Lenovo names top channel partners

Kathy Gibson reports – Lenovo took its channel awards virtual on Thursday night (3 September), honouring its South African and SADC partners despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The global Lenovo group has shown positive growth in the most recent quarter, thriving through...

First Distribution takes Supermicro into Africa

First Distribution, a leading pan-African distributor for cybersecurity, datacentre, enterprise and cloud solutions, has signed an agreement to distribute Supermicro offerings into West, East, Central and South Africa. Supermicro is a global leader and leading...

Tarsus on Demand launches ISV competition

Disruptive South African tech start-ups have been headlining news for several years. In a move to contribute to the ongoing growth of this entrepreneurial community, Tarsus on Demand is launching a competition for independent software vendors (ISVs). The competition,...

First Distribution signs up Trend Micro for Africa

First Distribution has signed an agreement to distribute all of Trend Micro’s security solutions in sub-Saharan Africa. Trend Micro offers innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments, providing layered security for data centres, cloud environments,...

AI spend set to double by 2024

Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to double over the next four years, growing from $50,1-billion in 2020 to more than $110-billion in 2024. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending...