While market acceptance of wearable technology – clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies – is on the increase, regulation and policy frameworks... 

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical facet of a connected security ecosystem, as controlling the confidentiality, integrity and authorisation of data access and use is key to securing... 

Global imports of information and communication technology (ICT) goods have slowed to a five-year low, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) reveals. The static global... 

Cloud systems require careful planning and testing to ensure the deployment of high-performing solutions and services that achieve reduced costs and complexity, but higher efficiency, says Chinese... 

The increasingly sophisticated, bold and resilient behaviour of cybercriminals in their endeavours have left companies worldwide feeling more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with less than half of the... 

Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies expects the growth potential of the local business process outsourcing (BPO) industry to continue increasing over the next five years, particularly in... 

Loss prevention specialist Lodge Security has acquired the distribution rights for a smart shelf hook for retail security. The shelf hook detects and analyses unusual product movements, setting off... 

Telecommunications giant Telkom on Tuesday announced the unbundling of its wholesale and networks division into a new venture aimed at bridging South Africa’s digital divide. The functional... 

As South African information technology (IT) firm EOH posted another full year of strong growth, CEO Asher Bohbot, known for his frank words, people-centric management style and stoic humanism,... 

Despite JSE-listed Allied Electronics (Altron) having failed in the first half of the year to recover from its disappointing 2015 financial year losses, CEO Robert Venter assured that the worst was... 

Allied Electronics (Altron) has dipped into the red in the six months ended August 31, as the JSE-listed firm continued to experience “adverse” challenges weighing on its Powertech Transformers,... 

AltX-listed Alaris has its eyes locked on acquisition opportunities in the US and Europe as it narrows its losses for the year ended June 30. The group, formerly known as Poynting, earlier this... 

JSE-listed Jasco on Thursday urged shareholders to vote in favour of the sale of its 51% stake in nonferrous products manufacturer and supplier Malesela Taihan Electric Cable (M-Tec), which has... 

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has tabled an information memorandum for the licensing of the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum for public... 

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must develop appropriate policies and procedures to contain the risks of cyber attacks and cybercrime, which can pose a significant risk to their... 

New York stock exchange-listed enterprise open source company Red Hat has seen the demand for its software and services steadily grow and will open a South African office, as this is a priority... 

Telecommunications giant MTN and Liquid Telecom on Monday announced a partnership that would see the duo leverage each others' fixed and wireless networks and combining their respective footprints... 

South Africa’s Northern Cape will become the first province to transition from analogue to digital broadcasting as the Department of Communications (DoC) moves to implement the final stages of the... 

Dimension Data on Wednesday announced the appointment of Grant Bodley as Middle East and Africa (MEA) CEO, succeeding Derek Wilcocks, who would assume an executive role in the global group from... 

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on Monday announced that it was “eager” to “reinitiate” the licensing process for the assignment of the high-demand spectrum. Icasa,... 

Legacy information technology (IT) systems are becoming increasingly obsolete because of the maturity, efficiencies and cost effectiveness of cloud-based IT services, says information and... 

The South African Communications Forum (SACF) on Wednesday outlined plans to revive the recognition of South Africa’s top information and communication technology (ICT) achievers. On October 2, the... 

The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) will table its ideas for opening its Gauteng Broadband Network (GBN), which is currently being deployed, to the private sector by the end of the year.... 

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is preparing to deploy thousands of mobile devices such as tablets and laptops with Internet connectivity, as well as three-dimensional (3D) light-emitting... 

South Africa-based information and communications technology firm EOH has announced the establishment of a new division, currently known as EOH International, which will offer its software and... 

African ISPs should accelerate the adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to prepare for large volumes of data traffic, says terrestrial network service provider Workonline Communications... 

Information technology (IT) availability company Veeam is improving the integration of its availability suite of products into the software and hardware capabilities of other companies to better... 

Bidvest Media has taken another step to establish itself as a major JSE-listed Bidvest Group subsidiary through the acquisition of a majority stake in local online communications agency Retroviral... 

Two weeks after South Africa missed the deadline to transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT), Communications Minister Faith Muthambi said no interference had been recorded... 

As the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) outlined its efforts to rationalise the State-owned companies (SOCs) that report to it, confusion had shrouded the deliberations... 

The Western Cape business process outsourcing (BPO) industry created 4 400 new jobs in the 2014/15 financial year, Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPeSA) said on Friday. As a region, the... 

More than a third of risk professionals throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East (EMEA) have, over the past two years, experienced an average $2.1-million economic knock owing to disruptions,... 

Creamer Media’s Telecommunications 2015 report reviews South Africa’s telecommunications market and the major companies operating in the sector. The report provides information on the country’s... 

Trade union Solidarity was gearing up to take telecommunications giant Telkom to task over labour processes during its “most aggressive” restructuring programme that would see thousands out of a... 

As global cyberthreat alerts rise by around 14% year-on-year, it has emerged that South Africa, and other African countries, remain significantly unprepared for a cyberattack and its aftermath....