Enterprise IT
Telkom Business’ izwe.ai Brings Multilingual Translation Services to SMMEs
Image sourced from News24 Telkom Business, in collaboration with Enlabeler, has introduced izwe.ai, an artificial intelligence-driven transcription and translation platform that provides businesses with speech-to-text services to create a cost-effective and convenient communication experience for SMMEs. Transcription and translation Through izwe.ai businesses can engage directly with multilingual transcription and translation services. The platform allows SMMEs to eliminate the manual work by automatically transcribing and translating important information into text with a high level of accuracy. “Every business needs digital tools to remain competitive and you cannot think about digital without mentioning AI. Through this platform, the aim is to enable several different speech...
Intelsat’s Cloud Connect Media Provides a Bridge to AWS
Sourced from Britannica. Intelsat, an integrated satellite and terrestrial network provider, announced its latest service offering on Tuesday: Cloud Connect Media, a connectivity solution that provides programmers with secure access between the IntelsatOne Media Network and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud Connect Media is designed to provide content providers with a private, dedicated secure gateway between AWS and the Intelsat global media distribution network. Intelsat is an AWS Select Partner in the AWS Partner Network (APN). This collaboration can provide Intelsat media customers a more efficient way to connect to their playout, video editing, and additional resources they use in the cloud while still accessing the IntelsatOne media network for centralized distribution and managed ser...
Data Democratisation: Broadening the Reach of Data for the Business
Image sourced from Pixabay Even though data has become the lifeblood of every organisation, it is still not accessible (or even understandable) to all employees. The potential of data is virtually limitless. It can be used to transform, enrich, and boost companies by harnessing the value of the information they have at their disposal. To do so, however, requires decision-makers to embrace the concept of ‘data democratisation’. Data democratisation can be defined as the process of making digital information accessible to the average non-technical user of information systems, without having to require the involvement of IT. Sounds straightforward. In practice, it requires organisations to navigate the complexities of their data real estate and find more effective ways of promoting collaborat...
How to Promote Your Company the Effective Way
Image sourced from Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org As any business owner knows, there is a lot of competition these days no matter what industry you are in. This is why promotion and marketing have become so vital, as otherwise, you will be left trailing behind by bigger competitors that have larger budgets. The good news is that promoting your business does not have to cost a fortune these days thanks to modern technology. The world of business advertising and promotion has changed dramatically over recent years. In the past, it was all about glossy print ads, radio advertising, and TV advertisements. These days, it is all about social media, brand activation, and other forms of digital marketing. This has made promotions easier and more affordable even for smaller businesses. Of ...
IBM Announces Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
Image sourced from mobileworldlive.com On Thursday, IBM an international tech company, announced IBM z16, a Telum processor that allows clients to infuse AI inferencing for real-time insights. This innovation is designed to enable clients to analyse real-time transactions, at scale — for mission-critical workloads such as credit card, healthcare, and financial transactions. IBM z16 also is specifically designed to help protect against near-future threats that might be used to crack today’s encryption technologies. “IBM z16 is an essential component for organisations across the African continent as they accelerate their digital transformation journey. By simplifying hybrid cloud adoption, modernizing applications, and keeping data safe, encrypted, and resilient – clients can have the cloud ...
6 Steps to Properly Collect Data for Your Company
Image sourced from Pixabay In today’s corporate world data is power, and for a business strategy to be worthwhile, it must be supported by substantial data. Moreover, without research, it will be difficult for organisations to identify areas of improvement. It is important for business owners to learn how to collect relevant data. In order to be usable, data must be accurate, complete, timely, and reliable – not just a random set of facts with no purpose. With the right context, data can help your organisation make informed, critical decisions. Why is Data Collection Necessary? For a variety of reasons, several types of data are collected and measured. For example, business owners can look into the purchasing histories of their customers to find out which products are popular among specifi...
