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The challenge of e-commerce transactions on a mobile device
[Leigh Andrews] 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... read more>>



ICT
Satellite - where and why?

Dr Dawie de Wet

Surprisingly, the debate surrounding satellite as a feasible and sustainable communication technology continues... read more>>
Jasco and TaKaDu announce partnership
TaKaDu has partnered with Jasco Group to bring TaKaDu's Integrated Water Network Management solutions to the Southern African market... read more>>
How ICT and skills will sustain each other in developing Africa

Ayanda Dlamini

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... read more>>
Kaspersky Labs takes a look at IT in 2045
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... read more>>
Connected vehicles will form a major element of the 'Internet of Things'
By 2020, there will be a quarter billion connected vehicles on the road, enabling new in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities... read more>>
Jobs: Fastest growing industries for 2015

Odile Badenhorst, Issued by CareerJunction

If you work in the admin, education, IT or motor industries, hold on to your seats as these industries are booming, according to CareerJunction's 2014 annual job review... read more>>
Cloud Computing
Cloud, the perfect weapon for SMEs

AJ Hartenberg

The trend towards cloud computing gives smaller companies unprecedented access to enterprise-grade software and infrastructure services... read more>>
Cyber Security
Smart homes - easy prey for hackers
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... read more>>
Matric results 'missing'

Shaun Smillie and Graeme Hosken

The Department of Basic Education is in turmoil after its database suffered an alleged ''catastrophic'' hack attack and important information was lost... read more>>
Bad karma? Hackers hit Gaborone daily
GABORONE, BOTSWANA: The Editor of the Gaborone Mmegi suspects a state organisation is behind a hacking attack last week, reports Mail & Guardian... read more>>
Data Management
Using customer data? Start with clean data

Martin Doyle

Office, the high street shoe retailer, has had something of a lucky escape when it comes to its data quality... read more>>
RiskVision 7 now available locally
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... read more>>
What to expect from BI in 2015
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... read more>>
Teraco announces new funding package with Barclays Africa
Teraco Data Environments has announced that it has increased the size of its medium term funding facility to R400m, secured from Barclays Africa... read more>>
Internet
The age of Wi-Fi Calling
Wi-Fi Calling is expected to change how African consumers and businesses benefit from mobile communication in 2015... read more>>
WiFi TV sees growth in citizen journalism
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 Wi-Fi service, is growing rapidly in the City of Tshwane... read more>>
What will the internet look like in the year 2020?

Gordon Barker

Broadband will be the deciding factor and as soon as it becomes faster, the internet will change overnight... read more>>
Blame poor internet for SA's lack of cutting-edge marketing

Leigh Andrews

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... read more>>
Software
MDM: What's hot and what's not
There is a broad awakening amongst South African companies that mobile device management (MDM) software for managing mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other portable devices has become a necessity for protecting corporate data... read more>>
Telecommunications
Collaboration - the future of supply chain

Jaco Barnard

To remain relevant in today's increasingly competitive and dynamic markets, and to extract maximum value from operational environments, organisations should move towards a 'collaborative' supply chain model - powered by the latest technological innovations... read more>>
Cathay Pacific launches mobile app
Cathay Pacific Airways has launched a new cargo mobile application that offers cargo agents, forwarders and customers greater convenience when tracking shipments... read more>>
Deloitte's prediction of 1.35 billion smartphone sales in 2015
Deloitte's forecast that 2015 will see 1.35 billion new smartphones sold across the world... read more>>
Mediatech 2015 set for July
The eighth biennial advanced media and entertainment technology trade show, Mediatech Africa, is set for 15-17 July 2015 in Johannesburg... read more>>
Samsung launches Vitamin app
Samsung has introduced the Vitamin app for its mobile devices... read more>>
International
Sy Lau announced as Cannes Lions Media Person of the Year
Sy Lau, Senior Executive VP of Tencent, President of its Online Media Group, has been announced as the Media Person of the Year at the Cannes Lions 2015 Festival... read more>>
Thai junta chief defends controversial cyber law plans
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thailand's junta chief has defended proposals for a cyber law that critics say will grant the government unprecedented surveillance powers with little judicial oversight... read more>>
The next global domain name-branding boom

Naseem Javed

TORONTO, CANADA: There are some million new cyber brands about to appear in global e-commerce, big or small they will skate all around the globe... read more>>
Ericsson profits drop as North America demand slumps
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Africa
Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Matthew Barker

SUNNYVALE, US: Major data breaches continue with a significant rise in those originating from mobile devices... read more>>
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Government news
Buy on the fly... SAA installs new system
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... read more>>
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