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 | ICT, by its very nature, is constantly evolving and changing. While it touches on every business and every industry, technology requirements differ from person to person, company to company, and country to country, and these change as rapidly as the industry can come up with new ideas. Read more >>
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 | The rules of the game are being rewritten as four major families of technologies: mobile, social, big data and cloud are converging and unleashing new opportunities for organisations to reinvent business models and transform their operations. Read more >>
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 | OutSystems, the open application platform provider, has recently announced that more than 5,700 users in 140 countries have activated a free OutSystems Platform personal account since its launch just four months ago. Read more >>
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 | Eckart Zollner In South Africa, it's not surprising to see a street dug up in quick succession by three different telecoms network providers, all laying their own fibre optic cables. There's no sharing here, not even of installation costs. Dark fibre is very expensive to install, pricing reflects that cost. Read more >>
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 | The Protection Personal of Personal Information Act (POPI) is often mistakenly compared to Acts such as Consumer Protection, and subsequently not taken very seriously. This is a grave mistake and could cost a company, most especially an SME, a big loss in revenue says Drew van Vuuren, CEO of 4Di Privaca. Read more >>
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 | AxizWorkgroup's Advanced Technology division, of which Check Point forms part, has officially become a certified Check Point Authorised Training Centre. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Bizcommunity.com It's no secret that Bizcommunity's portfolio of industry news sites is fertile ground for career-oriented individuals and business leaders. Unpacking our 2014 recruiter stats explains what this really means to our readers, advertisers and communities as a whole. Read more >>
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 | While there are pockets of South Africans, mostly high-end consumers in gated communities or high-tech office parks, that are ahead and have participated in the new subscription delivery model curve, the majority of the local population remains behind this curve. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth Perceptions of widespread bribery and corruption by business executives in SA has climbed from 67% in 2011/12 to 78% currently, raising concerns that executives are battling to manage the effect of crime on their businesses. Read more >>
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 | As data roaming charges for cellphones are generally very expensive, many travellers to the World Cup in Brazil will most likely opt to use free Wi-Fi access points, and probably not give much thought to security issues. This is a very risky approach, however, as all the data that is sent or received on open Wi-Fi networks could be intercepted. Read more >>
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 | Nick Wonfor The role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has changed fundamentally over the past decade. In an era of cloud computing, big data and increasing dominance of mobile devices, the way an organisation interacts with IT is now very different. Read more >>
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 | Today, every interaction with their customers is recorded and collected by businesses and stored for future use. More and more, companies are trying to find ways to translate these interactions into actionable insights, or data analytics. Read more >>
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 | Interactive Intelligence Group has released findings of its second annual Global Customer Service Survey, which was administered by Actionable Research and was designed to answer the question: "What are the customer service expectations and preferences of consumers and the IT professionals who work for companies providing service?" Read more >>
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 | Chris Moseley Choosing the right technology to suit your educational needs is one of the most important decisions you'll have to make before setting foot on campus, and I'm sorry to say, but your dad's hand-me-down - the one without a webcam that's slower than peak-hour traffic - is just not going to cut it. Read more >>
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 | Melanie Esterhuizen, Issued by Bluegrass Digital The annual Umbraco Codegarden conference is taking place from 11-13 June in Copenhagen, Denmark and Umbraco Certified Partner, Bluegrass Digital, is attending. Read more >>
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 | Samuel Mungadze Telkom's fixed-line voice usage revenue continued to fall‚ decreasing 7.6% to R7.934bn in the year to March but its earnings were up 35.1% to 388 cents. Read more >>
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 | Reducing water and energy consumption has become a top priority in green business practices today. XLink, together with industry leading and reputable partners including water engineering specialists WRP and energy specialists KT Utility Forensics, has developed smart metering solutions for the monitoring and management of both water and energy consumption. Read more >>
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 | BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thailand's military is bolstering its self-designated role as protector of the monarchy with increased "cyber patrols" to root out critics of the king following last month's coup. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Samsung began selling a new line of high-end tablet computers that are aimed directly at the market-leading Apple iPad. Read more >>
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 | An average ride in a metered taxi in Cape Town could be as much as 40% cheaper with the launch of UberX. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE: Easily distracted? Can't be separated from your smartphone? Constantly checking your device for no real reason? Chances are you're an addict - you may even need professional help. Read more >>
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 | LOS ANGELES, USA: Gay men who use smartphone apps to hunt for a sex partner nearby run a higher risk of contracting sexually transmitted disease than those meeting online or in bars, researchers claim. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Microsoft is challenging a US court order that would require it to hand over data from an overseas server in a test of the reach of American law enforcement. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Twitter said it briefly took down its popular TweetDeck application to view and manage messages because of a security flaw, which prompted some calls to stop using the program. Read more >>
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 | RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Goalline technology will be used at a World Cup for the first time in Brazil with its backers insisting it is 100% accurate and cannot be hacked. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Twitter's Chief Operating Officer Ali Rowghani announced he was leaving his post on Thursday, 12 June, amid concerns about sluggish growth at the popular messaging service. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecom, (SingTel) Southeast Asia's biggest telecommunications firm by revenue, said it will buy two mobile advertising companies for a total of $385m to further boost its digital business. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Struggling French telecommunications company Bouygues Telecom said it will cut nearly 20% of its workforce in a move to help it survive in the struggling sector. Read more >>
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 | MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Hollywood director Oliver Stone has acquired movie rights to a political thriller penned by US whistle-blower Edward Snowden's Russian lawyer, who said he became fascinated by the fugitive's "moral choice." Read more >>
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 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Union launched a probe to determine whether the special tax deals offered to Apple and Starbucks by authorities in Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands amount to illegal state aid. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google announced plans to buy the satellite group Skybox Imaging for $500m, in a move to improve mapping and other services using geospatial data. Read more >>
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 | BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai telecommunications firm True Corp. has sold an 18% stake in its business to China Mobile for about 28.6bn baht ($880m) under a strategic partnership agreement. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: A Russian supercomputer posing as a 13-year-old boy has convinced judges it is human, becoming the first to pass the "Turing Test" in a historic moment in artificial intelligence developer, scientists said. Read more >>
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 | AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: TomTom has launched an open developer portal for TomTom Bridge enabling the easy integration of business applications with its technologies. AppCarousel and Page Up are the first partners to develop solutions. Read more >>
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Dreamsmiths is looking for an experienced quality assurance Software tester to add value to our team and to use your skills to help our clients excel. Read more >>A position is available to a suitably qualified and experienced computer technician at the information technology department at Stellenbosch University. Read more >>
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