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Partnerships make Industry 4.0 a reality
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - ICT will enable the new phase of the industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. Lida Yan, president of the Huawei Business Group, says Huawei has discovered the power of combining its telecommunications, mobile and consumer...
Disruption a hinderance to success
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - Disruption creates turbulence for any company, and changing business models can have a temporary effect on a company’s bottom line – and even a giant like SAP is no exception. “Business model innovation and the idea of giving...
Why do so many big data projects fail?
Big data and analytics has reached the peak of expectations and is well on its way into the trough of despond, according to Gartner’s hype cycle – but why has it disappointed? Dave Goldberg, CEO of Survey Monkey, says the technology has started to slide because it has failed to live up to its promise. But there are ways to make big data work as intended. Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT.
Financial data tops malware hit list
For the fourth year running, programs designed to steal users' logins, passwords and other confidential data remain on top of the list of the most widespread malware distributed by e-mail, according to Kaspersky Lab. The Internet security experts summarised spammer...
SA’s data centres are in development
Data centres have for years been known to be excessive consumers of power, consuming up to 3% of all global electricity production, and roughly ten times more per square metre than the average office. Previously, energy efficiency wouldn’t necessarily be at the top of...
Industry 4.0: IoT and industry
When we talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), we tend to think of connected homes and smart devices making our lives easier and more efficient through the use of technology, says Klaus Dieter Rennert, chief executive for Europe, Hitachi. However, when the same...
ICT SMME workshop set to resume
The Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services, in conjunction with the Department of Small Business Development, will resume its hosting of a two day workshop on the 23 and 24 March 2015. The workshop is an attempt to gain comprehensive understanding of...
Web sites fall to ISIS attacks
Police and FBI are investigating defacement attacks on numerous US Web sites, in which attackers placed an ISIS flag banner on Web site home pages and played an Arabic song in the background. All the affected sites appear to have one thing in common: they are all built on the WordPress content management platform. WordPress is by far the most popular CMS. As of February 2015, more than 23% of the Web sites in the world were built on the WordPress Open Source platform.
Wireless charging with Samsung S6 pre-orders
Samsung’s new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, are now available to pre-order in South Africa with a special pre-launch offer. For a limited time only, Samsung is offering those who pre-order the Galaxy S6 or S6 edge a free wireless charging pad. One of the key features of the S6 and S6 edge is the embedded wireless charging technology.
Microsoft gains as tablet sales slide
Following the first year-over-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), the International Data Corporation (IDC) has scaled back its five-year forecast for the product category. Worldwide shipments are expected to reach...
Check Point introduces Threat Extraction
Check Point Software Technologies, the largest pure-play security vendor globally, has introduced Check Point Threat Extraction, a new security approach that proactively ensures documents are delivered to a network with zero malware in zero seconds. Attacks are...
SAICA launches new app
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) social vision is to invest in South Africa’s economic success through education. In partnership with youth specialist agency, HDI Youth Marketeers, SAICA has developed a series of university activations specifically aimed at bridging the gap between Accounting Sciences students, and students studying to qualify as prospective CAs(SA).
Mining retrenchments affect artisan training
Mine operators worldwide - and in South Africa - are cutting costs and spending as a fall-out in commodity prices dampens profits. One of the negative spin-offs of this scenario is that mines in South Africa are also cutting back on artisan training, at a time when...
Partnerships make Industry 4.0 a reality
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - ICT will enable the new phase of the industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. Lida Yan, president of the Huawei Business Group, says Huawei has discovered the power of combining its telecommunications, mobile and consumer...
Disruption a hinderance to success
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT, Hanover - Disruption creates turbulence for any company, and changing business models can have a temporary effect on a company’s bottom line – and even a giant like SAP is no exception. “Business model innovation and the idea of giving...
Why do so many big data projects fail?
Big data and analytics has reached the peak of expectations and is well on its way into the trough of despond, according to Gartner’s hype cycle – but why has it disappointed? Dave Goldberg, CEO of Survey Monkey, says the technology has started to slide because it has failed to live up to its promise. But there are ways to make big data work as intended. Kathy Gibson reports from CeBIT.
Financial data tops malware hit list
For the fourth year running, programs designed to steal users' logins, passwords and other confidential data remain on top of the list of the most widespread malware distributed by e-mail, according to Kaspersky Lab. The Internet security experts summarised spammer...
SA’s data centres are in development
Data centres have for years been known to be excessive consumers of power, consuming up to 3% of all global electricity production, and roughly ten times more per square metre than the average office. Previously, energy efficiency wouldn’t necessarily be at the top of...
Industry 4.0: IoT and industry
When we talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), we tend to think of connected homes and smart devices making our lives easier and more efficient through the use of technology, says Klaus Dieter Rennert, chief executive for Europe, Hitachi. However, when the same...
ICT SMME workshop set to resume
The Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services, in conjunction with the Department of Small Business Development, will resume its hosting of a two day workshop on the 23 and 24 March 2015. The workshop is an attempt to gain comprehensive understanding of...