by Kathy Gibson | Feb 5, 2019 | Thought Leadership
South Africa’s 2018 Q2 and Q3 negative economic growth means that the country’s economy is in a technical recession. And, while business services is one sphere showing growth (of 1,9%, along with finance and real estate), this does not mean that the ICT sector – a...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 5, 2019 | Thought Leadership
The channel market is changing. Not only are we seeing a trend emerging where solutions across different categories are combining to create a more holistic, horizontal approach to the channel offering. But we are also seeing that new lines of business today are...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 5, 2019 | Features
Despite challenging economic conditions in 2018, South Africans still managed to spend around R32 120 per second at retail stores recording sector growth of 0,7% year-on-year since September 2017. By Cecil Ungerer, chief sales officer: in-store advertising innovators...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 5, 2019 | Product Showcase
RS Components has introduced two new graphic display controller ICs from Bridgetek that target the development of next-generation graphics displays for human machine interface (HMI) applications. The BT815/816 controllers are the third generation of embedded video...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 5, 2019 | Product Showcase
Sony’s new RX100 VI Cybershot camera is portable, flexible and fast, delivering sharpness at all focal lengths (24-70mm and 70-200mm. It also includes With Sony’s High-density Tracking auto-focus technology, continuous high-speed shooting, Anti-Distortion Shutter and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 5, 2019 | Product Showcase
Official Canon distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of the Zoemini, a lightweight, pocket size and portable photo printer, featuring ZINK (zero ink) technology. The Canon Zoemini connects seamlessly to the Canon Mini...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 21, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
The evolution of technology and its increasing importance in business across industry sectors have contributed to open source becoming a focal point for many decision-makers during the past year. As such, it has changed the conversation around how innovation is...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 21, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Major multinational ICT companies can help drive exponential growth in the South African ICT industry by doing more to develop local skills, companies and partners. This is according to Simbo Ntshinka, MD of Itec Tiyende, who saw the company achieve Level 1 B-BBEE...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 21, 2019 | Features
It’s that time of year – our planet has made its trip around the sun and we look ahead and think about the possibilities for 2019. By Jeff Clarke, vice-chairman: products and operations at Dell And we’re closing in on the next decade of innovation that takes us into...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 21, 2019 | Features
We thought 2017 was tough, but 2018 has arguably taken the prize for one of the toughest years the channel has experienced. Lorna Hardie, regional director: southern Africa of VMware Africa, offers her opinion on the pressing questions facing the channel as we move...
