Fear of cyber-threats leaves systems exposed

Recent publicity about cyber-attacks and data security breaches has increased IT risk awareness among CIOs, chief information security officers (CISOs) and senior business executives. However, Gartner’s 2013 Global Risk Management Survey found that fear of...

Healthy six months for Vodacom

Vodacom has reported a group revenue increase of 6,6%, a service revenue increase of 2%, strong growth in international operations and improved growth trends in South Africa for the latest six month period. Group active customers increased 9,7% to 53,8-million; with...

Telkom revises innovation challenge rules

Telkom has revised the rules of the Open Innovation Mega Challenge to ensure that participating innovators and the company are well protected with regard to the ownership of intellectual property rights. Initially the rules of competition were designed to mitigate...

Successful TV white spaces trial concludes

Google, WAPA and partners have successfully concluded a television white spaces (TVWS) trial with 10 schools in the Cape Town area that began in March this year. TV white spaces are unused channels in the broadcast TV spectrum that offer the potential to improve...

Wits graduates among the most employable

Wits University was the only African university chosen by top international recruiters to be ranked in the Global Employability University Ranking, published in the New York Times recently. The Global Employability University Ranking is a list of the top universities...

Ireland aims to grow SA trade

On the back of growing trade between Ireland and South Africa, Ireland’s Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, will lead the third Enterprise Ireland trade mission to South Africa this week. The trade mission, arranged by the Irish trade and technology...