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    Five9 eyes huge potential in SA as lockdown drives cloud migration

    By Jasco5 June 2020

    The inevitable move to the cloud has become more vital during the coronavirus lockdown, creating the perfect opportunity for contact centre specialist Five9 to launch into South Africa.

    Government to fight judgment on ‘invalid’ lockdown regulations

    By Agency Staff4 June 2020

    Cabinet has resolved to appeal the high court judgment that declared the Covid-19 regulations under levels 3 and 4 invalid and unconstitutional.

    Smartphone shipments set to fall by record in 2020

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    Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall by 11.9% this year – their biggest annual drop ever – indicating things are going to get worse for the industry before they get better.

    Europeans plan to build continental cloud to take on US giants

    By Agency Staff4 June 2020

    France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem that seeks to reduce Europe’s dependence on Silicon Valley.

    Inside Microsoft’s (impossible?) mission to go carbon negative

    By Agency Staff4 June 2020

    In January, Microsoft pledged to be carbon negative – removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits – by 2030. It’s a heck of a job. Meet the man who’s leading the charge.

    Amazon in talks to buy $2-billion stake in Bharti Airtel

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    Efforts to address Eskom’s R450-billion debt burden have taken a back seat to the government’s focus on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

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