs can develop skills, which in turn can develop the ICT sector, in a 'benefit cycle' that can propel Africa into the mainstream knowledge economy, but more effort is needed to get this wheel rolling...
By Ayanda Dlamini 31 Jan 2015 11:23
Broadband will be the deciding factor and as soon as it becomes faster, the internet will change overnight...
By Gordon Barker 30 Jan 2015 07:39
Citizen journalism using video news through WiFi TV, a hyper-localised video-on-demand solution enabled for unlimited access to users of the Tshwane Free WiFi service, is growing rapidly in the City of Tshwane...
30 Jan 2015 11:30
The Department of Basic Education is in turmoil after its database suffered an alleged ''catastrophic'' hack attack and important information was lost...
By Shaun Smillie and Graeme Hosken 30 Jan 2015 10:20
Office, the high street shoe retailer, has had something of a lucky escape when it comes to its data quality...
By Martin Doyle 30 Jan 2015 10:25
Increasingly stringent regulatory environments are driving a stronger focus on identifying, measuring, and managing risk exposure. Managing vast amounts of data is a crucial component in the accurate assessment of risk, and is one of the top reasons why big data risk management is stealing the headlines today...
30 Jan 2015 07:49
Deloitte's forecast that 2015 will see 1.35 billion new smartphones sold across the world...
30 Jan 2015 10:10
If we don't make great strides with SA's internet growth, we'll lag even further behind the rest of the world, says Strategy Worx CEO Steven Ambrose...
By Leigh Andrews 29 Jan 2015 14:00
Kaspersky Lab's experts have decided to mark the 30th anniversary of the PC by looking into the future and imagining how information technology might develop and change our lives in the new digital realities of 2045...
29 Jan 2015 11:40
By 2020, there will be a quarter billion connected vehicles on the road, enabling new in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities...
29 Jan 2015 07:43
The eighth biennial advanced media and entertainment technology trade show, Mediatech Africa, is set for 15-17 July 2015 in Johannesburg...
29 Jan 2015 06:58
While the increasing use of home automation technology to create your version of a 'smart house' may be all the trend and seem practical - the chances are that it can be hacked...
28 Jan 2015 13:33
Samsung has introduced the Vitamin app for its mobile devices..
28 Jan 2015 06:20
The trend towards cloud computing gives smaller companies unprecedented access to enterprise-grade software and infrastructure services...
By AJ Hartenberg 28 Jan 2015 11:15
Teraco Data Environments has announced that it has increased the size of its medium term funding facility to R400m, secured from Barclays Africa.
28 Jan 2015 09:10
Do you have an antivirus product on your mobile phone? If not, best you invest in one in order to protect against mobile fraud, as mobile payments and card-not-present retail go on the rise...
By Leigh Andrews 27 Jan 2015 14:00
SAA will this week become the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation System), which will allow for secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies...
27 Jan 2015 11:15
Cape Town is banking on its Smart Cape initiative to help job seekers and entrepreneurs find opportunities...
27 Jan 2015 15:00
The global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics market grew by 8% in 2013 and expectations are that the growth for last year would be even bigger...
27 Jan 2015 16:48
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