by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Events/Report-backs
The World Economic Forum on Africa was held in Cape Town from 3 – 5 September 2019. The meeting focused on how Africa should respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution to avoid being left behind; and the opportunities and challenges presented by the...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Events/Report-backs
With violence against women top of the South African mind this week, it’s appropriate that one of the initiatives adopted by the World Economic Forum on Africa tackles this issue. By Kathy Gibson Borge Bunde, president of the World Economic Forum, told attendees at...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Strong, sustainable economic growth and a thriving national economy are generally regarded as the only panacea to the daunting challenges faced by South Africa today. These challenges include a non-negotiable need to rescue virtually all state-owned enterprises from...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Spending on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is set to top $8,47-billion this year, according to the latest forecast from global technology research and consulting firm International Data Corporation (IDC). A recent update to...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
With aging infrastructure and growing populations, the world’s health facilities are straining under the pressure, particularly in South Africa. In healthcare, traditional cost-cutting techniques – such as reducing staff or services – simply do not work....
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
The next five years will mark a dramatic enterprise shift toward the edge of networks, where emerging technologies can be harnessed to radically improve user experiences, transform business models, and generate vast revenue opportunities. That’s according to a new...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
As the quality and speed of internet connectivity continues to improve, thanks to technologies such as fibre, LTE and the upcoming 5G, users are responding by connecting even more devices to their local area networks, and engaging in bandwidth intensive tasks such as...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Wireless technology plays a key role in today’s communications, and new forms of it will become central to emerging technologies including robots, drones, self-driving vehicles and new medical devices over the next five years. Gartner has identified the top 10...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Features
The Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) has taken its product line from also-ran to pack leader in just four years. With an impressive 141 top-performing benchmarks as of June 2019 (see following article), Lenovo DCG is justifiably proud of the strides it has made. Jim...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 9, 2019 | Product Showcase
Fujitsu has launched a new, extended range of PalmSecure-based biometric security solutions that consigns passwords to history by making biometric ID easy to use across a wide variety of day-to-day applications. Available immediately, the expanded Fujitsu PalmSecure...
