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Women urged to seize the AI opportunity

Aug 28, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than an exciting new technology – it has the potential to be a game-changer for women entrepreneurs. Christina Naidoo, chief operating officer of Huawei SA, tells delegates at the Huawei Women in Tech...

Veeam unveils DataAI vision in SA

Aug 28, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports from VeeamON – After 20 years in business, 2026 may be the best forward-looking year yet for Veeam. This is the word from Tim Pfaelzer, senior vice-president: EMEA at Veeam, speaking at the VeeamOn Tour 2026 in Riversands today. Veeam is coming...

AI and cloud set to transform Africa

Aug 20, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports – There has never been a more exciting time to be a developer – particularly in Africa. This is the message from Jyoti Ball, GM: sub-Saharan Africa at AWS, who points out that we are living through a time when many technology streams are booming,...

AWS invests $1bn to embed AI-forward engineers

Aug 20, 2026

AWS has set up a dedicated AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organisation, backed by a $1-billion investment. The AWS FDE model is agentic-first, compresses timelines from months to days, and is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends...

Africa on the cusp of rapid 5G growth

Aug 7, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports – Africa will be the fastest-growing market for mobility connections within the next five years. This is one of the headline findings from Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, which predicts average use per user to grow from 5,3Gbps in 2025 to...

Huawei SA Connect 2026 – translating AI into business value

Jul 23, 2026

Huawei brought together 2 500 customers and partners for its annual Huawei South Africa Connect event in Sandton. Kathy Gibson reports on the highlights from the day. SA urged to seize the AI opportunity All Intelligence can create new value for industry, says...

Veeam aims to put trust back into the data platform

Jun 12, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports from the Veeam ProPartner Summit 2026 – Artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted enterprises’ relationship with their data, which could expose that data to new threats. To plug this emerging gap in enterprise resilience, Veeam has added a new...

Veeam recognizes African partners at 2025 ProPartner Awards

Jun 12, 2026

Veeam Software has announced the winners of the 2025 Veeam ProPartner Awards for Africa. The awards recognise outstanding partners for their performance, innovation and commitment to helping customers protect, govern and recover their data, as well as safely...

It’s a wrap: AI Everything x Gitex Kenya

May 30, 2026

Africa is making sure it’s not left behind by the AI revolution. The continent’s youthful and innovative populations are fertile ground for the technology, which is already providing uniquely African solutions for Africa’s issues. Kathy Gibson visited AI Everything x...

Acer celebrates 50 years, set for the next 50

Mar 11, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports from Milan, Italy – Acer is celebrating its 50th birthday, kicking off its second half-century by embracing the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology, debuting a new channel programme, and launching a range of new commercial devices....

Channel still front and centre of Acer’s future strategy

Mar 11, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports from Milan, Italy – As it celebrates its 50th birthday, Acer has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to the channel. Cristina Pez, director of commercial marketing and go-to-market at Acer EMEA, explains that the company’s go-to-market is 100%...

Acer extends AI offering with new TravelMate portfolio

Mar 11, 2026

Acer has unveiled a new lineup of TravelMate Copilot+ PCs that empower organisations of all sizes to unleash the full potential of AI. The new TravelMate P4 14 AI, TravelMate P4 Spin 14 AI, TravelMate P2 16 AI, and TravelMate P2 14 AI business laptops are powered the...

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