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MasterCard strengthens Advisors division
MasterCard has appointed Marc Carolus as Division Lead in South Africa for MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm of the global electronic payments and technology company. MasterCard Advisors provides realtime transaction data analysis to enable fast,...
Nanotechnology gets local boost
South African scientists are responsible for new technology that will soon allow food and medicines to be constantly monitored to ensure proper temperature control. A printed temperature sensor developed by PST Sensors, a nanotechnology company started by two...
Technology gives cybercriminals a boost
Advances in technology across industries are yielding significant opportunities for cybercriminals, both organised and otherwise, stresses KPMG. Kajen Subramoney, associate director at KPMG in South Africa and specialist in forensic technology services, comments:...
SA’s banked population hits 75%
South Africa’s banked population has grown to 27,4-million in 2013, meaning about 75% of the country’s citizens are now banked. This is one of the findings of the FinMark Trust FinScope South Africa 2013 consumer survey that measures and profiles levels of access to...
SA businesses are not feeling confident
South African businesses are feeling the emerging market pinch, with optimism falling to record lows in the third quarter of this year, according to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) quarterly tracker survey. South Africa’s optimism for...
SAP focuses on smarter cities
SAP Africa has kicked off its SAP Urban Matters initiative at the Africa Urban Matters, Cities of the Future event in Cape Town. The event focuses on how innovative technology can be leveraged to make cities and municipalities more effective and improve the lives of...
Consumers under fire as malware increases
Consumers are in the firing line as the volume of Apple iOS phishing attacks is set to peak, along with a sizable uptick in online banking malware. These are some of the finding of Trend Micro’s Q3 2013 Security Roundup Report, which closely map the Q2 report where...
Education gets a boost from Microsoft
They don’t wear capes in the classroom. But give them an educational problem that needs a dash of technology, and their super-powers emerge. They’re Microsoft’s Expert Educators and Mentor Schools, and they’re coming soon to a school near you. Microsoft has just...
Electricity, transport drive cloud adoption
Despite its nebulous name, the cloud is solidifying in South Africa with adoption of cloud services accelerating among businesses of all sizes. That’s according to Debbie Pretorius, GM of MWeb Business, who says that like their counterparts in other countries, South...
Countries urged to reserve dotAfrica domains
As the date for the launch of the new dotAfrica (.Africa) domain draws closer, it’s vitally important that African governments reserve names that are important to them. In this regard, the government Reserved Names List for the African Union Commission (AUC) and ZA...
Ensure computers are safe this Christmas
The excitement of going away can be overshadowed by the number of tasks that need to be done before you go. Making sure that your computer is safe is no exception, says Leaine Brebner, head of Communication, Dial a Nerd. The following tips apply: * What you can't see...
Fortinet services now on AWS
Fortinet - a global leader in high-performance network security –announced the virtual appliance versions of its FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer product families are now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and in the AWS Marketplace. The centralised security...
Aptronics wins at the HP Partner Awards
Aptronics, one of South Africa’s foremost black empowered IT solutions providers, walked away with four accolades at the HP Partner awards ceremony held at Urban Tree in Sandton on 14 November 2013. The company was presented with an EMEA level award – the HP Value...
MasterCard strengthens Advisors division
MasterCard has appointed Marc Carolus as Division Lead in South Africa for MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm of the global electronic payments and technology company. MasterCard Advisors provides realtime transaction data analysis to enable fast,...
Nanotechnology gets local boost
South African scientists are responsible for new technology that will soon allow food and medicines to be constantly monitored to ensure proper temperature control. A printed temperature sensor developed by PST Sensors, a nanotechnology company started by two...
Technology gives cybercriminals a boost
Advances in technology across industries are yielding significant opportunities for cybercriminals, both organised and otherwise, stresses KPMG. Kajen Subramoney, associate director at KPMG in South Africa and specialist in forensic technology services, comments:...
SA’s banked population hits 75%
South Africa’s banked population has grown to 27,4-million in 2013, meaning about 75% of the country’s citizens are now banked. This is one of the findings of the FinMark Trust FinScope South Africa 2013 consumer survey that measures and profiles levels of access to...
SA businesses are not feeling confident
South African businesses are feeling the emerging market pinch, with optimism falling to record lows in the third quarter of this year, according to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) quarterly tracker survey. South Africa’s optimism for...
SAP focuses on smarter cities
SAP Africa has kicked off its SAP Urban Matters initiative at the Africa Urban Matters, Cities of the Future event in Cape Town. The event focuses on how innovative technology can be leveraged to make cities and municipalities more effective and improve the lives of...
Consumers under fire as malware increases
Consumers are in the firing line as the volume of Apple iOS phishing attacks is set to peak, along with a sizable uptick in online banking malware. These are some of the finding of Trend Micro’s Q3 2013 Security Roundup Report, which closely map the Q2 report where...