Exclusive Networks – Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Full Year Reported Gross Sales at €3.3 billion up 15.1%(1) year over year Full Year Adjusted EBITA €119.2 million up 10.0%(1) year over year Full Year Adjusted Net Income €72.6 million up 85.1% year over year ▪ Successful execution against the strategy as outlined at IPO ▪ Delivered on 2021 sales growth and earnings and upgrading 2022 outlook ▪ Strongly positioned to capitalise on the growth opportunities in the cybersecurity market ▪ Proposed dividend: €0.20 per share payable in cash (1) Including Veracomp in 2020. Veracomp acquired on D...
Exclusive Networks Africa Expands on Cloud-First Networking & Security Services Offering with New Infoblox Partnership
Exclusive Networks Africa is proud to announce a new partnership agreement with Infoblox, a leader in cloud-first networking and security services. Its solutions empower organisations to automate, standardise and accelerate the delivery of cloud-native and data centre network and security services, all from one place. The Infoblox vision is to dramatically simplify complex distributed networking and security, by delivering modern, cloud-first networking and security services that automate and streamline user experiences. Infoblox was founded in 1999 by Stuart Bailey in Chicago, Illinois, and is based at its global headquarters in Santa Clara, California, USA, with 28 offices worldwide. Ubiquitous visibility across the hybrid workplace “The hybrid workplace is here to stay, and this environ...
IBM Launches Client Engineering Teams in South Africa & the Middle East
Image sourced with Learn Bonds American multinational technology corporation IBM has announced the launch of its Client Engineering team in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) for clients and business partners. Located across four countries – Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and UAE – IBM Client Engineering will drive innovation across the MEA region by providing an enhanced customer experience, focused on co-creation, technical eminence and speed. IBM says its Client Engineering teams consist of designers, solution architects, data scientists, cloud engineers, security experts, business transformation consultants and more who work on the agile co-creation of IBM technology and Consulting solutions for their clients – all within 6-8 weeks. The team of creators will be using technologies suc...
Talking Hyper Automation with Rocket’s Jamie Devlin: ITNA Digital Innovation Podcast Special Episode:
In this special episode of IT News Africa‘s Digital Innovation Podcast, Luis Monzon chats to Jamie Devlin, Manager Sales Engineering EMEA at US-based Rocket Software about the quickly emerging innovation of hyper-automation, or more specifically robotic process automation (RPA). Hyper-automation is an exciting digital innovation making its burgeoning forays into Africa as businesses across the continent are looking at the future-minded technology to simplify and add increased conveniences to their many processes. However, hyper-automation has also been a controversial subject as of late, with many fearing that the innovation’s uptake means that many previously manual jobs will become fully automated and be lost. Even if this is not necessarily the take, as you will discover by listening to...
6 Ways Technology Has Made it Easier to Start a Company
Image sourced from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/teamwork-cooperation-brain Starting a company is no easy feat. It takes hard work, dedication, and perseverance to get a business off the ground. But in today’s world, there are a number of tools and technologies that make it easier than ever before to start a company. You will have to consider a number of things such as your business model, target market, and competition. But with the right tools and technologies in place, you can streamline the process and get your business up and running in no time. Let’s take a look at 6 ways technology made it easier to start a business: Electronic Company Registration When you’re starting a company, the first step is usually to register it with the appropriate government agency. This process can ...
Exclusive Networks Africa: Bringing True Value-Added Distribution to the Continent
Following on from the initial acquisition announcement of late 2021, Networks Unlimited has today officially begun its operations as Exclusive Networks Africa, representing the continental arm of this global trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure. The move, as part of Exclusive Networks’ newly expanded Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, is aligned with its strategy to drive value for local and global partners. “We are very pleased to announce the final stage of the acquisition process in which Networks Unlimited, after some 27 years of independent operations, now formally becomes the African entity of a global company that is also listed on the Paris stock exchange, Euronext Paris,” says Anton Jacobsz, Exclusive Networks Africa MD. “We firmly believe that this will c...
