SA scientists in R370m partnerships
The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) and University of Cape Town (UCT) have established two strategic multi-year partnerships with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), aimed at delivering new medicines, vaccines and other biotechnologies against...DDoS attacks keep on growing
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks grew throughout 2013, according to the top 10 attack trends published by Prolexic Technologies. Throughout the year, metrics were collected from all DDoS attacks launched against the company’s global client base by the...Online gadget insurance launches in SA
SureThing has been launched as an online gadget insurance solution, covering personal electronic gadgets from R70 per month. The newly launched online company provides immediate, inexpensive and reliable insurance for cell phones, tablets, game consoles, laptops and...Mobile ad spending to reach $18bn in 2014
Global mobile advertising spending is forecast to reach $18-billion in 2014, up from the estimated $13,1-billion in 2013, according to Gartner. The market is expected to grow to $41,9-billion by 2017. Gartner says that display formats will make up most of the revenue,...