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How IoT can improve risk management for insurers

While the insurance industry has traditionally been driven by vehicle theft to embrace telemetry, the time has come to utilise the Internet of Things…

Digital economy or Big Brother in disguise: are you being watched?

In a world shaped by digital convergence, it is no longer realistic to expect a high level of privacy. If you consider just how…

These data scientists think they can predict who’ll win at the Oscars

Data or, more specifically, increasingly open and accessible data has completely changed the way we look at the world. Far from being a record…

Is mobile driving a South African ecommerce explosion?

South Africa’s ecommerce space is set to see a mobile explosion this year, with mobile being responsible for a massive part of that growth….

8 fool-proof ways of collecting more customer reviews

Customer reviews and feedback. You want them. You absolutely, totally want them. They tell you how you are doing, how much you are being…

Security: are we overlooking the most critical aspect of the fourth industrial revolution?

You haven’t been feeling well this week. You make an appointment with your doctor, who’s actually a computer that assesses you and writes a…

CallPay, PayU launch mPOS app in Turkey

Telephony card-based payments company CallPay on Tuesday announced a partnership with Naspers-owned PayU to launch a mobile payments app in Turkey. The deal, which…

5 ways enterprise-level IT will change in 2015

When we think of tech companies, our minds tend to go straight to the ones we deal with on a daily basis as consumers….

5 tips for successful ERP projects

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects are notoriously complex to implement successfully. But companies that start out with realistic expectations based on a sound business…

5 SEO tips for optimising your Magento store

Since its inception in 2008, Magento has grown in popularity from a simple niche ecommerce platform into a universally-respected Content Management System for the…

4 tips for getting your payroll ready for the year-end shutdown

As we hurtle headlong in the festive season, payroll managers need to start preparing for their companies to scale down operations or shut down…

Cloud or bust: How ERP is changing

The world is going cloud crazy and it’s not difficult to see why. Where enterprise resource planning software is concerned, the old paradigms of…

Could your company avoid a Sony-style attack?

Twenty years ago Stephen Hawking, the leading physicist and author, said that computer viruses should be treated as a life form, as they exploit…

Local cloud solutions are definitely the best option for global call centres

The call centre has evolved from a ‘transactional’ department into a multi-faceted, social hub of customer service excellence and become a true differentiator for…

5 ways a payroll software partner makes holidays happier

If you are using the right software for your payroll and human resources, you may be preparing for a stress-free December holiday knowing that…

One sixth of Europeans say they’ve never used the internet

From where you stand, it might seem like everyone in your sight is either chatting, updating a status update, tweeting or sharing a picture…

5 things you need to know about protecting and recovering your company’s data

Companies still using tape back-ups should prepare themselves for possible data loss. With a failure rate of up to 65% and the fact that…

We’re moving from electronic-commerce to ‘everywhere-commerce’

If we think back 10 to 15 years ago, we could not have imagined shopping online or the increasing importance of online retail in…

A translation app might not be the answer for your business: here’s why

Every few weeks, another innovative new translation app is announced to help people around the world communicate. Waygo and Google’s WorldLens let you hold…

Here’s how security has changed in the business context

The past few years has seen information security undergoing a radical transformation. A discipline once seen as no more than a necessary evil, security…

6 Cs that will dominate the business IT space in 2015

Not all that long ago, company IT wasn’t all that complicated. As long as everyone had a working computer, with a working internet connection…

By 2018, half of all internet users will access it exclusively via a mobile device

Picture your average internet user. If you’re picturing someone behind a desktop, you’re only half right. If on the other hand, you’re picturing someone…

Bitcoin Surges As Market Relief Rally Meets Trump’s Crypto Backing

Insider Threats Surge In South African Organisations As AI Expands Cyber Risk

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel