by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | news
Epic ERP has appointed Ability Solutions as its latest Southern African partner to resell the Epicor range of enterprise resource planning (ERP) business solutions. According to Epic ERP MD, Stuart Scanlon, Ability Solutions’ culture of strong delivery and high...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 7, 2019 | news
Microsoft has named JSE-listed technology company Altron as a Licensing Solution Provider (LSP) in South Africa. This agreement comes as Altron is positioning its recently acquired subsidiary, Altron Karabina, to be the go-to partner for everything Microsoft, said...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
As more and more of this coming generation complete formal education and take up jobs, millennials are dramatically changing the nature of the modern workforce. By as early as 2025, as much as 75% of the global workforce could be millennials and they will bring a...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Features
When we talk about robots taking over jobs, people immediately think about the human-like devices that look like small children, attractive women or super-strong cyborgs that we’re starting to see more of. By Kathy Gibson These humanoid robots might be the face of...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Features
Chatbots continue to be a hot topic among media, end users and vendor communities. This is no surprise, as chatbot technology – which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic human conversations – is beginning to mature and offer more sophisticated...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Features
Robotic process automation (RPA) is not about industrial automation alone, it is about eliminating repetitive, onerous tasks to enable employees to focus on more valuable business activities that require true, human intervention. This can be described as an augmented...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Features
Ours is a disruptive world. Disruptors include artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, computerisation, globalisation and the imminent fourth industrial revolution. Already, a growing number of commercial and industrial processes are being dehumanised. By Annelize van...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Features
Telecommunications operations (telcos) are most successful when customers feel as though their operator truly understands them. By Santeri Jussila, head of analytics product line management at Nokia, and Henrique Vale, head of Nokia Software for MEA at Nokia Data is...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Features
Robotic process automation (RPA) is set to change many industries, with the financial services sector likely to be first in the firing line. Anton Keet, head of risk services at 1Life, examines what RPA is, and how it’s impacting the insurance world in general, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Twenty years ago, with the release of 802.11b, WiFi began its conquest of the world networking scene in earnest. WiFi can easily be called out as one of the most popular technologies of the last two decades. Just as mobile telephony and mobile internet, it has become...
