Just Start

JUST START. EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY By Tjaard du Plessis, Synthesis Head of Digital & Emerging Tech Here be Dragons! There’s something about that moment when you go: File > New. Together with the beauty of the blank page, the nothingness also invokes, fear. Fear of uncertainty. At the start of a project is when we know […]
The most foolish technology predictions and can we avoid them?

The most foolish technology predictions and can we avoid them? By Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager If the quintessential experts get their predictions wrong, how can anyone else hope to get them right? Covid-19 has taught us to shy away from predictions – the future is an uncertain landscape. Yet some areas allow for more […]
Innovation vs Security: Can you have them both?

It was the motoring legend Jeremy Clarkson that once said: “speed doesn’t kill it’s the coming to a stop that gets you.” The same applies to rapid innovation. If you roll out the latest and greatest technology too quickly without securing it, you might be vulnerable to halting attacks. Implementing the most market-leading innovations is […]
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 […]
Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers Competition Terms and Conditions
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 20 May and ends on 30 June. 2. The Competition is open to everyone over the age […]
A ‘Top 4’ Bank Super App Soars
The super app managed with super technology Imagine the ultimate convenience for consumers and suppliers: A super app that lets you make appointments and order goods to your doorstep without leaving your house with one basket. An app that allows suppliers easy access to consumers. Now imagine this app had been in the making before […]
Why Use Customer Success Management? Part 1

Why Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are Critical for Growing your Business By Steyn Basson, Synthesis Head of CSM Source: ITWeb The company where I work (Synthesis Software Technologies) started out as a small company. A small handful of employees, a small handful of clients, a limited technology set, and a hyper focussed target market (banks […]
Digital Crash Course Book Hamper Competition Terms and Conditions
The Digital Crash Course Book Hamper giveaway (Competition) is a competition of Synthesis Software Technologies Pty Ltd (Company). The Competition commences on 8 February 2021 and ends on 14 February 2021. The Competition is open to everyone over the age of 18 and residing within South Africa, except employees of the Company. In order to […]
Mandela Day: Sharing warmth with Synthesis and Afrika Tikkun

For the past ten years, and continuing this year, Synthesis Software Technologies (Synthesis) has celebrated Mandela Day with Afrika Tikkun, an organisation committed to developing and uplifting people living in underprivileged communities, and a nominated partner with the government for the Covid-19 relief fund and its efforts to distribute information, sanitation and food parcels. Synthesis […]
Breaking the Code

By Kim Furman There are barriers in society that need breaking. The barriers blocking youth from entering the working world, made worse by the further increasing unemployment caused by COVID-19, and the barriers preventing women from entering the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) space are two examples. The STEM arena is vastly underpopulated by […]