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The promise of a vaccine has not yet dulled the relentless and destructive march of the coronavirus. But, a host of industries also cashed in during the pandemic, namely the likes of e-commerce, delivery, videoconferencing, streaming, health tech, and more...
"Virtual reality, or VR, is something that we have heard a lot about over the last few months - especially in response to Covid-19. It is becoming a big part of travel and tourism with many questions cropping up on what it looks like, how it works and, most importantly, how we can leverage it."
Chelsey Hale 11 hours ago
As businesses across sectors consider various new modes of work to drive business performance, there is an increasing urgency to streamline and optimise communication channels - for both internal and external functions...
Telviva 7 hours ago
Data and analytics are disrupting traditional business models and ecosystems, helping modern organisations remain competitive...
Nick Durrant, Bluegrass Digital 5 hours ago
In a 2021 - hopefully post-Covid - world, we can expect data to become 'the old answer to new questions in travel'...
The need to constantly back up critical data is not only now more crucial than ever but also requires that organisations understand the difference between remote and onsite backups...
Chris de Bruyn 8 hours ago
Investing in digital tech may seem like a massive undertaking for businesses with limited budgets, but the benefits are significant, and getting started can be a lot easier and more cost-effective than expected...
Matthew Campbell 3 days ago
From Google searches and dating sites to detecting credit card fraud, AI keeps finding new ways to creep into our lives...
Tiberio Caetano and Bill Simpson-Young 3 days ago
Immersive virtual reality (VR) is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for nursing students to hone their skills, but cybersickness can be a hindrance to some of them...
Technology offers a range of opportunities to help businesses minimise disruptions and, ultimately, thrive. Here are a few technologies that are set to make an impact in 2021...
Nick Durrant, Bluegrass Digital 3 days ago
Filmspace, a local tech startup company aims to make the industry more accessible by connecting professional filmmakers to property owners...
Johannes Masiteng 21 Jan 2021
The rollout of 5G in South Africa's urban centres is likely to be one of the most significant technology events of 2021...
Samantha Naidoo 21 Jan 2021
Businesses across the globe are investing heavily in mobile apps to easily drive traffic to their websites. However, it remains a challenge for business owners to choose between developing a native app or a cross-platform app...
Nick Durrant, Bluegrass Digital 21 Jan 2021
Pedro Lopes, group managing director of Seidor Africa, says technology trends will increasingly evolve in line with our online and digital lives in 2021...
The zero-rate ensures that Vodacom users will not incur any data costs when downloading the app or accessing many of the referral links to GBV support services found in the app...
Travel and hospitality businesses have had to rapidly transition to new ways of working, often remotely, providing an enhanced experience for both their clientele and employees...
Raeford Liebenberg 20 Jan 2021
The traditional waterfall software development methodology is fast losing its popularity as more companies adopting the agile model. Each model offers a different way to deliver a project, but deciding which is best suited depends on the scope of the project...
Nick Durrant, Bluegrass Digital 20 Jan 2021
Looking to the year ahead, we expect the most common form of attack - phishing emails - to increase in both volume and sophistication...
Anna Collard 20 Jan 2021
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky recently announced that it has launched its tailored threat intelligence (TI) reporting tool for organisations working in the automotive industry...
Bidvest Mobility, a division of Bidvest Paperplus (Pty) Ltd and member of the Bidvest Group, recently achieved a BEE rating as a level one contributor...
Bidvest Mobility 20 Jan 2021
ICT Trends 2021
