by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | Product Showcase
Zoho has launched Zia LLM, its proprietary large language model, a no-code agent builder, Zia Agent Studio, over 25 deployable Zia agents, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to open up Zoho’s library of actions to third-party agents. Zia LLM was built...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | Product Showcase
Acer Africa has announced the arrival of its latest Acer Chromebook Spin 514, a convertible laptop powered by an energy-efficient Snapdragon processor and running ChromeOS. Featuring a 360-degree hinge, users can easily switch between laptop, tent, tablet, and display...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | Features
If you think just about every assumption about work has already been upended, get ready for even faster change in 2026. The key driver? Agentic AI. By Kevin Delaney, senior writer for Cisco Global Communications Because while we’ve already seen big paradigm shifts in...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
Westcon-Comstor has announced an enhanced collaboration with Nokia aimed at accelerating growth and delivering greater value to channel partners across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Under the expanded partnership, Westcon and Nokia will collaborate closely...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | news
While niche internet service providers (ISPs) play a crucial role in bringing connectivity to underserved areas, they are often held back by the huge capital investment requirements. In response, Vox, one of SA’s leading internet and communications companies, has...
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...
