Africa stories - Page 6
Vespia partners with Mastercard to streamline onboarding
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
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payment technologies
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mastercard
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financial institutions
Vespia has partnered with Mastercard to enhance merchant onboarding across multiple regions, aiming to streamline processes and cut onboarding times by up to 90%.
DE-CIX hits record 68 exabytes in 2024 with gaming boost
Fri, 24th Jan 2025
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gaming
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
DE-CIX has shattered records in 2024 with a staggering 68 exabytes of data traffic exchanged globally, marking a 15% increase from last year.
Drone GIS mapping market grows with tech advancements
Fri, 24th Jan 2025
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agricultural technology
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construction
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geographic information system
The global drone GIS mapping market is poised for significant expansion, fuelled by technological advancements and increasing demand across diverse industries.
Kentico celebrates digital innovation with 2024 awards
Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
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edutech
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digital transformation
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ecm
The Kentico Site of the Year 2024 Awards have celebrated 30 exceptional digital projects, demonstrating the platform's growing impact across various industries.
China leads global wrist-worn device market in 2024
Sun, 5th Jan 2025
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apple
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samsung
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xiaomi
China has become the largest global market for wrist-worn devices, leading shipments at 45.8 million units, driven by a 20.1% year-on-year growth.
SES launches two O3b mPOWER satellites via SpaceX Falcon 9
Mon, 30th Dec 2024
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uc
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dr
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spacetech
SES has successfully launched its seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, enhancing its medium Earth orbit constellation.
Huawei leads 2024 global wearables market with 44.3% rise
Thu, 19th Dec 2024
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wearables
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partner programmes
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marketing strategy
Huawei leads the global wearables market with a 44.3% year-on-year shipment increase, securing a 16.9% market share in 2024 despite a downturn.
Firms to boost IT security budgets by 9% amid cyber losses
Mon, 2nd Dec 2024
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cybersecurity
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kaspersky
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cyber attacks
Businesses plan to boost IT security budgets by up to 9% over two years, driven by rising financial losses from cyber incidents, Kaspersky reports.
Cloudera partners with Mercy Corps to enhance aid delivery
Tue, 26th Nov 2024
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hyperscale
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data science
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agentic ai
Cloudera has partnered with Mercy Corps to enhance humanitarian aid delivery using AI, through the innovative Methods Matcher tool for crisis response.
North Korean operatives exposed in global tech job scam
Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
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malware
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crypto
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blockchain
SentinelLabs reveals North Korean operatives are masquerading as foreign IT professionals to infiltrate global tech markets and bypass sanctions.
CrowdStrike report reveals China-linked cyber threat actor
Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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malware
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uc
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firewalls
CrowdStrike's new report reveals the activities of a Chinese-linked threat actor, LIMINAL PANDA, targeting telecommunications since 2020.
Pixellot appoints Doron Gerstel as new Chief Executive
Thu, 7th Nov 2024
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cx
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martech
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digital entertainment
Pixellot has announced a leadership change, with Alon Werber stepping down as CEO after nearly a decade, succeeding by Doron Gerstel.
Kaspersky uncovers new stealer campaign via web ads
Fri, 1st Nov 2024
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malware
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phishing
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email security
Kaspersky reports a surge in malicious ads targeting Windows users, redirecting over 20,000 individuals to fake CAPTCHA pages to download malware.
Dayforce named Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Wed, 30th Oct 2024
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data analytics
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hcm
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ai
Dayforce has been recognised as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites, marking its fifth consecutive year of achievement.
GitHub report: AI propels Python to top language slot
Wed, 30th Oct 2024
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edutech
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fintech
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data science
GitHub's latest Octoverse report reveals AI's transformative impact, with Python becoming the leading programming language and a 98% rise in generative AI projects.
Genetec named global leader in video management software
Wed, 9th Oct 2024
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
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physical security
Genetec has been named the global leader in video management software, maintaining top rankings across multiple regions according to industry reports.
Kaspersky detects over 38 billion web trackers in 2024
Tue, 8th Oct 2024
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data analytics
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data privacy
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microsoft
Kaspersky reports over 38 billion instances of web trackers harvesting user data in 2024, averaging one million detections per day.
Westcon-Comstor's Tech Xpert community now boasts 3,000 members
Fri, 27th Sep 2024
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cybersecurity
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education, learning & training
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westcon-comstor
Westcon-Comstor's Tech Xpert community hits 3,000 members, offering technical pros a no-sales-pressures platform for peer learning and collaboration.
Trend Micro report: America tops global cyber risk index
Fri, 27th Sep 2024
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mfa
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supply chain
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xdr
Trend Micro's 2024 Cyber Risk Report highlights America as the top-risk nation, citing vulnerabilities in banking and critical infrastructure sectors.
crowdstrike, aws & nvidia launch cybersecurity accelerator
Wed, 18th Sep 2024
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hyperscale
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cloud security
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ai security
CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA team up for the second Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, offering funding, mentorship, and up to USD $25,000 in AWS credits.