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SA start-up myFanPark goes global with Starsona merger

The start-up merges with Silicon Valley-based celebrity engagement platform Starsona, paving the way for it to enter the lucrative North American market.

Staff Writer

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Logicalis SA

Dec 8, 2020

Partnership with Logicalis SA empowers food producer to take quantum leap

Quantum Foods has signed a milestone contract with Logicalis SA for managed IT services as an extensive outsourcing project.

Resilience gives way to dominance

Three predictions for how service emerges stronger than ever in 2021, according to Sarah Nicastro, field service evangelist at Future of Field Service.

Shift in smart city focus amid growing budgets

While the smart cities concept was originally based on ICT such as IOT and 5G, in 2020, this pivoted to reinvented hardware and associated systems.

Discovery offers prepaid private healthcare via WhatsApp

The company rolls out a new prepaid system which allows users to buy healthcare vouchers via its digital platforms.

ITWeb TV: Does SA have what it takes to produce a billion-dollar unicorn? | Episode #98

Innovation Hub CEO Bangani Mpangalasane discusses Gauteng's budding start-up ecosystem, why SA has yet to produce a unicorn company, and innovation that can be a catalyst for economic development and resolve societal challenges.

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Muggie van Staden

Dec 8, 2020

COVID-19 is a catalyst for cloud, says Obsidian

The pandemic has forced businesses to heighten their awareness of what technology solutions are available and how this infrastructure can support a new way of doing things, says Muggie van Staden, MD at Obsidian Systems.

Obsidian Systems

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Altron Document Solutions

Dec 8, 2020

Constrained economic conditions require bottom-up digitalisation approach

Ultimately, a bottom-up IWS-led digitalisation strategy will redefine the way a business interacts with content, says Jonathon Osbourne, executive head – Intelligent Workspace Services at Altron Document Solutions.

Altron Document Solutions

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Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

Dec 7, 2020

South Africa must plan for ‘future-fit’ digital infrastructure

The pandemic exposed countries’ digital infrastructure weaknesses, revealing the need for a change in thinking and planning for the future, says minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

South African forex-only traders admit to losing money online

The risk of losing money to online trading is still rather high, with 69% of surveyed South African forex-only traders admitting to having lost R9 999 or less.

Sibahle Malinga