by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Times 3 Technologies (T3T) has been named a winner of the Sage Platinum Club for Partners Awards for FY25. Awarded annually by Sage, the accolade celebrates the outstanding contributions of partners who drive growth, innovation, and customer success across Sage’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Lou Gerstner, who served as chairman and CEO of IBM from 1993 to 2002, died on Saturday (27 December). Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM, in a mail to IBM employees, shares how Gerstner arrived at IBM at a moment when the company’s future was genuinely...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Synthesis has been named a winner of the 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa AWS Regional Partner Award. AWS Regional Partner Awards recognize AWS’s Top Partners of the Year and Rising Star Partners of the Year in SSA, whose business models have embraced specialisation,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Synthesis Software Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with Umbrella, a global leader in multi-cloud finops platforms. Umbrella provides an AI-enabled finops platform designed to help businesses gain full visibility into their cloud spend, optimise...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa has achieved Ruckus Platinum Distributor Status. Ruckus Networks is known for delivering reliable wired and wireless networking solutions for complex, high-demand environments. Its technology supports a wide range of industries, from...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Westcon-Comstor has announced a new agreement with Fortanix, a global leader in data security for an AI world, enabling channel partners to build differentiated, high-margin services that secure AI initiatives and accelerate post-quantum readiness. Spanning Europe,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | Featured Story, Features
The year kicked off with the CES 2026, held in Las Vegas from 6 to 9 January. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence (AI) innovations were under the spotlight. Vendors also seized the opportunity to launch new consumer-based products and solutions. US...
by Kathy Gibson | Dec 8, 2025 | Features
Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech Distribution, outlines why 2025 is a wake-up call for the channel We are witnessing a structural transformation in the global tech supply chain, not just a temporary spike. The explosive growth of AI infrastructure has fundamentally broken...
by Kathy Gibson | Dec 8, 2025 | Features
Huawei brought together its partners in Johannesburg for the 2025 Huawei South Africa Supplier Convention, centred on the theme “Empower Partners, Enhance Quality, Grow Together”. The event brought together 300 representatives from more than 100 core partners across...
by Kathy Gibson | Dec 3, 2025 | Thought Leadership
“In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.” – Seth Godin Marketing can feel overwhelming for many SMEs in the IT channel, especially when budgets are tight and competition is fierce. The good news is that effective marketing is less about...
