Category Archives: Tech

Navigating a hybrid work environment – how can businesses remain secure?

By Quentyn Taylor, Director of Information Security at Canon for Europe, Middle East and Africa A central office has typically been most business’s default working location, but the role of the office has significantly changed over the last year. Today, over 90% of organisations say they’ll allow employees to work remotely, at least part of […]

Vote for Stellenbosch’s Smartest City Solutions: Finalists announced in Stellenbosch Network’s second annual #IdeasForChange Challenge

For the past few weeks, Stellenbosch’s best and brightest minds have been pitching their novel ideas to turn Stellenbosch into a ‘Smarter City’ as part of the second annual #IdeasForChange Challenge. After much deliberation, the judges have announced their top three finalists who will now be entered into a poll on social media and vie […]

Half of enterprises cannot trust their CRM data for a single source of truth on customers

Independent research shows firms are lacking basic data management capabilities; CRM data is of limited use Half of large enterprises worldwide (47%) feel they cannot rely on their CRM data to provide a single source of truth regarding customer data, according to the State of Enterprise CRM Data Management: 2021 study released in October. Commissioned […]

Only 20% of companies reported not getting attacked in 2021 compared to 32% in 2020

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, has released its annual Cyber Readiness Report, providing a comprehensive overview of the modern cybersecurity landscape and the key pain points faced by businesses and remote employees worldwide amid the global pandemic. Acronis’ research from last year revealed more than 80% of global companies admitted they were not prepared […]

Etisalat hosts Acronis partner world’s first electric flying racing car Airspeeder at GITEX Global

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, and UAE’s leading telco Etisalat together hosted the first electric flying racing car prototype Airspeeder at the just concluded GITEX Technology Week held in Dubai. Etisalat, one of the world’s leading telecom groups in emerging markets, meets the best-in-class innovative technology from sport. Etisalat enables the impossible, proving it […]

How Robotic Logistics Are the Key to Automated Warehouses

Robotic logistics are the future of supply chain management, according to Yaskawa Nordic Sales Director Lee Moulder. In 2018 American companies spent approximately $1.5 trillion on logistical expenses. It’s a jaw-dropping number that underpins the importance of supply chain management to businesses. At the heart of any logistics system is the warehouse. “The food and beverage […]

Getting the best out of inkjet through process optimisation

By Carl Metelerkamp, Head of Commercial Print at Canon South Africa To remain competitive in today’s print production market, commercial printers need to be agile and adapt to the ongoing changes being driven predominantly by the impact of digital transformation and accelerated by the pandemic. The increase in digitally driven on-demand printing, combined with the uptake […]

ESET’s Intelligent Solutions Updated for Greater Online Protection

Heading into the festive season, it is more important than ever to ensure that computer and smartphone users are protected from increases in brute force attacks, instances of banking malware, and cryptocurrency threats. ESET, the global cybersecurity leader, has launched a new version of its consumer security line-up, which does just that along with its […]

The future of work

With new technology such as AI support and smart cameras, the workplace of the future can be anywhere In what felt like the blink of an eye, the work landscape was transformed as the pandemic spread across the world in 2020. Entire workforces went mobile, seemingly overnight, while organisations bolstered existing remote working processes. And […]

AI will reduce SA’s crime stats as early as 2023

Applying artificial intelligence to big data can predict – and prevent – crime. By Warren Myers, CEO and co-founder of security and medical response marketplace AURA When a social media site throws out an ad for a product you were just discussing over the phone, it’s easy to jump to conclusions: They must be listening, […]