Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers Competition Terms and Conditions: Cloud 2021

1. The Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers giveaway (Competition) is a competition of Synthesis Software Technologies Pty Ltd (Company) and will governed by the terms and conditions set out in this document (Terms and Conditions). The Competition commences on 14 September and ends on 19 September. 2. The Competition is open to everyone over the age […]

You’re not solving the problem. You’re just building bathrooms.

Tap into this before you start your next project

By Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager Certain stories stick. In my case, the sticky story was shared with me in an MBA class in Madrid in 2019. An American Design Thinking Lecturer, whose face has blurred in my memory, gave over his story to our small class in one of those rooms purposely designed to […]

Technology to the Rescue

Technology to the rescue

By Lesego Mabe One beautiful Sunday afternoon, I took a walk to my local laundromat expecting the usual pleasant trip. Little did I know things were about to take a turn for the strange. I watch as a car filled with passengers, except the front passenger seat, suddenly stops mid-intersection and makes a U-turn. Something […]

Six Olympic Lessons for Working Life

Six Olympic Lessons for Working Life

By Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager The Olympics are the coalescence of excellence across countries and cultures – a showcase of the best doing their best. However, this year is tinged with something different – a world shaken by a pandemic, a fervent longing to see human triumph and athletes without their fanbase to cheer […]

LEAN, Agile and DevOps: A vaccine for stalled digital transformation

LEAN, Agile and DevOps

By Jonty Sidney, Synthesis Cloud and DevOps Engineer Starting in July 1916, the British Expeditionary Force, under the leadership of Field Marshall Douglas Haig, began the battle of the Somme – a battle remembered as one of the deadliest of the first world war. Hundreds of thousands of men – British and German alike – […]

Tech without tertiary?

By Deborah Miller, Synthesis Talent Acquisition Specialist The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is undeniably changing the way careers are initiated, fostered and sculpted, specifically the way we as workforce specialists should be viewing applicants hoping to join our technological teams and the thought disruption required in hiring in technology. Wikipedia defines the Fourth Industrial Revolution […]

Synthesis and SA Harvest Partner to Create Access to Excess

Synthesis and SA Harvest Partner to Create Access to Excess

Approximately 18 million South Africans will wake up today to yet another day of hunger and undernourishment. Hunger is an unrelenting and urgent problem across the globe. Yet SA Harvest Chairman, Gidon Novick, says: “Hunger is a solvable problem in this country.” Ten million tons of food go to waste every year. “We must create […]

Amazon Connect reinventing the call centre

Amazon Connect reinventing the call centre

With organisations embracing digital transformation efforts to remain competitive, the call centre industry is poised for significant disruption. Those who embrace this change will be the ones that see significant benefits for not only themselves but also their clients. To this end, global adoption of the Amazon Connect omnichannel cloud call centre has been increasing […]

Synthesis performs during tough economic climate

Synthesis performs during tough economic climate

On Tuesday, 22 June, Capital Appreciation (Capprec), a financial technology (“FinTech”) enterprise, announced its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2021. Synthesis Software Technologies comprises the Software and Services segment of Capprec. The innovative software development and consulting company continued to achieve pleasing results in a challenging financial year. This continues Synthesis’ steady […]

Trustonic and Synthesis partner to make PIN Entry possible and unlock the mobile point of sale market

Trustonic and Synthesis partner to make PIN Entry possible and unlock the mobile point of sale market

Cambridge, United Kingdom – 15 June 2021 – Cybersecurity technology leader Trustonic today announces its partnership with software and consulting company Synthesis Software Technologies to increase the opportunities available to businesses using software Point of Sale (SoftPOS) across Africa. Synthesis became the first Tap on Phone solution provider in Africa when it launched Halo Dot with Nedbank in June 2020. On launch, […]