SA firms not ready for POPI

South African businesses are not ready for the looming implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), according to auditing firm Grant Thornton. The POPI Act, which was gazetted in December last year, and which is currently awaiting an effective...

Users think banks will refund stolen money

More than 45% of users who manage their finances via the Internet are sure their bank will refund them if money is stolen from their online account. This was the finding from the Consumer Security Risks Survey 2013 conducted by the analytical company B2B International...

PC shipments set to fall even further

Worldwide PC shipments fell by -9,8% in 2013, slightly better than a projected decline of -10,1% – but still the most severe contraction on record, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Fourth quarter results were...

Huawei opens first store in SA

Huawei has opened its first store in Africa, based at Vodacom World in Midrand, offering customers direct access to Huawei devices and technical support. “We have seen significant growth in South Africa. Launching a local store is a key element to cater to the growing...

Get ready for the Internet of Everything

The Internet of Everything (IoE) is set to become mainstream over the next three years, and South Africa could benefit from new technologies if the country moves to embrace it. Cisco has unveiled trends from its first-ever Tech Radar Report 2014. Based on intelligence...

Web-scale architecture set to take off

By 2017, Web-scale IT will be an architectural approach found operating in 50% of global organisations, up from less than 10% in 2013, according to Gartner. Web-scale IT is a pattern of global-class computing that delivers the capabilities of large cloud service...