SAP customers assess migration options beyond the 2027 deadline. (Image: Supplied) With mainstream maintenance for the core applications of SAP Business Suite 7 scheduled to end on 31 December 2027, organisations are deciding how and when to transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. SAP currently states that optional extended maintenance will be available for…
South Africa’s Chinese car boom is usually explained with a price list. But that explanation has stopped being sufficient. Accenture South Africa’s principal director for automotive & e-mobility, Greg Cress – who recently told TechCentral the industry was having its “iPhone moment” – said this week that the market has entered a second phase in…
For years, Huawei’s FreeBuds SE series established itself as a reliable entry-level staple by delivering core audio fundamentals while intentionally omitting active noise cancellation. The Huawei FreeBuds SE 4 ANC fundamentally alters that formula, introducing active noise suppression to the company’s most accessible true wireless category for the first time. This long-awaited addition elevates what…
Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Managed detection and response (MDR) has traditionally combined security technology with human expertise to continuously monitor environments, identify threats and respond to incidents. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now fundamentally changing this model. Rather than simply generating more alerts for security analysts to investigate, AI is increasingly becoming the intelligence and…
Every year, technology vendors set aside market development funds (MDF) for the IT channel partners who sell on their behalf. Most of it never does what it was meant to do. The money goes unspent, or it gets spent on activity nobody sees, nobody can prove and nobody reports back. In December, a global enterprise…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Tracker CEO Dillan Fernando provides an overview of how the company has evolved from a vehicle recovery service into a holistic tech company offering personal safety and pet tracking, fleet telemetry and processes 200 million data points daily. After 30 years in operation, Tracker is synonymous with vehicle recovery,…
Paratus South Africa is backing the Revived Pulse Foundation for a third consecutive year as a principal event partner for Le Tour de Spirit of the Great Heart, the foundation’s annual charity cycle tour, which starts on Thursday. Paratus is providing Eutelsat OneWeb low-Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity for the six-day, 640km ride, which runs from…
From left: Suzanette Cruz, Account Manager, Sales B2B; Nuno de Oliveira, Sales Operations Analyst, Sales; Andrea Aragão, Marketing Manager. Internet Technologies Angola S.A. (ITA) presented its OneWeb connectivity solution at the Angola Oil & Gas 2026 conference this week (9-10 September) to demonstrate reliable connectivity solutions that meet the communication needs of operations in environments…
From left, Suzanette Cruz, account manager, sales B2B; Nuno de Oliveira, sales operations analyst, sales; and Andrea Aragão, marketing manager Internet Technologies Angola (ITA) presented its OneWeb connectivity solution at the Angola Oil & Gas 2026 conference this week (9-10 September) to demonstrate reliable connectivity solutions that meet the communication needs of operations in environments…
The comms department wants to build institutions in which good governance is part of the everyday culture of the portfolio. (Image source: iStock) The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) says three of its entities achieved clean audit outcomes, with the embattled South African Post Office (SAPO) achieving an unqualified audit opinion for the…
