Ben Wellington used New York City's Open Data portal to alert citizens and the police to thousands of illegal parking tickets.
Start-up IOT.nxt aims to make business more aware of how big an impact this array of technologies could have on their operations.
The Department of Home Affairs is in talks with banks to increase the number of branches offering the smart ID applications service.
ITWeb, in partnership with MTN Business, is running a survey on ICT maturity to gain a clear, data-driven understanding of where SA businesses stand in terms of ICT maturity. The survey covers everything from infrastructure and cybersecurity to digital literacy and compliance.
To gather further insights into ICT maturity within respondent organisations, the survey poses the following questions:
By completing the questionnaire, you’ll contribute to this local research project and stand a chance to win a Takealot voucher to the value of R3 000. The detailed results of the survey, and the prize winner, will be published on ITWeb.
The Web browser now has a dedicated power-saving mode that it claims will extend laptop battery life by up to 50%.
New VOD player JustFlicks offers unlimited movies for R1 a day, but analysts say if the content is not current or niche, it won't last.
Facebook at Work is designed to enable effective and secure internal communications and networking within an enterprise.
The state lacks the resources to take the results from the business crimes investigations, and see these through to successful prosecution, says Loxton.
The adversary is getting better and better, and security professionals have to always be on the top of their game.
The digital transformation company creates Mastermind Groups, an online platform to support IT leaders and SME owners with digitisation.
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services still hasn't finalised the process to provide broadband services to eight rural district municipalities.
The Integrated ICT White Paper is in its final stages of consultation and will be finalised in the next few months, says minister Siyabonga Cwele.
Threats will only become more disruptive and decentralised as criminals look for new ways to exploit the system, says NEC Corporation.