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,...
The New World of Work

The New World of Work

Robotic process automation takes off, while COVID changes how we look at security and risk. Women in the channel dig deep, and we present the new world of work.

In work from home, don’t forget the human factor

What does it mean to work in a virtual workplace? How can employers take the wellbeing of employees into account? What are the rules of engagement? These are the critical questions of 2020. By Becky Mosehle is the regional chief human resources officer: southern...

Work from home saves PC market from collapse

Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are on pace to decline 13,6% in 2020, totaling $1,9-billion units, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse,” says...