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MSI, Redragon, Antec, Crucial and ACGL are joining forces for another year of competitive battle royale action with the #MythicRoyale for Fortnite and Apex Legends. During the course of the year, competitors will compete via a series of qualifiers to earn their spot in the cash final per title. A total of R150,000 in cash is allocated to the rotating Apex Legends and Fortnite series. Each cash series will launch with a guaranteed prize pool, which can be boosted by achieving a number of community goals. The higher the number of community goals per series achieved, the higher the prize pool. Community goals for…
Berg Insight, the world’s leading M2M/IoT market research provider, today released new findings on the mHealth market. The number of remotely monitored patients reached 45.6 million in 2020 as the market acceptance continues to grow in several key verticals. This number includes all patients enrolled in mHealth care programs in which connected medical devices are used as a part of the care regimen. Connected medical devices used for various forms of personal health tracking are not included in this figure. Berg Insight estimates that the number of remotely monitored patients will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of…
ERP has had a bad rep in the past for being costly, complex and unwieldy. But manufacturers and other companies considering installing or updating their ERP solution need to know that now is the time to do it. “ERP software and services have improved dramatically in recent years,” says Lyall O’Carroll, Technical Account Manager, Seidor Africa. “It is no longer an enormous expense, nor does it take an age to implement. ERP has also become much easier to use.” O’Carroll looks at four of the most common myths that persist around ERP implementation and how to bust them: Myth 1:…
South African Internet of things (IoT) solution provider, Beyond, has recently entered into a long-term agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to supply its remote cold chain monitoring solution in support of UNICEF’s global vaccination programme. UNICEF will be responsible for distributing COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low and lower-middle-income countries while also supporting procurement for more than 97 upper-middle-income and high-income nations. Together, these represent more than four-fifths of the world’s population. UNICEF is working with vaccine manufacturers, logistics companies and technology partners to procure, distribute and monitor 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2021. Ian Lester, CEO of Beyond,…
There is an argument to be made that Africa has to an extent missed out on the opportunity for large scale industrialisation given that many of the conditions that allowed for industrialisation to take place at scale in the West – and in some Asian economies – are in fact structurally absent for most African economies. The question that then needs to be asked is whether the factory model is even still applicable to African economies considering just how ruthlessly competitive the global trade regime has become. One analysis predicts that Kenya has less than 15 years to develop its…
While increased government spending on infrastructure development will help to stabilise the construction industry by bringing a host of opportunities in the form of new projects, several risk factors continue to undermine the sector’s recovery. “The biggest concern for the industry is the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,” says Databuild CEO Morag Evans. “With the threat of a third wave of infections looming, successful rollout of the vaccine is undoubtedly the most pressing issue, and failure to immunise the population quickly enough will jeopardise the implementation and completion of construction projects. “Should a third Covid-19 wave occur in South Africa, any lockdown…
A suite of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are being rolled out and others are under development to address the many issues facing existing water supply infrastructure around the world. A critical issue that can be improved with the use of the technology is mitigating water loss, delivering enhanced water storage solutions, as well as improving meter reading, which will drive accurate billing. Due to the impact of climate change and as the global population grows, existing water infrastructure is increasingly under enormous pressure. The 2020 UN World Water Report highlighted that water use has increased sixfold in the past…
IoT.nxt announced today that Nico Steyn is stepping aside as CEO of the company he co-founded with partners Terje Moen and Bertus Jacobs in late 2015, with immediate effect. However, he remains as a shareholder, will continue to serve on the board, assist in leadership transition and will work with the executive team to drive the growth and innovation strategy of IoT.nxt in a new capacity. “I will now focus my time and effort in areas of the business that I most enjoy and where I can continue to add meaningful value. As a founder making this decision is not…
The global market for precision agriculture solutions is forecasted to grow from € 2.7 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8 percent to reach about € 3.7 billion in 2025, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. A set of technologies are applied in precision farming practices, which are aimed at managing variations in the field to maximise yield, raise productivity and reduce consumption of agricultural inputs. While solutions such as auto-guidance and machine monitoring and control via on-board displays today are mainstream technologies in the agricultural industry, telematics…
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