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[Gartner Digital Business] Top ten strategic tech trends for 2015

Leigh Andrews

"Take everything you've learned about IT in the last 30 years and throw it away, as IT in the next 30 years will be completely different..."

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The new security frontier: the insider

While security has been a constant concern for companies since they started using the internet to connect to the outside world, today's proliferation of connected devices, distributed networks and increasingly militant cyber criminals...

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Associations join forces to promote biometrics for digital services

The Biometrics Institute, Mobey Forum and Natural Security Alliance have announced a cross-association collaboration to promote the use of biometrics in digital services...

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ICT
Thoughts from a female leader in the tech industry

Lynette Hundermark

The burning question that any female in tech is being asked at the moment is: "How have you managed to cope as a female in tech?" read more>>
Cloud Computing
Don't be blinded by the buzzwords
Why choosing the right cloud provider requires a critical approach... read more>>
Amazon Web Services launches AWS Educate
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of AWS Educate, a programme that helps teachers and students use real-world cloud technology in the classroom to graduate students ready to enter the cloud workforce... read more>>
Cyber Security
Tips on cyber security when away from home
On a business trip - and especially when on holiday - it's easy to overlook the security measures that you instinctively take at home... read more>>
Policies and technologies needed to mitigate the BYOD risk
In the not-too-distant past, companies did not consider the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend to be a threat... read more>>
Strike a balance, says IPSA
South Africa's Internet Service Provider Association believes that a robust balance needs to be struck between combatting growing online threats to South Africa and its corporate and individual citizens and maintaining the essential neutrality of internet service providers (ISPs)... read more>>
Research finds that cybercrime will cost businesses more than $2 trillion by 2019
New research from Juniper Research has found that the rapid digitisation of consumers' lives and enterprise records will increase the cost of data breaches to $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, increasing to almost four times the estimated cost of breaches in 2015... read more>>
Hardware
Tablets to be withdrawn from Gauteng schools

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Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, has announced that the department will regrettably be withdrawing a total of 88,000 tablets from schools across the province following the recent spate of burglaries... read more>>
E-waste poses threat to human health and environment
According to a recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), up to 90% of the world's electronic waste, worth nearly $19bn, is illegally traded or dumped each year... read more>>
Internet
[Gartner Digital Business] Are you ready for a digital business future?

Leigh Andrews

From the Internet of Things to the Internet of Me, the digital realm is set to have a huge impact on the way we do business... read more>>
Network
Networks Unlimited opens Kenya office
Networks Unlimited has opened its first cross border office in Nairobi, Kenya, encouraged by the growing demand for its products in East Africa... read more>>
Millennials not likely to use a company's products or services after a poor experience
According to a recent global report conducted by Oracle, nearly 55% of millennials say a poor mobile app experience would make them less likely to use a company's products or services... read more>>
Services
[African Utility Week] The evolution of the utility

Nicci Botha

The focus of the third and final keynote session at the African Utility Week was on bridging the gap between the lack of Africa's utility infrastructure and the fully-integrated smart cities of the future for the continent to live up to its projected rate of economic growth... read more>>
Software
Emirates expands its mobile footprint, launches Android app
Emirates have announced the debut of the Emirates App for Android... read more>>
Sabre's TripCase App now available on Apple Watch
Sabre Corporation has officially launched its travel management app, TripCase, on the Apple Watch, granting convenience and a streamlined experience for on-the-go travellers... read more>>
Failed: South Africa needs to invest in STEM

John Eigelaar

In October 2014, Adrian Schofield, Manager for Applied Research Unit of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) told Fin24 that a lack of improvement in South Africa's basic education system is putting the country at risk... read more>>
Telecommunications
Compliant mobile voice recording launched in SA
The world's first compliant mobile call logging solution has been launched in South Africa... read more>>
How AV solutions can help enrich the education experience

Stefan Mayer

Technology is playing a leading role in the classroom today, with schools, colleges and universities embracing multimedia and interactive technologies as a means of improving academic achievement... read more>>
Gumtree launches second-hand cell phone price checker
As a country with the highest cellphone penetration per m2 in Africa, almost all of us have unused cell phones lying around. But how much can you sell them for? read more>>
Telkom, MTN still talking over roaming
International
Skype opens door to real-time translation feature
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft-owned Skype on Tuesday cleared the way for anyone to use a new feature that translates video chats or instant messages in real time... read more>>
AOL signs off after 30-year connection
WASHINGTON, US: Over its 30-year history, the company got America on the internet, became a corporate power, lost its lustre and reinvented itself several times in an effort to stay relevant... read more>>
Verizon buys faded internet pioneer AOL for US$4.4bn
WASHINGTON, US: Verizon said on Tuesday it is buying internet pioneer AOL for approximately $4.4 billion, enabling the US telecom giant to boost its presence in online media and advertising... read more>>
Smartphones among top gadgets for Americans: survey
WASHINGTON: Smartphones are now used in 72% of US homes and have become the third most owned electronics item for Americans, a survey showed on Monday... read more>>
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Africa
Rwanda 4G LTE project model wins global award

Collins Mwai

Rwanda 4G LTE (Fourth Generation Long-Term Evolution Internet) has been feted with the Global Telecom Business Innovation Award for its innovative business model... read more>>
Airtel Malawi partners Facebook's Internet.org
In a bid to promote penetration, affordability and accessibility to internet services in the country, Airtel Malawi has partnered with Facebook on its internet.org initiative... read more>>
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Government news
Government ICT sector developing rural areas
PRETORIA: Government is working with members of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector and communities to ensure development in rural areas, says Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Siyabonga Cwele... read more>>
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Business
Focus increasingly falls on balanced leaders

Michelle Moss

Leadership styles change. What never changes is the need for corporate leaders to motivate teams, make profits and deliver efficiency improvements... read more>>
Time management 101

Andrew Macfarlane

"If your employees are constantly missing deadlines, lack focus and regularly overlook important details, these are sure signs that their time management skills aren't up to scratch..." read more>>
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