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Automotive industry is ripe for change
The automotive industry is ripe for disruptive changes that are breaking down borders of the ecosystem. IBM’s new Automative 2025 Global Study forecasts that while the automotive industry will offer a greater personalised driving experience by 2025, fully autonomous...
Mobile money could be a silver bullet
Mobile money is shaping up to be one of the most exciting areas in mobile communications, and is quickly transforming the way in which consumers and enterprises transact. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are taking advantage of the growing popularity of mobile money to...
Money often gone for good with online fraud
More than half of the South African respondents in a recent survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International who lost money in fraudulent online transactions failed to get all – or in some cases, any – of their money back. Although many financial institutions state a...
Pre-paid cards complement m-pesa
Gemalto has deployed prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa. The card is certified by the major international payment schemes and accepted at any of the 240 000 EMV-compliant payment terminals and more than 27...
Online retailers are their own worst enemy
As retailers count the cost of credit card fraud after the holiday season, payment services provider PayGate says the new year is a good time for e-commerce businesses to improve their protection. “International credit card fraud does happen, but the reality is that...
UK drops HP/Autonomy investigation
The Senior Fraud Office (SFO) in the UK has dropped the investigation into HP’s $10-billion acquisition of Autonomy, which took place two years ago. Bloomberg News reports that the SFO closed the investigation yesterday saying it found “insufficient evidence for a...
Security predictions for the year ahead
Sophos has released its Security Threat Trends 2015 report that exposes the biggest security risks on the horizon and explains the real-world impact of evolving cyber threats on businesses and consumers in the new year. The full report highlights the following 10...
Territorial control slipping in Africa
African countries are increasingly struggling to maintain territorial integrity, according to the latest report from Think Security Africa’s fifth annual review on security in Africa. The study assesses changes in Africa’s security situation between 2013 and 2014 in...
The leaders in data centre transformation
International Data Corporation (IDC) has released a new MarketScape report profiling the leading vendors participating in the worldwide data centre transformation consulting and implementation market. A significant component of this evaluation is the inclusion of...
Veeam’s predictions for 2015
Veeam predicts that 2015 will see fundamental changes across the IT industry, driven by end-users demanding 24/7 access to data and applications, with recovery times of minutes, not hours and days. The pressure being placed on today’s IT infrastructure has never been greater. But what does 2015 have in store? Warren Olivier, regional manager of southern Africa at Veeam Software, outlines the top technology trends for 2015.
WestconGroup wins Motorola Solutions awards
WestonGroup has announced the company has made a clean sweep of the Motorola Solutions 2014 Awards. The value-added distributor came in tops, taking the prestigious Motorola Solutions Distributor of the Year for 2014 in southern Africa. A Motorola partner since 1994,...
The mobility gap in corporate security
Mobility and BYOD are some of the fastest growing trends, both locally and across the globe, says Fred Mitchell, software division manager, Drive Control Corporation. From laptops and notebooks to ultrabooks, smartphones and tablets, the sheer number of mobile devices available today is driving the requirement for networks to open their borders, potentially creating significant holes in the fabric of corporate security.
Tech makes the world better
A survey of Internet users around the world conducted by Microsoft shows an overwhelming majority believes personal technology is making the world a better place to live in. It has vastly improved how they shop, work, learn and generally get things done. However, there are notable differences in attitudes toward personal technology between developed and developing economies. Developing countries express widespread enthusiasm about the benefits of technology, while developed countries, where technology is more ubiquitous, express concerns about emerging issues.
Automotive industry is ripe for change
The automotive industry is ripe for disruptive changes that are breaking down borders of the ecosystem. IBM’s new Automative 2025 Global Study forecasts that while the automotive industry will offer a greater personalised driving experience by 2025, fully autonomous...
Mobile money could be a silver bullet
Mobile money is shaping up to be one of the most exciting areas in mobile communications, and is quickly transforming the way in which consumers and enterprises transact. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are taking advantage of the growing popularity of mobile money to...
Money often gone for good with online fraud
More than half of the South African respondents in a recent survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International who lost money in fraudulent online transactions failed to get all – or in some cases, any – of their money back. Although many financial institutions state a...
Pre-paid cards complement m-pesa
Gemalto has deployed prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa. The card is certified by the major international payment schemes and accepted at any of the 240 000 EMV-compliant payment terminals and more than 27...
Online retailers are their own worst enemy
As retailers count the cost of credit card fraud after the holiday season, payment services provider PayGate says the new year is a good time for e-commerce businesses to improve their protection. “International credit card fraud does happen, but the reality is that...
UK drops HP/Autonomy investigation
The Senior Fraud Office (SFO) in the UK has dropped the investigation into HP’s $10-billion acquisition of Autonomy, which took place two years ago. Bloomberg News reports that the SFO closed the investigation yesterday saying it found “insufficient evidence for a...
Security predictions for the year ahead
Sophos has released its Security Threat Trends 2015 report that exposes the biggest security risks on the horizon and explains the real-world impact of evolving cyber threats on businesses and consumers in the new year. The full report highlights the following 10...